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THE SENECA NATION 



strings were buried with the children. They used long spiral 

 springs of thin brass wire for necklaces, and a flat spiral of heavy 

 wire they made into a brooch. Small brass cones held plumes 

 on the hair or clothing. Iron wire and brass wire they made 

 up into bracelets. 



Bone combs, crucifix and chaplet, brass rings and bone spoon. 



The Jesuits gave their pupils brass rings as rewards for dili- 

 gence or as incentives to more of it. These were seal rings, on 

 the seal being symbols of the crucifix, the monogram of Christ, 

 or the letter L,, probably the monogram of L,ouis of France. 



They gave their proselytes crosses and medals, also, with the 

 same symbols. 



These seem in some cases to have been treasured up rather 



than worn. In a grave on the Beal farm were eight still tied 



together with a piece of rag just as their owner had hoarded 

 them. 



