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Memoranda &c. Tour to Minnesota 1851. Vol.2 St Paul’s Minnesota June 23rd to 1851.

The use of mocassins contributes very much to the elegant walk of the Indian - the feet have then their natural elasticity & by comparison the wearer of shoes or boots has a hobbled and awkward gate. We, who call ourselves civilized, scarce know what the natural walk of man is, we are so accustomed to the hampered motions of Clodhoppers and dandies. Compared with the figures of the Anglo Saxon the Indian is lighter, lither and more erect formed rather for feats of agility than strength. Power & Strength, seem