bottom with several thicknesses of newspaper. In the bottom
pack about four inches of sawdust or finely chopped hay as
hard as it can be packed. Place the granite pail on top of this
packing in the center of the bucket, and pack sawdust or hay
all around it. When this is done, pull the pail out of the hay
or sawdust carefully, leaving a hole the size of the bucket.
Make a lining for the opening left, using the cloth for this pur-
pose. At the bottom of the hole fit a piece of asbestos. This
will help to keep the heat from escaping. Next make a pad of
newspaper and sawdust covered with cloth to fit the top of the
bucket, cover the pail and hold in the heat. Make a wooden top
also to fit snugly over the bucket. This helps to prevent the
cold air from entering the bucket and the heat from escaping.
Arrange hooks and screw eyes on the lid and bucket with which
to hold the lid in place.
Englisli.
"Dissertation on Eoast Pig." By Charles Lamb.
New words connected with the lesson ; their definition and use.
Notebook work. Composition. Story-telling. (A few stories
are suggested here.)
The Last Buffalo Round-up in Texas
The buffalo played an important role in the life of primitive
man. The American Indian hunted this animal and used its
flesh for food and its skin for clothes.
Each year the Indians had a great buffalo round-up. Only
within the last few years has the custom ceased. The following
story is told of the last round-up in Texas.
In the Panhandle of Texas, near the city of Goodnight, a tribe
of Indians used to hold each year their Buffalo festival and kill
the winter supply of buffalo meat as the great herds came down
from the mountains to winter on the Texas plains. As the
white man slew more and more of the buffalos in the mountains
each year, the herds grew less and less. Finally they almost
ceased to exist. The disappointed and waiting Indians, not
knowing what had happened, felt that the Great Spirit was
angry and decided to appease his wrath and get him to send
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the buffalo herd again. The medicine man, or the priest of the
tribe, mounted upon a snow white pony bare-back and rode up
into the Pala Dura canyon alone. There with his bow and
arrow he slew a straggling buffalo, and taking out the heart
and liver, came back to brew a ' ' Strong. Medicine ' ' and have a
great religious dance of his tribe in order to get the help of
the Great Spirit. A fire was built in the sacred pot, the buffalo
heart was put on to brew the "medicine," while the whole tribe
sang, and howled, and danced in a circle around the pot; calling
upon the spirits.
As the ceremony continued, the dancing and shouting grew
wider. For two days and nights without ceasing it continued,
but no buffalo appeared. Some of the Indiana became exhausted ;
some fell dead in their tracks, but many still continued the dance
through another day. The circle gradually grew smaller, but
the dancing and screaming became more and more frantic. Still
no buffalo came.
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bottom with several thicknesses of newspaper. In the bottom pack about four inches of sawdust or finely chopped hay as hard as it can be packed. Place the granite pail on top of this packing in the center of the bucket, and pack sawdust or hay all around it. When this is done, pull the pail out of the hay or sawdust carefully, leaving a hole the size of the bucket. Make a lining for the opening left, using the cloth for this purpose. At the bottom of the hole fit a piece of asbestos. This will help to keep the heat from escaping. Next make a pad of newspaper and sawdust covered with cloth to fit the top of the bucket, cover the pail and hold in the heat. Make a wooden top also to fit snugly over the bucket. This helps to prevent the cold air from entering the bucket and the heat from escaping. Arrange hooks and screw eyes on the lid and bucket with which to hold the lid in place.
English.
"Dissertation on Roast Pig." By Charles Lamb.
New words connected with the lesson ; their definition and use.
Notebook work. Composition. Story-telling. (A few stories are suggested here.)
The Last Buffalo Round-up in Texas
The buffalo played an important role in the life of primitive man. The American Indian hunted this animal and used its flesh for food and its skin for clothes.
Each year the Indians had a great buffalo round-up. Only within the last few years has the custom ceased. The following story is told of the last round-up in Texas.
In the Panhandle of Texas, near the city of Goodnight, a tribe of Indians used to hold each year their Buffalo festival and kill the winter supply of buffalo meat as the great herds came down from the mountains to winter on the Texas plains. As the white man slew more and more of the buffalos in the mountains each year, the herds grew less and less. Finally they almost ceased to exist. The disappointed and waiting Indians, not knowing what had happened, felt that the Great Spirit was angry and decided to appease his wrath and get him to send
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the buffalo herd again. The medicine man, or the priest of the tribe, mounted upon a snow white pony bare-back and rode up into the Pala Dura canyon alone. There with his bow and arrow he slew a straggling buffalo, and taking out the heart and liver, came back to brew a ' ' Strong. Medicine ' ' and have a great religious dance of his tribe in order to get the help of the Great Spirit. A fire was built in the sacred pot, the buffalo heart was put on to brew the "medicine," while the whole tribe sang, and howled, and danced in a circle around the pot; calling upon the spirits.
As the ceremony continued, the dancing and shouting grew wider. For two days and nights without ceasing it continued, but no buffalo appeared. Some of the Indiana became exhausted ; some fell dead in their tracks, but many still continued the dance through another day. The circle gradually grew smaller, but the dancing and screaming became more and more frantic. Still no buffalo came.