66 A PIECE OF .\>- OLD AEMOR. 



rim (Fig. 31). The convex surface of this specimeu is 



very smooth and almost polished, while the concave 



surface is less nicelv finished. The edge of the disc is a 



fractured surface. The writer has seen 



no similar relic described anywhere from 



our aboriginal races. Its use seems, 



indeed, enigmatic. The concave side may 



have served as a paint cup, but this 



will not explain ^vhv the convex side 



has been so well finished. It has been 



suggested that the specimen may have 



served as a weaning-nipple. If such 



, . , , -. pig. 31 Ontlineofa diametral 



is the case, it is easv to understand section throngh a disc-uke 



' «- piece of worfced qoartz. 



1 , , . T • , 1 ■ J J There is a prolmsion like a 



why the convex side, with its protu- mppie on one side, and a 



*^ ■' ^ concavity on the other. 



berance, has been finished with such sughtirrednc 

 great care. It quite perfectly resembles the human 

 nipple. This theory also explains the concavity on the 

 opposite side. The suggestion is mentioned for what it 

 is worth. 



A PIECE OF AN OLD ARMOR. 



One of the relics found has a special historical in- 

 terest. It demonstrates that this village was inhabited 

 by Indians after the European race had come over to 

 this continent. In one of the mounds located near the 

 center of the group, there was found at the depth of 

 six inches below the surface, a piece of chain-mail made 

 of iron (Frontispiece).* It measured about two inches 

 square and the size of the oval rings was a little less 



* This relic was dng out ia the author's presence by Mr. C. A. Hven, dow of 

 Garfield, Kansas. 



