. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, 1871. alrace than can easily be seen in the civilizedworld. No one can look into the wigwams ofthese people, or into any little momentarygroup of them, without being at once struckwith the conviction that small talk, garrulity,story-telling and amusements, are leadingpassions with them. To watch their games,and hear their shout
. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, 1871. alrace than can easily be seen in the civilizedworld. No one can look into the wigwams ofthese people, or into any little momentarygroup of them, without being at once struckwith the conviction that small talk, garrulity,story-telling and amusements, are leadingpassions with them. To watch their games,and hear their shouts of exultation, in anyof their villages, to sit down in their lodgesand listen to their jokes, repartee, anecdoteand laughter, would effectually banish thiserroneous opinion so generally held m re-gard to the Red Men. With no anxieties forthe future — no necessities goading them, itis natural that they should be a merry peo-ple, and most of their life be spent in sportsand games. The Indian fondness for amusement isshown in the great variety of their dances,most of which are very fanciful and pictu-resque, though some of them have a relig-ious significance. There are the ball-playdance, pipe dance, buffalo and scalp dances(already described), beggars, bear, and dog. (3.) THE SNOW SHOE DANCE. (See page 1323.)(1622) INDIAN DANCES. 1323 dances. But the most pleasing of all are theeagle dance, dance of the braves which ispeculiarly attractive, and the green corn andsnow-shoe dances. The latter is exceedinglypicturesque, and the artist has representedit on the preceding page. Before the first snow shoe hunt, theIndians always perform a dance by way ofthanksgiving to the Great Spirit for sendingthe snow which will enable them to live inplenty so long as it lasts. Several spears arestuck upright in the snow covered ground,on one of which are tied a pair of snow shoes,and on the others sundry sacred feathers andsimilar objects. The dancers, clad in hunt-ing dress, and wearing snow s
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