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  ARTICLES 
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  THE 
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  Fig. 
  85 
  is 
  a 
  curious 
  little 
  implement 
  of 
  fine 
  brown 
  sandstone, 
  from 
  

   the 
  Seneca 
  River. 
  Although 
  so 
  small 
  its 
  form 
  suggests 
  a 
  pestle, 
  

   but 
  it 
  was 
  probably 
  a 
  paint 
  muUer, 
  as 
  it 
  is 
  more 
  adapted 
  for 
  grind- 
  

   ing 
  than 
  any 
  other 
  use. 
  It 
  is 
  rectangular 
  both 
  in 
  section 
  and 
  out- 
  

   line, 
  and 
  is 
  one 
  and 
  three 
  eighths 
  inches 
  long, 
  with 
  a 
  long 
  diameter 
  

   of 
  three 
  quarters 
  of 
  an 
  inch. 
  Both 
  ends 
  are 
  flat, 
  and 
  might 
  be 
  used 
  

   for 
  grinding. 
  

  

  POTSTONB 
  

  

  Fragments 
  of 
  potstone 
  vessels 
  are 
  found 
  in 
  many 
  parts 
  of 
  the 
  

   State, 
  but 
  perfect 
  vessels 
  are 
  now 
  very 
  rare. 
  The 
  material 
  was 
  so 
  

   easily 
  worked 
  that 
  it 
  was 
  used 
  for 
  other 
  things. 
  Naturally 
  the 
  re- 
  

   mains 
  of 
  vessels 
  occur 
  oftenest 
  near 
  navigable 
  waters, 
  as 
  they 
  were 
  

   too 
  heavy 
  to 
  carry 
  far 
  by 
  hand. 
  Among 
  those 
  in 
  the 
  Wagman 
  col- 
  

   lection 
  was 
  one 
  with 
  a 
  handle, 
  and 
  such 
  handles 
  are 
  usually 
  more 
  or 
  

   less 
  carved. 
  The 
  vessels 
  are 
  most 
  neatly 
  finished 
  within, 
  as 
  a 
  rule, 
  

   and 
  are 
  often 
  quite 
  shallow. 
  Outside^ 
  the 
  base 
  is 
  often 
  left 
  rough 
  

   and 
  angular, 
  perhaps 
  that 
  it 
  may 
  stand 
  the 
  better, 
  or 
  for 
  finishing 
  in 
  

   leisure 
  hours. 
  The 
  material 
  was 
  not 
  procured 
  in 
  the 
  State, 
  although 
  

   it 
  occurs 
  here, 
  and 
  probably 
  most 
  of 
  the 
  vessels 
  come 
  from 
  Penn- 
  

   sylvania. 
  Dr. 
  Abbott 
  mentioned 
  none 
  in 
  New 
  Jersey, 
  nor 
  have 
  any 
  

   been 
  reported 
  in 
  Canada, 
  where 
  steatite 
  pipes 
  are 
  common. 
  Many 
  

   fragments 
  are 
  perforated, 
  and 
  some 
  have 
  been 
  worked 
  over 
  for 
  new 
  

   uses. 
  

  

  Fig. 
  yy 
  is 
  a 
  section 
  of 
  a 
  vessel 
  restored 
  from 
  fragments 
  found 
  at 
  

   Rome. 
  The 
  pieces 
  were 
  saved, 
  put 
  together, 
  and 
  this 
  is 
  a 
  reduced 
  

   figure 
  of 
  the 
  vessel, 
  which 
  is 
  lo 
  inches 
  high 
  and 
  about 
  20 
  inches 
  

   across 
  the 
  handles. 
  The 
  greatest 
  thickness 
  at 
  the 
  bottom 
  is 
  one 
  and 
  

   one 
  half 
  inches, 
  and 
  this 
  is 
  quite 
  flat, 
  although 
  rounding 
  quickly 
  to 
  

   the 
  sides. 
  The 
  rim 
  is 
  thin, 
  and 
  this 
  is 
  a 
  common 
  feature. 
  Many 
  

   vessels 
  are 
  much 
  shallower 
  than 
  this. 
  One 
  from 
  the 
  Oswego 
  River 
  

   is 
  angular 
  at 
  the 
  bottom, 
  and 
  the 
  total 
  outside 
  depth 
  in 
  places 
  is 
  but 
  two 
  

   inches, 
  the 
  bottom 
  being 
  three 
  eighths 
  of 
  an 
  inch 
  thick 
  and 
  perfectly 
  

   flat. 
  The 
  curving 
  rim 
  of 
  this 
  is 
  notched. 
  Another, 
  from 
  the 
  Seneca 
  

   River, 
  is 
  also 
  shallow, 
  broader 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  than 
  at 
  the 
  top 
  outside, 
  

   and 
  nearly 
  straight 
  at 
  top 
  and 
  bottom; 
  the 
  bottom 
  diameter 
  being 
  

   four 
  and 
  three 
  eighths 
  inches. 
  The 
  inner 
  side 
  is 
  nicely 
  curved, 
  and 
  

   the 
  fragment 
  is 
  perforated 
  in 
  one 
  place. 
  It 
  may 
  be 
  that 
  a 
  better 
  

  

  