The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-13

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CuElosltfes or cha Smithsonian Enstl.
tutes
We had the pleasure on Saturday OF
meeting Clerk Mills, the celebrated
American sc.;ptor, who arrived from 81.
Augustine, Florida, whore he has been
the past month In the interests OF Tho
Smithsonian Institute. The object OF
his mission % st. Augustine was 10 c,,.
tain casts Of the Indian chiefa confined
as prisoneTB of the government In tho
fort et that place. THIS work has been
completed by him, and he brought with
hira paYsact casts Of che sixty.f four Indian
chietD at present confined there. We
learn that these casts ere taken by IN
entirely new process of his own inven.
tiop, and which no has patented. The
Indians were remarkably supentitious.
and showed reluctance 70 submit to the
operation until Long WOLF" noted
chief who had been several times TO
Washington and had convsrsed with the
"Great White Father" and 10, conse.
guently, somewhat more civilized, was
induced 10 have his claasic features cast.
The operation Is thus described: An
elastic cap Is first drawn tightly over tho
head, completely covering the hair. but
leaving the forehead entirely exnoeed.
On this lie i>.,1Fee PLASTER of Paris. which
quickly hardens and thus gives the exact
shap6 ct the skull. The new preparation
10 tt5n lniG upon che face with q soft
brush, the nostrils being left free. In
thrce minutes thie preparation hsrdens.
;.sa<s 90 3 very easily and Yal;;diy removed
and .Eae simiLe likeness OF the person
Is obtained. This cast elbows all the
wrinklee, pimples, eyelashes and eve.
3rows clearly aud distinctly, and not O
hair on the face is removed. When the
cast of "Lnpg WolC' WA taken ten nf
the other chiefS were admitted to sea the
operation, in order that they rIiRht be
convinced no t-~m was intended them.
They were exceedingly curious, aud
watched the process with great interest.
When the cast had been secured he ex.
posed 1t to them aud their aatnniahmeat
was great. They looked at the cast, then
aE the countenance Of "Long Wolf"
again and again, and eeemed quite OK.
cited, anu finally laughed as heartily as
an Indian can laugh, end seemed much
anlused, He inquired Of the interpreter
what amused them 90, and YES info, ed
that they were laughing at the "W lite
Indian the cast Of along VOLTS" fes,
seTea being perfectly white.
Astes tkis there IVES no trouble In tax.
Ing The casts of all the eixty.four chiefs
representing the four different tribes.
These easts are intended for the Ethno.
logical Department Of the Smithsonian
Lnsdsdte. It being che Intention OF the
manng5eEe Of shak lnstltnGion 70 obtain
the casts or representatives OF every race
Ia tho world. A number have already
been obtained, among them casts of two
As-+ssse.lntEaaang, o Eian and O woman, which
were taken by k!Ea como time since.
The casts OF tho Indiana are ell neatly
packed and boxed, and brought along by
hlt., together with number OF other
euriositiees The principal Of which Is O
large sword.ash, measuring eighteen feet
"A length aud two and hnlf fees across
the middle. This Gsh was caught by
sesae peFsona fishing for turtles near ST.
AoSuutine, and was paschased by Lieut..
fEasts OF tho United States Army, in
charge OF the fort .as that place, and by
him presented to the Smithsonian Tnsii-
edtos Ihig mammoth 6ah was skinned
and prepared for the museum by an old
EeenchMan at SO. Augustine. He has
,Ilo secured gInguIaR species OF nah
known as the .'Whas9 Eae,n monster
clam craelser, which resembles somevhnk
. devil Hsh, end 9 flying 6sh. which lat.
aef Il put u9 In alcohol, che Others being
etaded. ,
We were also informed that while ho
was ia Sc. Augustine several of the Ia.
dian chief3 received letters from tba'-
sGivos, which Iere forwarded By the DIN.
caEe OF the posis &: the West. He de-
scEiEaa these letkega ~ very peculiar. and
succeeded, after much difficulty, in ee.
CsfirR ono from "vF nise Horss.h and n
copy q another. TAe Indians have no
lstteTes their communications on Paper
being entirely by objects, such CO q kcsse,
hoTg9, Geld OF corn, buffalo hunt, etc.
Each ono of these ohieStz signiflea come
sning, anu the lnttian reads IL auently
and Eepldly. Ono instance Naa man.
tfonsa 90 ~ Whies viii, In neasure.
explain this peculiar mode OF communi-
cation, that Il Ii rather difficult of expla.
nation. Ono Of the ehieEs, come time
siHess, sent his squaW o paHaacl aud a fan,
He receiveda 'latter, b In which tbe re-.
eeptsoa OF chs articles was thus made
knowts: 10 the csatfe OF tho paper was
slia AgpE0 Of o aqpayg; above the fgurs .
ertation OF q yellow bird. This
denoted that her mama VISA aYaiIa4B
IEire.' "a her HAND was ASawing of q
seaeel enc as qpea fan, and hboye thia
Q akekGi Of o bald eagle, aignif fsing shas
Xellew laFds had received 8 parasol
aud . faa iTusSa her hHahana, "Baid Ea.
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