An Indian beau or dandy, [p. 112].—A fruitless endeavour to paint one, [p. 113].—Mah-to-toh-pa (the four bears), second chief of the tribe—The Author feasted in his wigwam, [p. 114], [pl. 62].—Viands of the feast, [p. 115].—Pemican and marrow-fat—Mandan pottery—Robe presented, [p. 116].
[LETTER—No. 17, Mandan Village.]
Polygamy—Reasons and excuses for it, [p. 118].—Marriages, how contracted—Wives bought and sold, [p. 120].—Paternal and filial affection—Virtue and modesty of women—Early marriages—Slavish lives and occupations of the Indian women, [p. 121].—Pomme blanche—Dried meat—Caches—Modes of cooking, and times of eating—Attitudes in eating, [p. 122].—Separation of males and females in eating—the Indians moderate eaters—Some exceptions, [p. 123].—Curing meat in the sun, without smoke or salt—The wild Indians eat no salt, [p. 124].
[LETTER—No. 18. Mandan Village.]
Indian dancing—“Buffalo dance,” [p. 127], [pl. 56].—Discovery of buffaloes—Preparations for the chase—Start—A decoy—A retreat—Death and scalping, [p. 129].
[LETTER—No. 19, Mandan Village.]
Sham fight and sham scalp dance of the Mandan boys, [p. 131], [pl. 57].—Game of Tchung-kee, [p. 132], [pl. 59].—Feasting—Fasting and sacrificing—White buffalo robe—Its value [p. 133], [pl. 47].—Rain makers and rain stoppers, [p. 131].—Rain making, [p. 135], [pl. 58].—“The thunder boat”—The big double medicine, [p. 140].
[LETTER—No. 20, Mandan Village.]
Mandan archery—“Game of the arrow,” [p. 141], [pl. 60].—Wild horses—Horse-racing, [p. 142], [pl. 61].—Foot war-party in council, [p. 143], [pl. 63].