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The men of the Dakota nation are, as is equally true with the Ojibway, an idle and lazy race of beings all the drudgery of the house, or field is as a matter of course delegated to the squaw. The men hunt, smoke, attend concerts and go to war when they are not eating or sleeping, all the other duties are attended only by the woman. His hair is combed and greized, and then plaited for him by his helpmate, and it is not at all surprising that this indian should prefer that state of things to continue rather than to adopt the role of the white men, and go to work in the fields as a laborer. He will have to come to it but it is hard, and a bitter pill. The hunter returned from the chase throws his quarry at the door of his teepee, or wigwam, and the squaw then takes charge of it. his duty is ended. The indians of both these nations are disposed to be affectionate to their children, and the father will avenge the death of a child or an injury done them to the bitter end, and this thirst for (revenge?) never dies till it is satiated by the blood of an enemy. It is not always necessary that the slayer of the son or daughter shall suffer; but it must be one of the opposite nation. as of old the cry is "blood for blood." An old Ojibway having lost a son by the hands of the Dakotas carried about with him an article worn by the dead, and when he had dipped it in the blood of his enemy: a Dakota the (unclear) or spirit of the child (unclear) appeared. The indian is stoical, and will never in the presence of anyone show his grief. tears are seldom shed. but an indian man will show his greatest grief by the most eloquent harangue or speech or in mute silence. The women however are noisy in their lament. The affairs of public interest are never acted upon hastily, nor will a chief assume the responsibility of an action, however trifling, without consulting with others. This writer in procuring data for this volume visited the Ojibway at Las des Flambleau, Wisconsin, while they were collecting maple sugar. They were then scattered about in the "Sugar Bush" camps ("Nawa gulb"?) "midday or something that occurred at noon" - the third chief happened to be nearest thte station and he was visited first. He was presented with a bag of (unclear) and the (unclear) and (unclear)