Evening journal., 1920-07-30
new YORK SHOP
DRESSES indian
Red Men Still Obtain Their
Shells, Beads and Or
namentS
FATHER FOUNDED
THE BUSINESS

81 NEW YORK, uJly 30.-Fifty years
aeo A. s Frost was an Indisn trader
oa the Western reservations. In his
z gFueral store he trained his clerks
AMI sent them out amnug lhe Indian
z y DFS 70 trade and his-husinpss
s prpspered- But when General Grant
8 VAS elected TO the Presidency tie had
sS ~ passed forbdding traders 10
X baft-r With the red men unless thev
We're married and lived on, the reser-
4 y ens with their families.
TMen Frost hit upon the plan Of
dealing with the Indians through
e sesT's who conformed With The new
= laws and his business OF supplying
e i'lsssss irospcred.
z However, his son. Dan Frost pos
= 1Y lmbued with more modern Ideas
egusuued to carry On the business
With offices ia New York. Here Ii is
Ias bic for him to import from an
lars Of the world beads, shells and
g o'h'r ornaments dear 10 The heart or
( The indian.
y Is his shop down town there IS an
rfed stock OF beads. feathers,
shells and ornaments with which THE
tgss,1E- separates tbs redskins from
hss money. A ready markottcan al
npys be found on the reservations.
b9carse the government laws have
fs1rtved The Indian o. the old meth
ods 0f obtainfng his decorations.
e IN ihe olden dsys when s redskin
4 9i The dust his conquerpr would
< remove The long bone from bis flneVr
1-1d use Il rs q hair Ornament or fasien
many Of Them iogsiher 10 make
. brc1siplaie. Bus ihe laws Of Uncle
Sam foTn'd The Indian 10 obisin his
ha K decorations al fhe expense of
y II rnpr1t~a 4fTr nr fln4r 1ttf..
plies them IN the form Of cieveriy
Z cut NhalPbones.
a few years ago the Indians were
& Forbidden 10 Nil tagies, which were
being slowly exierminaiTd. But as
every Indian chief must wear an
+ eagle feather was a symbol OF aufhori-
~. this law had 10 be eveded in order
shai the customs of the red mans
9orcfaihers could be conformed to,
6 heretofore. the eagle Was killed for
& Ms feathers but the cunning brain
y nf the Indian conceived better plan.
\ Be would take a puppy dog or
small animal 10 ihe Top OF hin over
s wslich eagles lowered, and tying the
puppy to a pile Of brush. he would
hide beneath H. When the eagie
Rwooped down and fastened iis ialnns
+ On The securely tied pun The Indian
would pull nui The eagles tail feath-
& ers. Thus he achieved his purpose
without killing the eagle or breaking
Z. me white mans law. Dan Frost
3 raIries eagle feathers In siock FOR
rcd men who are not fortunate in
nrnbua>ad'ng an eagle,
Amonc his curios he has The eagle
lcathsr Of Red Cloud, q famous chief
J. spon which there IS a small red spot
p Indicating that he killed a man with
! bullet Other feathers are cut and
. stained RID, signfying that The owner
y hsd killed his enemy.
Tiny coiored beads are traded 10
q 'he Blachfeet. while a different size
OF bead Is sold TO the Sioux, who
= could not use The same hesd OF an
4 nther tribe. 7he lroqunis hny small
shells. which were originally used
for wampum, but arc now utilized
as ornaments. Brightly colored
Z ehawis are sold to the Osaces. who
Z have recently made s fortune by sell
ing their lands In oklahoma which
( were rSch in oil feids
The Nayains are a eeh-supporting
Z tribe, receiving no money allowance
from the Government since their
wool-growing Industry brings In
large profits. They have 4 penchant
for corsl beads. for which they trade
heir famous Navajo blankets. Mr.
4 Frost also carries a large stock Of
= face paint which the warriors once
5 used 10 cmhellish their bodies In
3 battle but are now used for decora-
8 tive purposes only.
& The Indians VreStest treasure was
ehts enemy's scalp. which he adorned
with beads, wore Il as an ornament.
: and had Il buried with him The
coupe stick which Is short and paint
"a IN bright colors. was stuck into
The victims body during battle In
order that the braves might clsim
their righuul scalps later on. How
ever, many warrior was won't to
place bis coupe stick Into the VIC
tinS Of other braves. so great WAS
HiS greed for scalps.
Tho redskin has na qualms OF CON
science when he resorts for selling
Imitation scalps % umsuspectlng
Araders, A few months ago Mr. Frost
asked a trader 10 buy A scalp for him
and when The trader returned the
scalp was taken "a an expert al the
Museum Of National History. II WAS
discovered that the scalp was the
skin and cleverly dyed hair Of a colt.
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