The Helena independent., 1892-06-21
. NAN or THE STONE AGE.
Y oclsatist wins spsnds His Tins Making
\ otena UtsnGils.

y eclsatiet wins spends His Tims MAKING
III ntsna UtsnAils.
sss Thera n I nan ot ths stone age q tht
\ Natioual muns1m, says the Washington
MN. He spends his time In fashioninG
nh MIN nitiye II plsments and othsr objects ont
N N M dii7orsnt kinds Of rook, 1sinR no othei
tuola for ths purpsas than such ~ were en-
4ursd by people who lived in ths vanished
II ,,ccl, mentioned. The object for which
s II, u labors ars performed u TO obtain
y sor,e practical aoquaintance with the
methods utilized By the primevAl savage 10
liz arss and industries. II has bean Inn
II roin,d that hs must have expended an
enormous amount OF work In making ar
row. heads, hammers. etc. but the fact
Y aAetns ID Be that such was hardly tho case.
Human beings in crude and untutored
STAGE of cxistenos have no rolish for toll,
ma On Ahis account wonder has always
hecn felt respecting such an article Is
stnno II. which archmologists have declared
~ IS the product Of the sforts not merely
IN ono generation, but Of several, being
handetl down from father 10 son and tax
Il Inc shape so gradually that tha instrument
hscan by an individual might be finished
h 81 HID grandehild.
Y. Y. McSful1s' VIZ pa.oo.,.nl. .n... =,
teiefysu " ,an;au 80 ~, srsh tnnis' as
n 40 n nousss AZ r,.sn,roh 70 ha
lacked practice in the art 1t ID to be pre-
aumed that the primitive man whom he
\ initiated ooulu uo sne .h't Hsn ,nhsnarar ~.
!t Muss " .Nnl =. ;.er,lar,an+ NJ
ia!sea nv yua - rnch - r.r,s 4 ont
n usu NV ~. ~ nn.t...n - wart ~ tha mnat
81. W .ne ..n vony nna s.Ian..d nshhia
spnt m.s :. naarly ths ab.ns Of tho object
s,..a snss y ~ !" ~ . rn..ihla His mot,on
/ ~ Wanssu ai.ss.s - ~ .sva ,shnr wh;eh vas ar
Wns ~ nlWaGs i;s.aa.a,,Ia " ~ Mn 1rhen he
Leiusas .s ~. sahhia ;,tn f,rn, ~ ..nankaa,;
cnaIpsu ~ ppn;bar ston. ,nt;I u ..Snmaa
" " y l;..a VIZ an .sn.anr an,,Ix nr;n5inn tbs
sdss ~ seHu I ~. wss de.irsd mon = pieoe OF
ssrnastnns and Mariana polishinp ,he article
sanusIon!s ~! !. po;;p p";.n sann and w.tar ~
~ yhnnasssas a.sn ! varv nhdnrata ma.
ess:a, euGn pass sr I. r.5ncad II shane nnickly
naEN..: tsIlal ouu - oiaasi. ,,a.. iii a,Is into
saanoaared pns.uan fraamanta snitabie For arrow
ns.a. ~ sn..r hssds a. = hlov.
IsH1 I. y ~ snme With other implems snts and
ousso.s sa.aa 4 = rslicts ~ tha stnnc .ns. Thcse
pN.;,,,.rts haYa nrovad that thav wers
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I...aa .usa .as'o ~ McCn;ra h.a nrodn,ad n
npeaahs. - scn,ntnr.s IN relisf. after tbe
uaXn.., ~ tho.a - .r.;ant NaYiso n.iro
~ passu.h n.har = tnnl. than stone hnmmers far
.a.t;ns, :, tha rnnL "a comnisse his de-
P.!sst;a,, Psc1.ns af tn;s ;r.sr.st;ns srhiact h.
nN uaa.ndr..a as.Gn .ha m.thna. ~ driii,no
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t.ar, nsrtr.i and Sonth Ameriea. A veil M
~. 49, .nh.s "a ns.rl. from Nnrsh Amar;rn
p.;I. IL tra.tsa shnv that ths .rt of dr;II-
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S ..k -. - stans soma ~ tha hnIas hava
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80. Tssr 81 ,nsry cyIind.rs from .ncient
n n s1snh.,nn .rd Envnt;an sc.rahs m.de If
i.sn.r ..rnsl;an .nd other extremely hnra
Il stnr.. w;th small holes drilled throuch
.sunss' .s rs Ms Man tarnd ab,r;nn tbsa dri;l.
II ~, ;. Ma hs.n hroroht to : hioh Ilsorae of !
II II ...Et.st;on trantv-fva csnturies ana more
4 ~.
Il III. ,,r;u,;t;ua drill. uhich vara donh.lsss
an,.i.,.ad - hn thsss ,soni. h.vs hssn nt;I'
s.as =. M Mcc.r;rs fp- horino stones nf
vnrinna L;nas A1thonoh 40 simnle. thev
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