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CHAPTER LXXI.. Philology of the Indian Tongues--Its Difficulties--Belles

Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years With the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers · Henry Rowe Schoolcraft — chapter 68 of 140 · ~48 words · public domain

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Philology of the Indian tongues--Its difficulties--Belles lettres and money--Michigan and Georgia--Number of species in natural history--Etymology--Nebahquam's dream--Trait in Indian legends--Pictography--Numeration of the races of Polynesia and the Upper Lakes--Love of one's native tongue--Death of Gen. Harrison--Rush for office on his inauguration--Ornamental and shade trees--Historical collections--Mission of "Old Wing".

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