New school history of the United States . s have grown over the buried remains. THB NORTH AMZRICAN I^TDIANS. 6. The Indians, within the original limits of the UnitedStates, were all savages^ but savage in different degrees. Theysurrounded with constant dangers the new-comers who crossedthe Atlantic to seize upon their lands. They engaged in fre-quent and bloody wars with them. In peace there was alwaysreason to fear stealthy attack and midnight murder. 7. The complexion of the Indians is usually reddish-brown or copper-colored. Hence they have been called Red Men. They are ofmoderate height,st
New school history of the United States . s have grown over the buried remains. THB NORTH AMZRICAN I^TDIANS. 6. The Indians, within the original limits of the UnitedStates, were all savages^ but savage in different degrees. Theysurrounded with constant dangers the new-comers who crossedthe Atlantic to seize upon their lands. They engaged in fre-quent and bloody wars with them. In peace there was alwaysreason to fear stealthy attack and midnight murder. 7. The complexion of the Indians is usually reddish-brown or copper-colored. Hence they have been called Red Men. They are ofmoderate height,straight and features aregenerally cheek - bonesare high, like those ofthe Tartars. Theirhair is long, coarse,and black. Theyhave little beard, ornone at all. Theyare capable of muchexertion, and of greatendurance, withoutbeing able to undergothe fatigue of steadylabor. 8. The senses ofthe Indian arekeen, and are sharpened by the habit of their lives. Theirobservation of outward things is quick and accurate. They. INDIANS AND WIGWAM. THE AMERICAN INDIANS, II discern signs on the grass and in the woods 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, scarc
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