Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-06

ana IZIH OF OcJoDeT. II Is good Illus
tration of the almost criminal carelessness
in regard to the next election, which pre-
walls on the Reserve, that eleetion+day
is chosen as the opening day of the fair.
George CafIin, the Indian Painter
Mr.. NJ. ID. Conway writes from Ostend
to the Round Table But by far the most
interesting person here, TO me, isthe Amer
lean traveller, George Catlin. He has for
several years resided here, living almost
the life of a hermit, in order TO aoaana-
TJfisiI the -sPeCIaI work to which his life has
been devoted. As some of my readers
may not know as much about Catlin as
they. will when he is dead, let me say that
this remarkable man was born between
sixty and seventy years ago in Wilkes
barre Wyoming county, Pa, educated
well in Connecticut, and that early in life
he took a passion for Indians. Being an
accomplished painter, (his life up to 1882
being given to portrait painting in Phia-
delphia, he went among the Indians of
Western Missouri TO make sketches, and
being well received by them, and learning
their language, he visited and for a time
resided with every important tribe of both
North and South America There are, it
will be remembered, over FIVE hundred In
dian tribes in North and South America |
Mr.. Catlin lived with them, without |
touching civilization, the best fourteen
years of his life, visiting Venezuela, Guia- |
ma, the Amazon, the Andes, Peru, Cali |
fornia, Bolivia, Columbia, &c. He accu- |
mulated sketches and studies of Indian |
characters, scenes, dances, &c, making |
some 200 pictures, containing about 3d. /
900 figures. These are of the utmost i'm
portance, especial V considering how many
of the tribes and their customs are diving |
out. Mr.. Catlin, after his sojOurn among
the Indians, went with a'party,of them to
visit Europe, and they were exhibited in
the chief cities and towns of the world. He
published in two large volumes, finely IL
lustrated, an account of his travels in
North and South America andalso a deep
ly Interesting account, in two Volumes of
his journeyings with the Indian party
through Europe. No other accounts Of
Indian life will compare with his
ior interest, for he wields as bril-
liant and graphic pen as pencil. He has
now come here to put into complete shape
lis thousand large pictures, which hehopes
o complete before his death, and to leave
he world the only 'Indian Gallery" which
t will have. Humboldt thought that his
ervices were invaluable, and was his in
innate friend. Louis PHILIPPE invited him
o show some of his sketches at the Louvre,
which he did, his six hundred pictures ex-
libited there, and also at the Egyptian .
Museum in London, exciting much atten-
ion among the ethnologists i'.' -3L
Lately he published in English and
french a deeply interesting little work for
hildren, called iIa Vie Chez les Indies, !
With twenty-four engravings He has also :
ound time to write the very remarkable
'amphlet which produced 50 much sensa- l
he connection between health and keep i
NO the mouth closed Even Thomas Car
vie declared this pamphlet IA sane voice
n the world of chaos" Catlin declares f
hat he learned the secret of keeping his Il
Mouth closed among the Indians, who h
ever sleep, nor let their children sleep,
Nth open mouths, for fear evil spirits will
nter them, and that he has cured himself 81
f consumption by the plan. 1T is worthy ST
f remark that Kant, the philosopher, de- G
Jared that he had escaped consumption by a
he same method DIR. Smith, physician
the leading hospital of London, has en-
orsed this pamphlet; and, indeed, the ap- O
roval of so many medical men has led Il
i'm to prepare second enlarged edition. II