Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-05-20
Indian Arrow Heads.

Hard and polished. keen and costly
In my remarks on "Arrow Heads,
I said that the process of manufactur-
ing the arrow heads Is mystery. This
must recall, as later researches into
archaeology has developed the fact Of
their manufacture. From Prot Otis
Tuition Mason, in his address to the
Smithsonian Institution at Washington,
on North American Bows, Arrows and
Ruivers," says: The manufacture Of
the arrow head and its various parts
involve knowledge of bone, ivory or
horn, and also familiar acquaintance
with stone and stone working. Arrow
heads differ from one another in mate
rial, in size and form, and in methods
ofattachment. The savage arrow-ma-
ker was a mineralogist. He not only
knew the qualities of rocks but also
their best methods of working, as well
n,bast oordi,;ors in which they
av;.+,5 f,r b;s nr,nosa in nature. In
each country the material employed Is
in every case the best from that region.
I,..,, ,,,rso+;or from the United
e..I.s.,.,,. . la.5, l.ve bear made of
,.., oIoIcodorv
'' ,s- Lo,.nstoro ebert morac-
- .I.;I;,n whilst in rare
,''''' .,,,,+.,.or,.t,I c,rpeljan,
-. .nI ana, wore used In
"'"' ~ -. .,,s,,..,,. IN.
WI N'"a w., s'r,,I +L,+ tbo rbysical
''"'0l .:.oa.I a,.,;1aL;I;tv Of the ma.
t'Cl .fI .I...I I.,. n.trr,I srrronpd-
.'''"' Ta 7.n,n, bv ovrarimeptation
t,1+ stono Ivino in p brook Welded
w.. -. ro.rIts than one eyposed to
L., .,,I +l,o ra,tbar on the open
l. LorIlor hurled in
a.. .- I,,a,,'.,,tb whore if has lain for
- ,,,ro him safer results
.,.;tl ,, 1s.. ,,.o,.l, than tba brook pebble,
n,tLon,t or,v bacome 2 critical
avrort IN tbc qualities of materials,
hnt also was led to become a quarry
,,,, :, orl.r 70 ovnIoit the proper ma
tor;oIs Irt the materials were part Of
ono;ort Ielaos npdor ground as in Ohio,
Arkansas and other places.
Az soon as the arrow-maker had Sc
cnred his stock, he began to work it
up into the shape desired, first, with a
stope hammer, by means of which he
knocked off flakes or spalls of the prop
or size and shane. Sometimes he would
irtrodnce between his stone hammer
and the block of material pitching
tool Of ,ntIer or hard bone. As soon
,s tbe fake Of proper dimensions was
removed the next thing with the artist
was to bring this into proper form by
means Of the talking tool or haker
The simplest form of the aaker is a
niece Of hone from the leg of a deer
noirtad , at one end. The essential
characteristics of the working end of
tbis fool are that it be stout enough to
.tord .rv amonnt Of pressure that a
man. can Give and that it be of such
ta,t,,ro t5ot i will take hold of the
sta Tf o rorsor will take a tooth
l,,,.L l.nJIo n bis rigbt hand and a
.t;,.r~I;a;,,,s 49,, storo n tba otberapd.
sl''l .I,.,,.. ~ tLo f,IIowirr methods he can
,r..,,, .,ro,r b.,J
To,.+1.osn,II or cb;non o table
.L;t of wood holding # firmly in
,.I... nth ,bo 1ofr ,brmb and forefn-
cra., +lo tootbbrrsb firmly in
o., u;,,L+ hand with tbo thumb on the
2 Tbo handle will work better if
- ,1.a brsl,;nc, rog.
I IL ,o,r tbo edra or
'l-..II s,-,r.. all r..,ovo tho cb;ps
oIond tbo nndor side.
o5 Il H., -, ,,o roIn IF the
- .,a,.,J mon o hit Of raw
L;I, LoII;no + IN rIaca with the fin
L,,4 ~ +bo +br,b Press off
49, 49,. oIsu, 49,. ol,,s of tbe chin.
oI CO, 10 Chin bet,yaan the
.l.l.s.I f,rofr,,or CO that its opter
y, -, .bo b,u If the