, 1881-06-25
that the seventy millions Of Russians
will continue to live under a purely
rcpressive, much threatened, and,
therefore, cruel Govcrnment-I6id
THE FUTURE OF THE RED
nHnnii9aIN DIAN.

neglect, and even OF wrong doing in the
matter, of the Indian Tribes, which an
American lady has brought against the
Government of her own country. That
accusation is proved only too clearly /; but
it is pleasant to be able to hope that a
better time is at hand. The duty Of pro.
tectirg a helpless and injured race has
been publicly recognised, and a scheme
has been devised for fulfilling it which
seems to have o fair promise of success,
and which can, anyhow, claim az honest
and kindly purpose.
The axiom that any affective action must
begin with the children has been:.recognis-
ed, and a school has been founded in
Carlisle, Pennsylvania-the type it is hoped
Of many more to be established hereafter
where Indian children may be received
separated entirely from adverse influences,
aud trained in the habits Of civilised life,
Some hundred of them have been the sub
iects Of this training, and with results that
seem thoroughly satisfactory. Many of them
came direct from "the camps,' in a state
of absolute, pavagery. "When they were as-
signed to their sleeping quarters, they lay
down on the veranda on their bellies, and
glared out between the pailings OF the rail-
ing like wild beasts between the bars of their
cages They had to be taught "everything,
except swallowing, walking, and sleeping.
Little more than a years teaching sutIiced
according to the report OF a competent
observer, to bring these wild creatures up
otbe level Of white children. "Consider-
ing the length of time during which they
have been taught. I could see no differ
ence between them and white children"
Arithmetic and writing are we are inform
ed, the accomplishments in which they
Keel. AS tar as arithmetic is concerned,
this seems to tally with the common eXpe-
rience of our own primary schools. Here
all children START equal, nor do the facts
ofhereditary culture tell against rapldlty
OF progress. The Carlisle school, which
is visited by q committee OF Indian chiefs,
is worked on Tie industrial system. Two
Indian boys manage the bakery all the
shoes used in the institution are mended,
and some of them are made, by its inmates
All the tailoring is done at home, the coat
appearing to be an easier article to manu-
f~acture than the shoe. There is a black
smiths forge, a Wagon factory, a harness
shop. Nay, more, there is O printing
press, where all the type is set up by
Indian boys. They even aspire to more,
"A paper is published by Samuel Town
send, q Pawnee boy, in which all the mat,
ter and work is furnished by Indian boys"
They possess another accomplishments
to which few English lads would aspire
A Philadelphia journal tells us OF
n meeting to be held in that city, to Which
the superindent of the Carlisle School was
TO bring q number Of Indian boys aud
girls. SSome of the children, also, will
address the audience, 1t Is abundaDtly
clearer that these young savages from the
pralrles are apt to acquire the versatile
industry and the self possession of their
white fellow-citizens.
AS we write, we have before us an
interesting series of photographs wildly
illustrating the process which these
Indians and there are adult as well as
children among tEem-are passing through
Here is o picture of Sioux boys
as they arrived at the Indian train
ing Schools in October, 1879 boys" 1t
must be understood, being a somewhat
elastic term, and including q consider
able range ,of age. And here, again, is
another, which shows them q yearEand a
half afterwards, The change is marvel
lous. It must be seen, to be fully appre-
yciated. We can only say that it surpasses