The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

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and nicely dressed. differently from
any other dressed by the indians
and was neatly painted in vines
and flowers. Paint used was per-
ectly white and beautiful, the hair
was a reddish brown, her skin was
dark not blacA her flesh was dry
and hard and solid. A large sheep
wrapped around this lady woven or
knit, made of the inside bark of some
tree, perhaps lime, was beauti-
fully decorated with vines, leaves
and wild flowers neatly worked on
it. Her teeth were all sound and
while | discovered no blemish on
the body except wound between
two ribs near the back bone, and
one of the eyes had also been in-
jured, the fingers and the nails were
perfect and long, the features were
regular, the bone in the arm from
the elbow to the wrist was 1O4
inches long. From the examina-
ton Of the whole frame 1 judge it
to be that of very tall woman,
say 5 feet 10 inches. At the side
Of the body lay pair of moccasins,
knapsack, and a reticule. The
moccasins were knit or woven of
bark like the robes | have described.
Around the top was border to add
strength or ornament to the mocca-
sins, of small size for a lady. The
knapsack was knit or woven out of
bark like the shoes. 1t had a deep
strong border around the top and
was about the size of a knapsack
used by soldiers. The workman
ship of it was neat and such as
would do credit to Workman of the
present day. The reticule was also
made OF bark knit or woven. The
shape Was very much like the horse
mans valise opening it's whole
length at the top, on the sides were
two rows OF loops. A couple of
cords were fastened at one end and
laced up like a lady's shoe. The
edges of the reticule were strength
ened by a deep border Of fancy
work, the articles contained in the
i1napsack and reticule were numer-
Gus rs follows, one night cap with
border made Of bark cloth, seven
head dresses made of the quilts of
large birds and put together some
what like our feather fans. Except
the tips were not drawn together
but spread out in strait lines
the top. This was done by perfo
rating the quilts in two places and
running two cords through the holes
then winding a fine cord around
each quill and fastening so as to
keep each quill in it's place. These
cords extended some length beyond
the quilts, SO placing the feathers
erect the cords would be tied
at the back OF tho head together,
this would enable the wearer to
present beautiful display of feath-
ers standing erect extending a dis
tance above the head, these were
splendid head dresses and would
make a magnificent ornament for
ladies of to-day. This is evidently
a reminder of one of the prehistoric
races Kentucky abounds with. Ev-
licences of them are remarkable
that they had no war like implies
ments Of any kind; how they were
destroyed and the animals we can
not tell, but we are left without
doubt that a very different race Of
people and animals once inhabited
this country. That history gives no
account Of these things gives food
for thought, from whom. did these
people descend, by whom were they
destroyed were they descendants
OF Adams No! No! We're they
destroyed, by flood! No! No!
From all | know or see am inclin
ed to think 1T was for the want Of
water that men and animals died.
1t is around large springs that we
find the most bones of the pre-
historic races. 1t is near water
courses. In river bottoms We fin0
many burial grounds, the mound bull
ders as we call them as they bury
all their dead in mounds, who in
habited Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio,
Minnesota, Illinois, Arkansa, weres
giants. We find relics in
New Mexico, Texas, and old Mex
leo of different prehistoric race.
The latter was smaller race of peo-
pie with long heads like the Asiat-
les and neither of the races was a