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and he said, That's a good facer'
Three times this happened, and then
Hiawatha decided he didn't want to
eat his dead enemy, so he took the
kettle and its contents outside to
throw II away.
And De-Gon. Di-we-Da came and
met him, and Hiawatha recognized
him, and they talked, and then
Hiawatha formed the Confederacy
OF the Nations, by which they agreed
to live in brotherly love. And to
this day the Six Nations speak only
very reverently that sacred name OF
De-Gon.Di-We-Da.
The Indian is a poet. He has
adopted Of necessity the white
mans civilization, but he has pre-
served, in spite of this. his own
traditions. His arts and crafts have
been very wonderfully continued.
Almost every one OF us treasures.
or would like to possess, an Indian
blanket, basket, or Jar. We study
them in our National Museum.
where one OF the finest collections
in the world 10 on exhibition.
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ferently. He was born of an Indian
mother. a "down-fended Maiden"
as she was called, one Of the group
OF sacred virgins who were always
sheltered in a wigwam protected by
thistledown scattered thick around
It, because no one could approach
the wigwam without scattering the
thistledown and thus betraying his
presence. De-Gon-Di-We-D a's birth
was miraculous, and he survived the
effort OF the Indian maiden's
mother, who sought three times to
drown him, but each time he re.
turned in the night to the Indian
maiden, so he was allowed to live.
And when he grew up, he was very
wise indeed, and as a youth no
travelled and met Hiawatha, who
was carrying home the body of a
slain man, which he proceeded to
dismember and TO boil in pot over
the fire. De.Gon- Di.We.Da climbed
up and looked down through the top
of the wigwam, and his face was
reflected In the pot OF boiling water,
and Hiawatha saw the reflection,
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Case after case shows the
arts and industries OF our Western
friends. Squaws weaving gay-col.
ored blankets and rugs, each with
a pattern of it's own Of symbolic
meaning, the making of pottery,
hunting, the arts of the silver.
smith, the medicine man in his
snake dance, these are a few OF the
subjects shown by faithfully sculp-
tured figures.
The Indian likes to make these
ojects. 1t is his native avocation,
but he is poorly paid for his beau
tiful work. Look at our picture
of the rare Indian basket, with its
intricate and artistic design. This
basket sold for $1,000. sixteen
hundred dollars. but the poor old
Indian squaw who made it received
for all her hard work only the pitt
full trifle Of $3.50! She Is an aged
woman at Lake Tahoe. Cal. Now
she Is partly blind. Yet she gath
cred the grass. dyed IL. and made
the basket without a pattern, and
IL required much time and effort
to complete IL. She had the Joy Of
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Hunter Was Farmer.

The Indians" explains Miss
Gordon, were always noted for
their great hospitality. God gives
great things for use. In our prim.
tive state we had no poverty.
Everybody had plenty. There were
no orphans, because all were chill
dren of the clan. We have been
accused of letting the women do
the farm work. But hunting was q
serious business. How many white
men today could actually supply
their families by hunting or fish
ing? The Indian had the respon.
sibility Of the tribe on him when
he hunted.
"The reason the women did th.
farm work at home was because
the Earth is our mother, and
woman should be the priestess. she
should know how to feed man. But
the fiercest warrior was the kind
eat husband. The food and skins
were divided among all. The ma
tive Indian peoples had the best Of
all governments in the world. The
League Of Nations is just waking
I'D to it, but it is taken from the
Indian confederacy Of brotherly
love"
Again. in recalling the poetry Of
the Indian temperament, Miss Cor
don says, "The great gift Of to-
bacco the Indian gave to the white
man. But how does the white man
smoke II? Ungratefully. When
the Indian smokes, he first puffs to
the east, to the west, to the north,
and to the south. That IS not only
TO allay any evil spirit, but also to
give thanks to the Great Spirit.
Then he settles down to q real
smoke
Tho osages," Miss Gordon tells
us, ARE a rich tribe, but they
number only about 2,100. Not
many Indians have any wealth.
The vast majority Of the $4,000
Indians scattered about on 200
Indian reservations are very poor.
Many are in dire need for the
necessaries OF life, and will suffer
terribly this winter. because there
is no work that they can depend
on. I have set about to find .
remedy for these bad conditions. by
organizing a permanent founda-
ton to establish Industrial art
centers on or near the Indian
reservations, 80 that they may have
work all OF the time"
when Miss Gordon asked the
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Trails Of Antiquity

Over 900 words of our everyday
language come from the Indians:
buccaneer, cannibal, chocolate. COY.
ote, hammock, hurricane, hickory,
mahogany, maize, moccasin. PAM
pas, potato. quinine, raccoon, skunk,
squnw. tobacco, toboggan, totem, to-
mato. tuxedo. wigwam-some OF
them. like tuxedo" are almost high
brow-besidcs 30 many common ex-
pressionsi fire-water mot so useful
now a. formerly, though still in de-
mandD. squaw.man, pale-face, med.
icine-man, happy-huntins grounds.
bury the Ratchet, smoke the pipe OF
peace, 20 on the warpath, to say
nothing OF the Importance Of poll.
teal terms. caucus, chautauqua.
mugwump. and Tammany. Indian
heroes and heroines still thrill US:
Pocahontas, Pontiac. Tecumseh, and
others.
We seldom remember that our
railways and roadways today fol-
low exactly the paths, in many cases,
trodden out by the Indian ages ago.
THE Empire State" said an In
dian, was once laced by our trails
from Albany to Buffalo. trails worn
so deep by the IroQuois that they
became your roads of travel"
Indian dyes contribute to the arts
and industries Of our day; 'annatto"
stains cheese and butter: with CO.
clinical and others. to say nothing
Of the importance Of Indian tobac-
CO. the potato, and the maize or
corn. India rubber makes our motor
tires. Besides canoeing. other sports
We owe to the Indian are toboggan.
ing. snowshoeing. ia crosse"
middle Western game, and raquette.
played In South America. Our mod.
ern scout movement Is built UP on
Indian woodland lore. Panama hats,
Navajo blankets, hammocks, moe.
oasins, dog sleds-how many other
delightful conveniences do we owe
to the Indian. with his poetic imag.
|, inationi
Even our daily food descends from
the Indian: Potato. tomato. squash.
hsminy, pumpkin, lima beans. pine
apple. custard apple, persimmon,
cacao. vanilla, maple sugar, choco.
late, COCOA. and others, not to men.
ton, in medicine and surgery, co.
came, quinine. cascara sagrada,
ana many more.
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Indian Vestals.

The Indian religious cult does
not stop here, however, for they
have, also. their legend Of "De.Gon.
Di-We-Da," a very sacred name.
which they seldom speak aloud. be-
cause of their reverence for Him,
since He was their Saviour, their
Christus. And De.Gon.Di.We-Da
Is associated with Niawatha, who in
the Indian tradition lived in the
days OF cannibalism, when the In.
dams actually ate their enemies, IL
they could catch them.
This happened long ago, in pre-.
historic Indian times. and Dc.Gon.
Di.We.Da came TO teach them DIFF.
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Chaldean Legend.

And that is how the Indian ex-
plains the. beginning Of things.
And in his religious tradition, which
is q sacred cult, like the Egyptian
or the Hebrew, full Of symbolism.
he has also flood. And this was
the way of It: The flood came. and
the waters rose, and they rose.
and they rose. And everything was
buried under the waters except the
Dark, which climbed a mountain.
The Dark really represents the Devil.
nut In Indian lore is something rather
good friend after all. For as the
Devil stood on the mountain peak,
with the waters rising higher
about him, he saw bubbles coming
to the surface, and he reached down
into the water and brought up the
Muskrat, who was all but drowned.
But the Devil warmed him, and held
him. and stroked him until the
Muskrat became quite frisky. and
then the Devil said, do you think
you could dive again and bring UP
snything?"
Yes" said the Muslxrat. ct feel
good now. I think I could" So
down he plunged into the deep
waters. and he was gone a long,
long time. And the Devil began TO
think It had been too much for thu
poor Muskrat, when once more
there came to the surface the
bubbles. And the Devil reached
down again and drew in the Musk.
rat, still more exhausted than be.
fore. And again he warmed him
and restored him to life. But the
Muskrat had brought nothing back.
So he Owed down again, and this
time he was gone still longer. and
when at last the Devil saw tho
bubbles and reached down and pull.
ed him in, the Muskrat was more
Yearly dead than ever, and still he
had brought nothing.
But the Devil again restored him.
and then the Muskrat; feeling finer
than ever, said. Now. hold me up.
and let me jump from your hand"
And the Devil did 90. and this time
the Muskrat was successful. for he
The Washington times., 1922-01-22

Miss Gordon is full of faith In the
"Great Spirit" who has hidden her
hither. and with confidence in the
American people and the "Great
White Father" the President, with
whom she has already had an inter-
view. Miss Gordon has undertaken
her mission out or pure love. She
has n nice little house of her own,
q bungalow, on a high hill in Los
Angeles. CAL, where she would love
to be living now, writing plays, as
she has already done VITA much sue
cess. but she has lef n home in
order to help the Indiu :.
Few OF us realize thai we are spe-
cially indebted to our native broth
or. We almost forget that we have
robbed him Of his lands, the heritage
Of his fathers. and that he has been
compelled to adopt our civilization
In place Of his own more poetic
traditions. We have read in school
days Cooper's tale. THE Last OF
the Mohicans," Helen Hunt Jack
sons Ramona" or Longfellow's
"Hiawatha," and there the matter
ended. We enjoy the Indian canoe
in one Of our most popular sports.
The late war reminded us Of the
Indian, when by his bravery and
strategy he taught his white com.
rades the Indian tactics, new meth.
DDS OF advance. the ambuscade, and
Indian tricks of camouflage.
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JEW CENTER i'm WASHINGTON TO ENCOURAGE INDIAN AR,
-. PLANS REBIRTH OF ANCIENT CRAFTS OF LOST CVllE

Indians what they thought OF this
plan. they said. "Just give us .
chance to work and watch us jump
At II. That will give US the chance
to prove we will work."
So Miss Jane Zane Gordon came
on her mission to washington,
where she has already established
her American Indian Arts and
Crafts Foundation" Incorporated in
the District Of Columbia. with head.
quarters at 1901 r street northwest.
near the Interior building. She has
secured the interest and support Of
prominent authorities on the Indisn.
educators and others, including in
the advisory committee Eon.
Charles H. Burke. Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs; DIR. Walter Housh,
curator, United States National
Museum; DR.. William H. Holmes,
director, National Gallery Of Art;
DR.. Mitchell Carroll. editor Of Art
and Archaeology" Miss Gordon r.
executive secretary. and with her
on the Disturbing committee ere
Thomas r. Bishop. SECRETARY cf the
Society Of American Indians at
Washington, D. c., who 10 gfvinG
his services, and Gilbert Davis. q
fuil.blooded Apache Indian At Fort
Mcdowell. Arizona, who stands high
among his people. Two others also
in the foundation are No-Po strons.
heart, a ful.blooded Indian At
Yakima, Wash, and c. q. Went
worth, an Indian from Maine, now
In San Diego. Cal. .... .
Miss Gordon has absolute faith
in her work, and in the power OF
the Great Spirit to provide al
things. She believes that when the
purpose, his generous heart VIII re-
white man knows Of her splendid
spoud. She shows letters from
Strongheart and others. telling Of
the dire need among the Indians,
all OF which might be readily
remedied IL they had proper employ
ment. above all II II was the work
for which they are SO well adapted,
in which the poetry of their soul
finds expression-baskets. pottery.
blankets, rugs. The Indian VIII
his native self-respect win be main
tanned.
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"As the Deer Runs.

The Indians were natural poets.
The Smile OF the Great Spirit" that
was their name for a certain beauti.
full lake. Symbolism played an i'm.
portAnt part in their traditions. II
IL delightful to hear Miss Gordon
tell . story. In her own tongue
her name 10 "who-shon-No," which
means "As the Deer Runs" She
comes from Oklahoma, from the
wyandotte reservation. a tribe call.
ed also ''Hurons, by the French. a
name meaning wild boar" from the
appearance Of their headdress. As
Miss Gordon relates an Indian
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creating q beautiful thing. But sf
course II il her occupation. her
livelihood. and whoever sold for
$500 this rare work Of art sx-
plotted Get US hope unwittinsiy)
an unprotected woman. -.r
The Indian has sometimes been
falsely accused of extravagance.
But he says. THE earth IN our
mother. She feeds US. Everybody
should share alike. Everything
was put here by tho Great Spirit
for all. The white man offered VI
a string of beads for our land. We
took It. We thought he wanted 4
path over the land. But when our
ancestors went out to hunt and fish
in their old haunts. the white man
ordered them away. We had sold
our birthright. The white man says
one thing and means another. The
Indian says one thing and means
II
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7NOP LEFT-Miss Jane Zane Gordon, the
Wyandotte girl IUho heads the Increment to
restore the art of the ancient Americans. Right,
a beautiful example of natiUe basket-lDeaUing,
Uhich a poor old Indian lDon,an sold for $3.50 and
lCItich later brought a collector $1,000.
Center-A Navajo Indian family, lDeaUing one
of the blankets nOlU famous all OUer the UOrLd
for their textures and lovely coIors. This group
is from a picture in the United States Museum
of Natural History in Washington.
Belou left-A natiue lDoman of the TeOa tribe
of Pueblo Indians is shoIOn polishing pottery.
The pottery from Arizona is one of the best
knoIDn examples of primitive ceramics.
BeloD right-President Harding and Miss
G0rdOn-the later dressed in natiUe costume for
a call at the White House.
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Home Arts Center.

"I Travelled through Reno. New"
writes Strongheart. II saw very
old lady of the Payutes seated on the
sidewalk doing . little basket work
and to sell things. A number OF
passers-by stopped. watching her;
some Of the so-called white men re-
marked in a most insulting manner
and laughed at the expense OF our
poor beloved people"
Strongheart rode out to Reno Set
Element. Here he found wretched
conditions of overcrowding; two and
three families in one miserable
shack, children barefooted, almost
without clothing.
zone old. old man was there. He
was hungry" says strongheart. u
gave him a silver dollar, and tears
rolled down his cheeks. He sail,
This Ia the first money I have seen
in many years. Uncle Sam promised
me grub and bed, but I sleep In the
dust and am always hungry.
Strongheart has many more sad
stories, which are verified by others,
all of which one may read in letters
of recent date in Miss Gordon's Of
flee. General living conditions
writes some one of another rsserva.
ton, were very degrading. and pow
erty was visible in every household
Every Indian that we met gave the
same story concerning the meager.
ness and often the utter absence OF
rations,"
The need for q home occupation ID
emphasized. The Arts and Crafts
movement offers this opportunity.
Get the people interested in this big
undertaking Of restoring the arts"
writes Mrs. Rosalie M. Stevens, n
eros ventre Indian from Fort Bel.
KNAPP Indian Reservation, Mont. BE
gin by buying up what they have
now. They are hard up and will sell.
and II provided with material 10
make the things they love to do, !
feel sure you will succeed"
Miss Gordon believes her people to
be among the finest artists Of all
time. Underneath the ceremonies
Of the Indian, his dances, his weav-
ing. his painting. his legends and
myths. there lies q deep soul express
sion. occult and not to be understood
by all. 1t Is expressed for him In
beautiful colors, under which. rs
with the Bible, there Is a far deeper
meaning for those who care to study
and understand.
A central place called "The Home
Arts Center" this In Miss Gordon's
dream. There the Indians can learn
how to do any kind OF art work they
individually may wish to specialize
in, rooming and boarding there white
learning. doing the necessary WORK
required Of all who stay there.
This central art center" she
says, will be the storehouse for
all our designs. We shall have
samples Of all work being done on
the other reservations. It will b
also a storehouse for goods fin.
isbed. This will be our cisarins.
house, the big central base Of the
arts and crafts foundation. When
sufficient funds are collected. re-
searth work viii be started 10 ca
lect ali designs q Indian art work,
ancient and modern, while differ.
ent art csntsrs win Be organized
outside, with bright Indian boys
and girls In charss. some Of whom
may have studied the arts ssA
crafts OF other countries"
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returned at last, again nearly
drowned. but in his mouth he
brought three little grains of sand,
which when thrown down imme.
diately produced an island upon
which they could stand, and which
grew larger and larger.
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WYANDOTTE GIRL HERE
SAYS "GREAT SPIRIT"
WILL AID HER CAUSE

Jane Zane Gordon, Talented Young Woman, DE-
Scribes to Flambeau How Her People WIFI BE
Aided by New Foundation Wonderful Treas
ureS of Patience and Industry Have Heretofore
Been Sold to ProfiteerS for Mere Song.
The Washington times., 1922-01-22
BY VICTOR FLAMBEAU.

m HERE'S a sort of Indian magic about Miss Jane
! Zane Gordon, handsome Wyandotte girl, who has
recently come to Washington. You feel that if you
weren't good to her, she might just "make medicine
on you and turn you into a grasshopper, the odd
character in one of her legends did to the giant
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SUNSHINE PELLETS
Il Did.
by W. #. Thompson

IL Did.
He made a batch OF powder
And he put II In a bin,
Then he lit a cigarette
Which he'll never do ag'in.
Who hath had typhoid may car
ry 1t.
A quack is n duck with mer-
cenary motive,
Beware OF a strange cup and n
strange dog.
Count your calories and discount
your doctor.
From goose feathers we get pill
lows and asthma.
When the stomach's the master
the man is the slave.
Spend a dime for prevention,
spurn tho Doctors attention.
The malaria parasite has no legs
but the mosquito has wings.
Test your kidneys once each year
then Of Illness have 40 fear.
There Is n great misfortune in
a full stomach and a fun purse.
For every death from typhoid
someone is guilty OF manslaughter.
Who prepares for sickness while
he's hale seldom tells a sickly tale.
A billion typhoid bacilli In n
single glass OF drinking water would
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MY DEAR Virginia.
EVERYTHING.
THAT WE'RE uniind to.
COMES BACK to us.
TO HAUNT our days.
AND HAUNT our nights.
AND IT doesn't matter.
WHERE WE go.
OR WHAT we DO.
IT FINDS us out.
AMI 90 d..sn't matter,
III whNh been unkind.
THROUGH CARELEssNEss,
OR DIsREsPECr.
OR THoUerHLEssNEss.
OR wrrn !n,.n.
TO BE unkind.
1T ALL the same.
AND ALL the ills.
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Laying Down a Barrage.

"Do you hear from your son at
college
EARLY and often" said drabcoin.
II get so many requests for money
by mail, telegraph and long dis
tance telephone that / hsstitate to
listen in with my radio outfit for
fear I'll hear sons voice making an
Other appeal
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We TOWNE GOSSIP

Dear BDrylng cr through little New Jersey town
n
but reached them the larger dog chased the anaer dog
little body got out OF spoke tho
l m the
heartbroken
X G, Is, from whe
haunt
the pleasure OF motoring Ia VIRGINIA DOROTHY.
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Laughs Make You Live L0nger--fzereS a Page OF Lite
THE MOTORISTS EPITAPH

When ! shall quit the steering wheel
And leave the Ieft-sde seat forever,
When never more my good right heel
Shall press upon the staring lever,
When in the silent hearse ride.
If you shall follow with the mourners,
Say this, and it shall be my pride:
never swung around the corners.
When depart lfe's thorouRhfares
And quit the turmoil Of the traffic,
Though little shall / leave my heirs
Deserving praises epitaphic,
Still you might say This thing for me
TO drive with care was ever my way;
However hurried might be,
] never thought owned a highway.
never risked my neighbor's life
BY crowding him in busy places,
Or filled his breast with hate and strife
BY thinking was ace Of aces;
And when a boulevard nCared
/ stopped although not many do it,,
And waited till the way was cleared
never trcld to beat men to It..
When | shall leave the drivers seat
And quit The steering wheel forever
say this On boulevard or street
pulled no tricks thought we're clever.
When depart this worldly post,
If you perhaps recall me kindly,
Say this, for it's my only boast:
/ never turned a corner bndly.
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alter neither the taste nor the APP
poaranco. The taste, as n test, is not
to be trusted.
MAN.
He growls and kicks
About the dough
That wiley spends for eats;
But then. OF course,
She doesn't know
How much he spends for treats.
So often what appears, 10 us, tC
be the big top" Is onlp a side
show to the other fellow.
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THAT WE may do,
THROUGH FAULT OF ours.
THEY WILL come back.
AND MAKE us pay.
BUT IF +.
THAT WE just be
THE INSTRUMENT.
THROUGH WHICH some III.
Is DONE someone.
AND IN our minds.
WE FIND no blame.
ATTACHED TO U.S.
THEN 1T must be.
THAT WHILE we Erievs.
THERE is ro need.
THAT WE should fear
THAI WHAT ls grief.
Is PUNISHMENT.
AND YOURS Is grief.
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The milk from n COW fed on poll
grass fed cow IS ~ich In these health
giving substances.
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Milk Is food for bugs and babes.
when thev eat from the same bot
tie the babes pay, and that's where
the doctor comes in,
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We don't get vitamins out OF fancy
boxes. Noun tlnd them in the but
ter dish, 10 the cream pitcher on
the viues IN the garden and on the
trees in the orchard.