INDIAN NETSINKERS AND HAMMERSTONES. 189 
are never so sedate that they do not seem to be bubbling over 
with fun and to be ready at a moment’s notice to engage in any 
mischief that may occur to their scheming little heads.* 
INDIAN NETSINKERS AND HAMMERSTONES. + 
BY CHARLES RAU. : 
Tue two kinds of Indian stone implements which form the sub- 
ject of this article are by no means remarkable for skilful work- 
manship, and therefore, probably, have thus far attracted little 
notice in this country. In archeology, however, every object that 
can serve to illustrate the former condition of a people is of sig- 
nificance, and it matters not whether that object is elaborately 
finished or has suffered but little alteration by the hand of man. 
I place netsinkers and hammerstones together, because the speci- 
mens in my possession, which form the basis of my description, 
were derived from the same locality, namely, both banks of the 
Susquehanna river near the small town of Muncy, in Lycoming 
County, Pennsylvania. I possess a great number of the above- 
named implements of all shapes and sizes, which were sent to me 
by Mr. J. M. M. Gernerd, a resident of Muncy. To this gentle- 
man I am also indebted for the communication of the details which 
enable me to furnish the following account. 
*Since the main portion of this article was written, one of the pets has died. Itis 
the female that is lost—the tamest and best natured, but least sprightly of the pair. 
It is to be feared that she was killed by kindness, as she had been fed on soft food 
much of the time, and so did not jhave to crack nuts for a living. A post mortem 
omin. avity so as 
Was no other aeo cause for her decease, ene inference is that ii pe ‘of f adiposit . 
It is sad to say aught that may diminish any one’s admiration for these 
animals, but truth requires me to say that I have watched in vain for any signs of grief 
s : s r A 
The only 
_ Whe fo aeti “a instantly seized any and everything that was , he 
quite particular, entirely refusing many articles that used to be a part of his diet. It 
may be that grief affects his appetite; but it 
which is most mpap At any rate all t idence goes to that these really 
attractive creatures do not possess any Se, ir on even for each other. 
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