, 1877-07-30

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We hal the pleasure on Saturday Of meeting
Clark Mills, tho celebrated American sculptor,
WHO arrived from St. Augustine, Fla, where he
has lecn the pnst month In the interests Of the
Smithsonian Institute The object oi lis mis-
slon to 81. Augustine was 10 ot.atn casts Of tho
1nAl,an chiefs confined as prisoners Of tho Gov
Ina been completed by h!n, and lie brought
with bin perfect casts Of the sixty.four In
dian chiefs at present eonncd there. We
learn that thcse casts are takcn br an
entirely new process Of H. h!s oTn I Invention, and
inarknbly suptrstit!tfns, AMI showed q rclurs-
Wolf" notel chief, win, had been several
nes e ; Fn @ s; r. wta
quently, somewhat luose civilized, was Induced
to hayu Ills rlnssic features cast.
Tile operation ia thus described: An elastic
cap t: arss drawn tightly over the head. So''''
head entirely nxposetl. On tlIls il poured plus
ter Of Paris, which quickly. harIe!is, anl thus
gtvcs the exact ssapo Of tho skull. The Lew
preparation ts then lat.l upon thu face with
three mtnutcs this preparation har1cns,
ami Is very easily and rapidly removed,
nnd fac sn!lc likeness Of the. per-
son is ob.allsed. THIS east showa all tic
wrtuklcs, plinplss, cycisshcs, an.' eyebrows
faec Is removed. Wien thu east Ut ''Long
Wolf" was taken ten Of the other ch!cts we're
atn,ittci to .cs tho operation. IN onler
rcrAtnEIy curious, and watched the process With
great interest. ssyhcn tho cast t,ad been 81
cured he exposed it tu theu,. aud tieir asiouts-
Ut ti,u couatenance of = Long Wolf" axain aud
ugal1,, aud seemed quito excited, and tlnally
laughed ~ heartily aa III lnd!am can laugh. aud
seemed tnucl, amused. lio inquired of the iu-
tcrprctcs what amused thom 80, anu was H.
formed that they were laughing at the "Whtte
lhlf1u,h the cast III "Long Wollk features
b%lng perfectly while.
After this .hsre WAS no difficulty IN taking
the casts Of all the slxty-four chiefs REPRESENT
tclitlcd far the Chronological Department Of the
Smithsonian lust.tutr, It 1etnQ tho intention ot
tho natlagen of tint institution to obtain tue
casts Of representatives Of every race tn tho
among them casts Of Two EsauIntaux, tnan
! and woman, which were taken bY him so.ne
| tuo atrce. The casts of tic Indians are all
nratly packed and boxe.l anil were brought
along BIZ hin, together with numt'cr Of other
rurositlrx, the principal OF which Ia large
swortt-la1I measuring eighteen lcet In length
and TWO aud llaif fees across tho middla.
,nr s ,s;ts. W; n:as ss T. sy :ss e.!
purchased by Lieut.. Pratt OF tbs United
Sta,es Army, In Charge Of tho fort at that
DIacc, and by him presented to tho Smithsonian
| Institute. This matnlnoth tlsh was skinned and
| prepared for tho museum by an Old Frcnctlfnun
| 1T 1t. Augustine. Ils has allo hecurrI sinEu.
iar species Of Dish known ~ tho "whArl rat" =
| monster c!alsa-cracker, which resembles &onle-
what levil-hsh, allt largu flying fish, which
latter u put up In alcohol, the others bslng
| stuffed. -.-.,
| We WIRE also Informed .hst while 10 was IN
St. Augustine several of the 1nstlan chiefs re-
peiyel letters ft,ln their wives, which were for
wurtleu by tile officers Of the posta In the West.
lie describes thraa letters ~ very peculiar, aud
succceslcl after ncl. ulllIcnlty, In securing Que
| fYuu AWAtte ltorse,h nlli copy Ut another.
The Iutllans have no Letters, their c1Ilttnunic
| tIous On paper being cntrciy BY obi~ts, such ~
huuse, horse, ti2|l o! cosu, l'uftalo hunt. etc.
Each QUE OF tlcso objects signifies something
ayt the In,lan reals 1t Aueiltly aud rapidly,
(lnn Instance Was mentioned to liz which will Ia
. measure explain this peculiar u,ot!c Ut com
ID,Iuleasi0n, that Is rather difficult Ut cApianA
Inn. t)so VI the elsIcix, Solnn ttulo since, seft
hi4 aslliaw y pas,lsul an0 tuu. llc received {
"icttsr" III which The reception VI thu astklel
| was thus na4te known: III the centre 0f thu
parer was The figure Of q sQuax; above sle tg
i.rs, y representation oi y ye!low b5.i. TIT
,ienoled that her uutnt WIS Ytllaw Hirt" Il
her hxl,d waa druwiug Ut 8 tarasol anl an ot'er
fun, aI,I aboyu this sketch VI \ t.alA eagle
s.x1lttytug lhat "ieilow ttEd had seee.se.t 1
raraaul aud Ian from her husband. Halt
| Earle"