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Cheek-studs, mouth-pegs, labrets, nose- ornaments, teeth mutilations, and 

 ornaments. — None are used now. Formerly they bored holes in the 

 nose, into which they inserted quills or shells, the second described 

 among the ear-rings in this paragraph. 



C. — I^ECK-ORNAMENTS. 



NecMaces. — Those of beads are often worn, the blue color being pre- 

 ferred, the second kind of shells spoken of under the previous para- 

 graph. Ear-rings were formerly sometimes used for this purpose. 

 American cheap jewelry is also sometimes worn now. All of these are 

 worn chiefly by the women. 



D. — Breast and body ornaments. 



Gorgets and ornamental chains ; nijyple- studs. — There are none in exist- 

 ence now, nor have they been used as far as I can learn. 



Ornamental girdles, sashes, &c. — There are none now, but they for- 

 merly were used. 



E. — Ornaments of the limbs. 



Armlets. — There are none now, and I do not know that they have been 

 used. 



Bracelets. — American ones are often worn by the women, of copper, 

 brass, silver, and gutta-percha. 



Finger-rings. — Those of American manufacture are often worn, chiefly 

 by the women, made both of silver and gold. 



AnMets. — There are none worn now, but those of copper and brass 

 were formerly used. / 



F. — Toilet articles. 



Cosmetics. — None except paint. 



Pomades for the hair. — Hair-oil is very often used, and formerly they 

 used bear and other oils, but nothing for coloring the hair. 



Soaps and substitutes therefor. — American soaps are very common. 

 They also use a kind of sugar-colored clay, and the leaves of some 

 trees. 



Comhs. — American ones are in common use. Formerly they made 

 them of wood. 1 have one with teeth about two and a half inches 

 long, and five of them to the inch, but they vary in size. 



Brushes. — American hair and clothes brushes are often used. 



Tweezers for removing hair and heard. — They make them of steel and 

 tin, and sometimes pull out the beard between the finger and a knife. 



Mirrors. — Small American ones are very common. 



Perfumes. — All kinds of American perfumes which they can obtain 

 they use. They also use sweet-scented roots. 



