The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-05-20

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upon strings of uniform length, size
and color ready for the market
Thence developed the manufacture
of varieties, such as beads of gold
silver. ivory, amber, glass. pottery,
metal, jet, coral, hardwood and
various other materials, made into
necklaces. bracelets, chains, rosaries
and worked on cloth and hides OF
different description. The beading
of garments and foot wear became
conspicuous on, or about this period
and was extremely popular among
the Spanish and Egyptian natio4s
Many striking costumes were adorn.
ed by performers. while exemplify.
ing their famous dances; costly
gowns were decked with beading
as we'll as the hats, vests, and gar
ments of men. All of Spanish
America we're partial to beads and
beading.
The Mexicans gradually develop.
ed into bead-loving country, and
for several centuries they were in.
dispensible in the manufacture oi
dress goods, ,sombreros. boots, shoes
slippers, saddlery and etc, but in
late years beads have lost consider.
able in their lustre to the
eye of the Mexican people. There
were extensive purchases of South
American beads and vast tracts ot
land were exchanged for agate pro.
ductions. The genuine agate bead
is a member of the quartz family
generally found in round mass OF
in veins in the trap rocks, when
such rock is decomposed by the
elements, the agate drops out, and
are found in the beds of streams
that decends from their depositor.
les, or they may be obtained by
quarrying.
The most valuable of these strings
are produced in South America, and
known on the market as blood stone
their color is dark green. with
bright red red spots, and dealers
at all ports of which trade with
the interior of Africa is carried on
find this form of beads almost in.
dispensible as medium of exchange
with the native tribes, and require
the unquestionable selection of uni.
form sizes and colors.
| The American Indian caused the
importation of glass beads to oul
country. Prior to the European
colonies the only beads known te
exist here were manufactured from
volcanic substance.
In the 10th century the Italian
glass workers were imported to
manufacture beads for the Indians
under very rigid instructions. NJ
stranger was permitted to learn the
art. Any workman carrying hi
skill to another country was follow.
ed and ordered back, if he refused tt
come, his relatives were imprison
ed. If he persisted, they dispatched
an emissary to put him to death.
History relates of wandering beaC
maker who was traced to Normandy
where he was stabbed with dag
ger, on which was written: Trait
or" These restrictions had but lit.
tie effect upon the persistency o1
the ever progressing American
1t was essential to the welfare oi
construction in this country that we
learn the manufacture of glass, and
in the year 1889. a glass house was
erected in Salem, Mass, and William
Pen alludes to a quaker glass house
in 1858. The formula was then
exposed, and in 1887 the first sue
cessful glass factory was founded at
Boston and held exclusive right for
Is years. by an act of the state
legislature.
The Indians were deprived of this
information and gave up the effort
of manufacturing glass beads, but