. A brief history of the United States . ere was an immense population. The Indianswere the successors of the Mound Builders, and were by fartheir inferiors in civilization. We know not why the ancientrace left, nor whence the Indians came. It is supposed thatthe former were driven southward by the savage tribes fromthe north. Indian Characteristics.—Arts and Inventions.—TheIndian has been well termed the Bed Man of the built no cities, no ships, no churches, no constructed only temporary bark wigwams and made neither roads nor bridges, but followed foot-pa
. A brief history of the United States . ere was an immense population. The Indianswere the successors of the Mound Builders, and were by fartheir inferiors in civilization. We know not why the ancientrace left, nor whence the Indians came. It is supposed thatthe former were driven southward by the savage tribes fromthe north. Indian Characteristics.—Arts and Inventions.—TheIndian has been well termed the Bed Man of the built no cities, no ships, no churches, no constructed only temporary bark wigwams and made neither roads nor bridges, but followed foot-paths * Thi.* description applies to the Indians inliabiting the present limits of theUnited States. 1^ iNTEODUCTIOir. tkrough the forest, and swam the streams. His highest artwas expended in a simple bow and arrow. Progress and Education.—He made no advancement, buteach son emulated the prowess of his father in the hunt andthe fight. The hunting-ground and the battle-field em-braced everything of real honor or value. So the son was. INDIAN LIFE. educated to throw the tomahawk, shoot the arrow, and catchfish with the spear. He knew nothing of books, paper,writing, or history. * Domestic Life.—The Indian had no cow, or domesticbeast of burden. He regarded all labor as degrading, and fitonly for women. His squaw, therefore, built his wigwam, * Some tribes and families seem to have been farther advanced than others, andto have instructed their children, especially those young men who hoped to becomechiefs, in the history and customs of their nation. THE INDIANS. 13 cut his wood, and carried his burdens when he he hunted or fished, she cleared the land for his cornby burning down the trees, scratched the ground with acrooked stick or dug it with a clam-shell, and dressed skinsfor his clothing. She cooked his food by dropping hotstones into a tight willow basket containing materials forBoup. The leavings of her lords feast sufficed for her, andthe coldest place
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