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51 no occasion does the Indian appear in so suitable & tasteful a costume, & one which is perfectly in harmony with the occupation in which they are to engage, The neat & airy head dress, brilliant in color & not subject to derangement from motion, but contributing to the grace of their swift movements, as their long hair, & pendant "tails" wamekenunke" stream upon the wind, their feathers & crests tossing, their bodies turning with serpentine ease & deerlike swiftness, they run, vault & spring into the air, & course from one end to the other of the lawn-like prarie, like so many Mercuries, the brilliant colors of dress & paint, & the flashing amulets & diadems, & varied position leading the eye thro' an exciting & luxuriant