Aboriginal America

Abbott, Jacob. Aboriginal America
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Chapter 1 Types of Life in America.

Section 1.1 Subject of the Volume

Section 1.2 Origin of Vegetable and Animal Life in America

Section 1.3 Means of Communication With the Old World.

Section 1.4 The Plants and Animals of America Generally New.

Section 1.5 Man Admitted to be an Exception

Section 1.6 What is a Species?

Section 1.7 The Distinction of Species Very Permanent

Section 1.8 Evidence of Ancient Records

Section 1.9 Evidence of Fossil Remains

Section 1.10 Opinions of Naturalists and Philosophers

Section 1.11 Examples of Diversity

Section 1.12 The General Types the Same

Section 1.13 The Mystery General

Section 1.14 The Two Principal Theories

Section 1.15 Inquiries Into This Subject Right and Proper

Section 1.16 The Testimony of Scriptures

Section 1.17 Means of Transportation for Animals and Plants

Section 1.18 Glacial Action

Section 1.19 The Glacial Period of North America

Chapter 2 Face of the Country

Section 2.1 The Map

Section 2.2 The Lake Country.

Section 2.3 Fur-Bearing Animals

Section 2.4 The Indian Inhabitants

Section 2.5 Influence of the Moral Instincts

Section 2.6 The Great Central Valley

Section 2.7 The Soil of the Great Valley

Section 2.8 Formation of Islands in the River

Section 2.9 Swamps

Section 2.10 the Old Forsaken Channels

Section 2.11 The Mouth of the Mississippi

Section 2.12 The Prairies

Section 2.13 The Northern Atlantic Slope

Section 2.14 Native Animals

Section 2.15 Man

Section 2.16 The Southern Atlantic Slope

Section 2.17 Character of the Coast

Section 2.18 The Western Slope

Section 2.19 The Great Salt Desert

Section 2.20 The Deposits of Salt

Section 2.21 The Diggers

Section 2.22 Climate of the Country

Section 2.23 Recapitulation

Chapter 3 Remarkable Plants

Section 3.1 Distinction of Indigenous and Exotic

Section 3.2 The Cotton Plant

Section 3.3 Many Species

Section 3.4 Cotton Intended for the Clothing of Men

Section 3.5 Rice,

Section 3.6 Maize

Section 3.7 An Indian Tradition

Section 3.8 The Distinction of Exogenous and Endogenous

Section 3.9 The Tobacco Plant

Section 3.10 The Habit of Using Tobacco

Section 3.11 Botanical Name

Section 3.12 The potato

Section 3.13 The Magnolia

Section 3.14 The Mahogany Tree

Chapter 4 Remarkable Animals

Section 4.1 The Beaver

Section 4.2 The Beaver's Teeth

Section 4.3 Fame of the Beaver

Section 4.4 His System of Building

Section 4.5 The House

Section 4.6 Working Hours

Section 4.7 Other Fur-Bearing Animals

Section 4.8 Curious Phenomenon

Section 4.9 The Buffalo

Section 4.10 Annual Migration

Section 4.11 Swimming the Streams

Section 4.12 Crossing on the Ice

Section 4.13 Trails

Section 4.14 Use of the Buffalo

Section 4.15 The Turkey

Section 4.16 The Alligator

Section 4.17 The Eagle

Section 4.18 cochineal

Section 4.19 The Rattlesnake and Humming Bird

Section 4.20 The Rattle

Section 4.21 The Rattlesnake more Sinned Against Than Sinning

Section 4.22 He Acts Always on the Defensive

Section 4.23 The Humming Bird

Section 4.24 Vibrations Producing Sound

Section 4.25 The Humming Bird's Mode of Life

Section 4.26 Gentleness of Disposition

Chapter 5 The Indian Races

Section 5.1 Question of the Origin of the Different Races of Men

Section 5.2 Distinction of Races

Section 5.3 Causes of the Differences Observed

Section 5.4 Important Conclusion

Section 5.5 The Distinction of Race Fixed and Permanent

Section 5.6 Objection To This View

Section 5.7 The Weak Especially Entitled to Protection From the Strong

Section 5.8 Original Peopling of the Continent

Section 5.9 Crossing the Northern Seas

Section 5.10 Traveling Upon the Ice

Section 5.11 The Pacific Islanders

Section 5.12 Currents of the Ocean

Section 5.13 Antiquity of the Aboriginal Population of America,

Section 5.14 Ancient Nations of North America

Section 5.15 Durability of Earthworks

Section 5.16 Ancient Fields

Section 5.17 The Copper Mines

Section 5.18 The Mounds of Florida

Section 5.19 Unquestionable Antiquity of Many of the Mounds

Section 5.20 Conclusion

Chapter 6 The Indian Family

Section 6.1 The Institution of Marriage

Section 6.2 General Law of Pairing

Section 6.3 Application to the Case of Man

Section 6.4 Construction of Dwellings

Section 6.5 Coverings

Section 6.6 Interior of the Lodges

Section 6.7 Indian Housekeeping

Section 6.8 Removals

Section 6.9 Canoes

Section 6.10 Log Canoes

Section 6.11 Clearing Land

Section 6.12 Tilling the Land

Section 6.13 Preparing the Corn for Food

Section 6.14 Mode of Boiling

Section 6.15 Varied Occupations of the Women

Section 6.16 Moccasins

Section 6.17 Excursions of the Women

Section 6.18 Education of the Children

Section 6.19 Stories for Children

Section 6.20 The Child that Turned into a Wolf

Chapter 7 Mechanic Arts

Section 7.1 Native Ingenuity

Section 7.2 Manufacture of Weapons

Section 7.3 Superiority of Fire-Arms

Section 7.4 Curious Modes of Making Handles

Section 7.5 Stone-Headed Mace

Section 7.6 Military Ornaments

Section 7.7 Hunting and Fishing

Section 7.8 Solitary Habit of the Indian

Section 7.9 Summer Hunting

Section 7.10 Night Hunting

Section 7.11 Snow Shoes

Section 7.12 Adventures in the Woods

Section 7.13 Fishing

Section 7.14 Various Manufactures

Section 7.15 Painting the Face

Section 7.16 The Tikkinagon

Section 7.17 Fire

Section 7.18 Wampum

Section 7.19 Wampum Used for Records and Documents

Section 7.20 Treaties and Public Records

Section 7.21 Pictorial Writing

Chapter 8 Indian Legends and Tales

Section 8.1 Travelers Among the Indians

Section 8.2 Origin of Man

Section 8.3 Old Boreas and Shingebiss

Section 8.4 The Story of Ampata

Section 8.5 Trap Set for Catching the Sun

Section 8.6 Hunting in Heaven

Section 8.7 The Story of Moowis

Section 8.8 Old Red Head

Section 8.9 How Algon Gained His Wife

Chapter 9 Constitution and Character of the Indian Mind.

Section 9.1 Adaptations Observed in the Forms of Animal Life

Section 9.2 Mental Adaptations

Section 9.3 Designs of Divine Providence in Respect to Man

Section 9.4 The Great Divisions in the Human Family

Section 9.5 Constitutional Diversities

Section 9.6 Mental and Physical Constitution of the American Aborigines

Section 9.7 The Taciturnity of the Indians

Section 9.8 Cruelty

Section 9.9 The Father Dying For His Son

Section 9.10 The Practice of Scalping

Section 9.11 Origin of the Practice

Section 9.12 Customs Connected with the Practice of Scalping

Section 9.13 Treatment of Women

Section 9.14 Polygamy

Section 9.15 Intellectual Superiority of the Caucasian Race

Section 9.16 Two Great Means of Civilization

Chapter 10 The Coming of the Europeans

Section 10.1 The Coming of the Europeans

Section 10.2 Changes in Respect to Animal Life

Section 10.3 Changes in Respect to Plants

Section 10.4 Changes in the Races of Men

Section 10.5 The Displacement of One Race By Another Not Necessarily Attended With Suffering

Section 10.6 Difficulties That Opposed the Amalgamation of the Two Races

Section 10.7 Fixedness of the Indian Tastes and Habits

Section 10.8 Present Condition of the Western Tribes

Section 10.9 The Mandan Lodges

Section 10.10 Different Causes for the Aversion of the Indians to Live Like the Whites

Section 10.11 The Kennebec Indian and His Child

Section 10.12 The Feeling of Repulsion That Exists Between the Different Races of Man Not Necessarily a Prejudice

Section 10.13 The Universal Brotherhood of Man