New school history of the United States . s which escape thenotice of more cultivated races. They are daring and self-possessed ; treacherous, vindictive, and cruel. They are sternand dignified in bearing, and are always cautious and reservedbefore strangers. 9. They had no houses and no regular occupationo They dwelt in huts madeof branches of trees, orin tents covered withbark, or with the skins ofwild animals. These theyset up where grass andwater, game or fish, invit-ed them to bide for atime. They removed toother, and often distantplaces, whenever thefailure of provisions, orother motives
New school history of the United States . s which escape thenotice of more cultivated races. They are daring and self-possessed ; treacherous, vindictive, and cruel. They are sternand dignified in bearing, and are always cautious and reservedbefore strangers. 9. They had no houses and no regular occupationo They dwelt in huts madeof branches of trees, orin tents covered withbark, or with the skins ofwild animals. These theyset up where grass andwater, game or fish, invit-ed them to bide for atime. They removed toother, and often distantplaces, whenever thefailure of provisions, orother motives rendered achange of abode desir-able. They got theirmain support by huntingand fishing. They cul-tivated only small patchesof ground, on which theyraised Indian - corn, ormaize, melons of variouskinds, tobacco, and a fewother plants, for food orfor indulgence. Theywere a rude, a lazy, anda roving people, scarcelythinking of the morrow, and seldom providing axN Indian chief. sufficient maintenance for the winter or even for the next 12 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, \ 10. War was the Indians joy. He fought for hishunting grounds ; he fought for revenge ; he fought for fought for the admiration of his tribe and of his fought for the sake of fighting, and to become expert inthe use of his arms. He decked himself for battle, with paintand feathers and other ornaments. His weapons were spearand bow, and tomahawk and scalping-knife. He was blood-thirsty, and full of trick and cunning. He tore the scalpfrom his wounded or slaughtered foe, to hang it as a trophy inhis wigwam or hut. He put his prisoners to death with slowand varied tortures. He danced round them and reviled themin their agony, while they sang their death-song and chantedtheir own praises in the midst of their sufferings. 11. Hunting was his chief employment. By this heprocured his sustenance, his clothing, his ornaments, and thecovering for his wigwam and his bed. Buffalo and other ani-mals furn
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