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and llid.ilsa, on hcini; t laiisciiljt'd, arc louiid to hi- ol a siiiiplcT 

 lypr t lian those (d I lie ( lii|)|)i'vva and Sioux w liicli ha vi' \>rc\] aiialy/.cd, 



S|)ciiiiic'ns of ihc iimsii'al inslniiiK'iUs collected aiiion^ hotii trihcs 

 include a drum, the rattles used hy certain societies, and a whistle 

 reseinhlin^ a llaj^eolet hut without huL;;-!" hoK-s, on which a wide 

 ranj^e ot toiu-s can he |)lay<-'d (lij^. !.;()). Spi'ciineus illustratinj^' the 

 material cultuii' ol the trihes were colleiied, and photographs illus- 

 traliiiL; their (l\\t'llini;s and daily occupations wvvv made ( li.^s. 

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A new phase ot Miss I )i'iisnioi e's iiuesti^atioiis lonsisti'd in the 

 niakiin' ol i)ilch-<liscriniiiialion tesls. This was done h\ means ol 



I'll,. i,<(). M, mil, III wiim.iii l.niiiHiL', ,i liulf ,il ciili.iiui' ol caitli lod^^O. 



a set ol I I tuiiiiiL; tdrks, the Inndanu'iUal lOrk ha\in,i; a pitch ol 

 4^^5 vihrations ( i; aho\i' middle c, interiialioiial pitch), and the re- 

 mainiiiL; ioiks heiiiL; limed respecli\il\ , .',, i, _•, _^, 3. i^. ' -'. '7. -\v 

 and ^i ) \ihialions hii^her. These ti'sts were made on holh Mandau 

 aiiil IliikilNa Indians ami the results recorded. 



Alti-r li'a\ in;; the holt T-erthold l\esi'r\ation Miss nensniorc visited 

 the ShindiiiL; Kock Uesei \ation in iXdrlh I '.ikota and tin.' While h'artll 

 Keser\atioii in .\l imu-sota lor the purpose ot makinj.;' similar tests 

 auioiiL; the Siou\ and the ( 'lii|)pi-\\ a. klu' results ol these tests 

 show thai some Indians liaxt.' a pitch discriniinalion ol three vihra- 

 tions, or one I'iiditeeiith ot a toiu-, whiK- others can discern only an 

 interval ol li\i' \ihiations, or oiu' t'kwcnth ol a tone. The method 

 used in these tests is that ol I'rol'. (. '. l'~. .'^lashore, ot the State Uui- 



