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THE RED CHILD OF THE FOREST

PAST AND PRESENT

THE Indian medicine man thought he could cure disease by frightening away the evil spirits supposed to cause it, so he wore horns and other things to make him look savage. What is this medicine man wearing that used to belong to Brother Bear? Indians, when they live in wigwams, believe in medicine men, as Eagle Heart did, but most Indian children now go to school and know better. The two
From the Statue by Dallin.

THE MEDICINE MAN
center pictures show the boys and girls studying art and manual training at the Indian school at Carlisle, Pa. In the summer the boys and girls at Carlisle are allowed to work on neighboring farms where they can earn a little money and learn how farming is carried on. Our government has established a number of Indian schools and keeps them up at a cost of several million dollars a year.

"She hung the baby and cradle and all from her shoulders."



Some tribes wrap up their babies in buckskin bags.

These are wigwams like that in which Eagle Heart was born. They are made of the skins of wild animals.