Historical gazetteer and biographical memorial of Cattaraugus County, . with strips of thongis pressed down over the soft leather. Modern Indian drums are made bysawing a small paint keg in two, and stretching leather over the open are made in the closed end to let out the music —as one Indian put it. Husk Bottles.—The engravings also show an article of Indian manufac-ture which is somewhat rare at the present day, nevertheless there are familieswhich make use of husk-bottles for storing away salt, parched corn, etc. Thesebottles are made of woven strands of corn husks. Some of t
Historical gazetteer and biographical memorial of Cattaraugus County, . with strips of thongis pressed down over the soft leather. Modern Indian drums are made bysawing a small paint keg in two, and stretching leather over the open are made in the closed end to let out the music —as one Indian put it. Husk Bottles.—The engravings also show an article of Indian manufac-ture which is somewhat rare at the present day, nevertheless there are familieswhich make use of husk-bottles for storing away salt, parched corn, etc. Thesebottles are made of woven strands of corn husks. Some of these are so tightlybraided that by smearing them with clay prepared for the purpose, they willhold vinegar and other liquids. The wide mouths of the bottles in theengraving will be observed by the reader; these bottles are for holding notonly salt and parched corn, but also meal and a very nutritious preparation ofpowdered corn and maple sugar, a favorite article of food under long marches,or in severe physical labor. And the horse jockeys in the tribe refresh weary.
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