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Who were the Massawomekes ? by A. L. Guss. 



An Inquiry into the History and Identity of the 

 Shawnee Indians ; by C. C. Royce. 



Some Modes op Indian Burial ; by P. W. Norris. 



Burial Customs of the North American Indians ; by 

 H. C. Yarrow. 



Tuckahoe, or Indian Bread ; by J. II. Gore. 



The Use of Agricultural Fertilizers by the Ameri- 

 can Indians and the Early English Colonists; by G. 

 Brown Goode. 



Color-blindness as Affected by Race; by Swan M. 

 Burnett. 



When America was discovered by Europeans it was in- 

 habited by great numbers of distinct tribes, diverse in lan- 

 guages, institutions, and customs. This fact has never been 

 fully recognized, and writers have too often spoken of the 

 North American Indians as a body, supposing that state- 

 ments made of one tribe would apply to all. This funda- 

 mental error in the treatment of the subject has led to great 

 confusion. 



Again, the rapid progress in the settlement and occupation 

 of the country has resulted in the gradual displacement of 

 the Indian tribes, so that very many have been removed 

 from their ancient homes, some of which have been incor- 

 porated into other tribes, and some have been absorbed into 

 the body of civilized people. 



The names by which tribes have been designated have 

 rarely been names used by themselves, and the same tribe 

 has often been designated by different names in different 

 periods of its history, and by different names in the same 

 period of its history by colonies of people having different 

 geographic relations to them. Often, too, different tribes 

 have been designated by the same name. Without entering 

 into an explanation of the causes which have led to this 

 condition of things, it is simply necessary to assert that this 

 has led to great confusion of nomenclature. Therefore the 

 student of Indian history must be constantly on his guard 



