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PICTURE-WRITING OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS. 
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Fic. 291, 
Fig. 291, 1734-’35.—“ Used-them-up-with-belly- 
ache winter.” About fifty of the people died of an 
eruptive disease which was accompanied by pains 
in the bowels. The eruption is shown on the man 
in the figure. This was probably the first experi- 
ence by the Dakotas of the smallpox, which has 
been so great a factor in the destruction of the 
Indians. 
Fig. 292, 1735~36.—-“Followed-them-up-and-killed- 
five winter.” A war party of Dakotas were chased 
by some enemies, who killed five of them. The 
arrows flying from behind at the man indicate pur- 
suit, and the number of the arrows, each with a 
bloody mark as if hitting, is five. 
Fig. 293, 1756~37.—“ Brought - home - Pawnee- 
horses winter.” This date must be considered in 
connection with the figure in this record for 180203, 
There isa distinction between the wild and the shod 
horses, but the difference in tribe is great. The ear 
of corn showing the husk is as common in this record 
for Pawnee as for Arikara. 
Fig. 294, 1737~38,—“ Killed-seven-Assiniboins- 
bringing - them -to-a-stand-under-a-bank winter.” 
The daub, blue in the original, under the crouching 
figure, represents the bank. 
Fig. 295, 1738~39.—“ The-four-who-went-on-the- 
war-path-starved-to-death winter.” Starvation. is 
indicated as before. 
