Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-02-16
PAllTED REDSKINS.
i'0"'Oii for a Peculiar Practice
Among Indians.
Symboloa, ,ro,,.... r,-.,
acial Decorations.

The pt ,t;t
NJ body is not as many sup
the purpose Of personal
-, TOR for making his enemies
trough his frightful looks.
ding to the Globe Democrat,
P'' compliance with rigid cere.
ii-g''- 3, os that he would no moro
pw than he would refuse to
o0 hder Of his tutelar spirit.
"'' " ~ he exact rules are and just
Nere established Is ques-
AZ" ".0 itiicult to answer, for no
'"o 'iiO we been bound by the
sam la' or do they apply the
''eo, " n the same way.
Coiois we'll as markings, r
tn'iI sym and it is a remarkalGa
i"c' 'h"' colors used by the Indians
n"'e oA" the same symbolism as
.nose III since time immemorable
~ 'ne oVtasian race even to the
hmeS Oh Phoenicians and Assy-
aahs. red symbol of power is
sNac'ly nsame as the symbol whena
used by thlCatbolic nrelato +ho H..
ol pe"ce u tpreeisely the same sig
hiilc"hce nong the Moquis; the
mourning ack Of the whites is used
Ior eA"ctis he same purpose by the
lhoiSh' ah white of Joy, youth
ana peace enlightened peoples
mas the Sau eaning among the bar
Oarlans' ~ Sseinall themultiplicity
OF tribes are colof satisnte, but
the color among all nd Ans is the
same as tina 81 civilized nhtfens from
the time o. Babylon and Israel TO the
present W black flag of the pirate
has the san symbolical significance Of
victory or )ath as the black face of
the despefee KioWa, who puts on his
color JUST nc Fe the last charge against
any enemyI ereby signifying that he
VIII either nquer or gemain on the
held. ne Fs the accepted color of
loYe amol be whites, and it is found
esortheN ,y4rihes
u lo7THe' w. See that Fh'agndian
Uses red M b. three symbolical udap-
ations n N hch is has been used by |
hc Uh.tc, 4 m earliest days, the mt
Jai symbol + fire, the idenl Of power |
rom tue q structive quality Of fire
1olth4 dea Of love emonating from
ho flame
Blue almost the universal symbol |
'f fpar. among the whites, and we find |
t filling Ahis position among the |
Indians 0idl its original or natural |
,i4uaeotio4among the Pueblo Indians
fth halyals, and, as variant, Of
'un Huda We have the pence of the /
lau'e4s c,m bined with the plenteous
.r,p, i.uyed from bounteous rains
3mae /, toa recognized sign of mourn
ng among all civilized nations It is /
dsl Mourning sign of Indians. I
derivation can be traced, and /
3 promJly Of a similar origin among .
hr Christian races The insignia Of I
.e,las among the Indians is black, /
ud Vl.n ttember Of the family or /
rlhe Ha- neen killed the relatives or
tIar 'r5al members paint their faces
black a- ,ign that they will follow
b, murderer and aveuge the death of
hetr }mpahion. The gradient from
his symbol of vengeance to mourn
na ynh5l was easy and natural It'll
.ne'It became a permanent featura as
ml5tuat.cal of mourning when civil
lAat9n prevented revenge.
itms be set down as a universal
n.e taa very line and dot applied to
b. a body of an Indian Inns
Iaua very color and tint is fer
u and permanently e-tab-
-a. "pose. To the plainsman
h we'd among Indians tor vcpr,
b. ea are like the words in a
o'a li tells at a glance thu tribe
aj Sanding of the individual whose
le -ea, He knows the distinctive
o y colors that toll whether
o pa. chief, subchicf, chamau.
ar Warrior, horse-thiof s4uan
ried or single. Eacb Is de,-
at by The paint and the markings,
a Pierre are no variations ia tbe
inu T,,,,;