Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-20

Dear Children:
Here is the second installment of
the history of the American Indian
rs written by Mabel Mason Carlton
FOR the John Hancock Mutual Life
Insurance company:
1.-THE history of America does not
begin with the landing of Columbus
Or with the coming of the NOresmen.
There are chapters and chapters in
the early history of America which
are little known and little thought
Df, but which have large share in
the making of this nation. The In
dams were living in America thous-
hnds of years before the coming of
Columbus; from the most primitive
stages of civilization, they have I'M
aergone a gradual process of eTolu-
ton and development. Although still
5 hncivilized and barbaric they were
I able to contribute certain elements
bf culture which have formed a part
In the development of American life.
To understand and appreciate these
contributions, we must study the life
and customs of the Indians, the First
Americans
:. "The Indian has not always lived
= IN America. Fifteen thousand years
ago our country lay under a glacier
plOW1y Iii OQSIlOQI lIIOuSdlI1S VI years
the ice receded, the earth warmed,
vegetation grew. About ten thousand
years ago, man for the first time en-
tered the New World He came from
Asia, across Behring Straight; and
IS others of his people came after
him, he roamed and wandered to the
south into what is now Canada, then
an to the United States, and finding
The country to the south warmer
and more abundant in vegetation and
game, he settled and multiplied until
Within the course of hundreds Of
years, he had practically covered the
.wo American continents
Next week we will take UP the
brigin of the Indion
Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
c Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will Won
admit two Georgia girls into your happy
4. band of boys and girls? We have been
readers of the Letter Box for some time,
md enjoy reading the letters very much
This is our second letter, and we hone to see
t In print, as we are sure the other one
must have gone to the wastebasket. We
IKE most OF the boys and girls, live on a
farm, but can't say like it very much
We go fishing and grabbing and also 90 in
bathing. We won't describe ourselves this
lime. Will say our ages are between twenty
my twenty-five. The who guess our
my OF you good-looking boys and girls
would like to correspond with two lively
urls, just let your letters come We will
answer all letters received. Lovingly.
lMISS) ANNIE PACETTI.
AtISS) CATHERINE WRIGHT.
Klngland, Ga, Route 2
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: viii YOU
ct three more cousins join your happy
Iand! Where are we from? From Georgia.
NJ course. We are all at school TODAY. 1t
Nypa hora
!, Ill enjoy the beauty of nature. Our favor
: tie sports are swimming, bathing, baseball
md car riding. Have You all planned what
fou ere going to do when you get grown?
# YOU haven't you should, and work IN 10
mat plan. think should all follow
:he rules at the head of our column l.
da Mae. am thirteen years old, and am in
The seventh grade. MY birthday is Deem
Ter 8. Have | twin? J., Mona, am fiji
Teen years old and. am in the fifth grade
NY birthday is June ~. /, Katie, am also
hlrteen years old and am in the seventh
trade, my birthday being November 30. We
Ire personally acquainted with several of
he cousins. Pearl Strickland lives in the
text house to Ida Mae. l wonder why
v the Florida cousins write. l, Ida Mae,
ave lived in Florida one year right in the
.ity of Orlando. We at school today.
If this is printed we will come again some
lime. I, Ida Mae have written once be-
bore, but my letter not printed. All
rou boys and girls write us. From three
Georgia Crackers.
MISS IDA NAE MARGAIN.
Hickox, Ca, Route ., Box 80.
(MISS) KATIE MORGAN.
Hickox, Ca, Route 1.
(MISS) MONA MORGAN.
Hckox, Ca, Route 3
Dear Aupf Julia and Cousins: Will you
lease let Georgia girl join your circle of
pys and girls? new cousin, but
blink you all will let have a place in
be Letter Box. / have been reading the
letter Box for a long time, and surely do
Axe it. How many of you cousins like to
cad As well as L do. l suppose. Here
ire some of my favorite books: ''St. Elmo,
Dora Dean" "Thorns Among Orange Bios
Dms."
y see some Of the cousins have subjects.
Eere is mine: Friendship" Cousins,
night to speak more kind words than we do.
Fou can ;ots of people today who are
hot friendly all. They wear a frown
heir faces, and it seems like they in
Touble. Perhaps they may be, but il they
you'd speak more kind words and talk with
hhers, their troubles would seem lighter.
cousins, when You are in trouble try it and
ee that 1t will help you. Let us speak
tell of one another. If we can't, don't say