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INDIAN OUTBREAK.PHmitiv© Iowa MnannaklcB Jealous of IKureQtinu Igorrotea*It has been reported to the Interior Department at Washington that no more typical example of,the. primitiTC Indian : is to be found in tliis ccmntry than the-Musquakie tribe of'some 400 men, wom-.; eu and children, who live Tight in the-center and hcart of Iow«r one of the , most advanced States In the Union. Just at present the Musquakies are very much wrought iip and jealous over the notoriety ^ which has. been given the • Igorrote tribes at the world's fair on account of their dog-eating habit. , •*The chief of the Musqnakles claim* that the Igorrotes are not (the only s*v- ’ ages that enjoy dog •aa a tribal .riisb, .that the , MusqtwldeB have been ’ pioneer* ' in the habit, for ..centuriefl- and that the American people have' never raved over \ them. • \With the Igbirote no female is permitted to partake of thb dish, e-B it Is ft delicacy for warriors only, but wihen- the Mnsqnakies have a feast on the reoerr«t-tion the women ©at%as much es, do the men. The Indians scarcely ever taste of beef, preferring pork, chicken, skunk and dog meat.. Dogs are very numerous 011 the reservation, being raised and fattened for. feasts, dances, powwows and other special occasions.Great Gmin Crop* of 1904.•From the government's latest figures
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Cedar Falls Gazette
Cedar Falls, Iowa, US
Fri, Nov 11, 1904
Page 8
Full Page
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Johnathan B.
IA, USA 26 Mar 2018
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