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The making of the toilet of an Ojibway indian is described in such graphic and terse language by an travelling companion Mr. H.H. Chapman. we give his description verbatum. "Indian hair dressing." The indian seats himself cross legged on the ground. his squaw then takes up a position in the rear on one side and unbraids the hair. then she carefully divides the hair esxactly in the middle. One side is then thoroughly combed out with a comb (The Dakota comb is shown as well as the Ojibway. both made of porcupine bristles). of any sort at hand, and a quantity of grease is applied after which the hair is rigorously smoothed with the hand and finally divided iinto three strands and plaited in a slender long tail down to the very end. The squaw then shifts her position to the other side treats that in the same way. when the two tails are tied together (over?) the ends with something bright. "And the big Indian goes off and loafs somewhere". The squaws braid each others hair in like manner.