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This fashion is carried so far that the Indians of Paraguay eradicate their eyebrows and eyelashes, saying that they do not wish to be like horses. 'North American Indians, by G. Catlin, 3rd ed., 1842, vol. i. p. 49; vol. ii, p. 227. On the natives of Vancouver's Island, see Sproat, 'Scenes and Studies of Savage Life, 1868, p. 25.
Professor Brewer, who traveled extensively among the Indians of our western territories, states: "I have rarely seen a sick boy among the Indians." Catlin, the painter, who resided and traveled so much among these people, states that infant mortality is very small among them, the reason, of course, being abundant exercise and pure air. Dr.
"I know Carter and the two Catlin boys always do." "It gets pretty bad sometimes, doesn't it?" she said. "It does, it does and it's shameful. But most of the girls MOST of them don't seem to mind." Miss Bessemer stiffened a bit. "There are one or two girls that do," she said quietly. "Frank Catlin had the decency to go home last night," she continued; "and his brother wasn't any worse than usual.
Before he arrived at the Artist Catlin lodge to have his portrait painted, the warning ran ahead of him: "Mahtotohpa is coming in full dress!" He was escorted by a great throng of admiring women and children. Now it was twelve o'clock noon, and he had been since early morning getting ready, so as to appear as befitted a noble chief.
It being a part of their prescribed duty to keep full journals of all that they experienced or saw, they have left extended accounts of the people and their customs. Thirty-four years later George Catlin, a famous artist and student of Indian life, who spent many years in traveling among the wild tribes of the West and in describing them with pen, pencil, and brush, came among the Mandans.
"The change must have been very sudden. They were elected as Catlin men, we were told." "Yes. But there's quite a different feeling in the ward now, and they have yielded to it." "That's good news." "We all three come here prepared to do what seems best." The Senator's expression lost some of the satisfaction Peter's news had put into it.
Hence it was that the bills, newly drawn by Peter, to reduce opposition as far as possible, when introduced by Schlurger soon after the opening of the legislature, went through with a rush, not even ayes and nays being taken. Aided by Mr. Costell, Peter secured their prompt signing by Catlin, his long fight had ended in victory. The "sixt" was wild with joy over the triumph.
Catlin stood for a moment as though overwhelmed; then he fell on his knees before us and began to plead rapidly. "Not that!" he cried. "Anything but that! Do anything else you want to with me! Cut off my ears and cut out my tongue! Disable me in any way! You can certainly destroy my power for harm without taking my life! Gentlemen! I want to live for my wife my poor absent wife!
Catlin, in his book on the North American Indian, relates that the Mandans, among other tribes, practiced shooting a number of arrows in succession with such dexterity that their best archer could keep eight arrows up in the air at one time.
John Catlin to instruct their children and servants in as much English, reading, writing, and arithmetic, as he could teach."
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