ties, was
given to the weaving process.

The size of each woven piece was about twelve by fifteen inches, and the
different sections were afterwards sewn together. When they saw the
more modern looms at work it interested them intensely, and the
Professor, noticing their eagerness and natural talents in this
direction, concluded that this was a good field to encourage the
industry.

[Illustration: _Fig. 14. Primitive Weaving Frame._]

Most of the looms made goods thirty inches wide, and it was not long
before several of the women were instructed in the art of using the
looms. Like all of the low order of people, they were extremely fond of
colors, and that is one of the things which attracted them to the
fabrics which had been previously made and exhibited. At the end of the
week they were paid for their work, the same as the others who were
employed. The Professor now considered it time to make a change in the
system of providing supplies. Under the direction of Will, a store was
set up, which had on hand a supply of vegetables and game. As many of
the warriors were away, and the others were generally employed in the
workshop and fields, some systematic effort had to be made to gather
food supplies and hunt.

By offering certain sums for such articles the Professor induced
individual effort in that direction. The provender thus provided was
placed on sale in the store, and by every art the heads of families were
encouraged to purchase those things and take them home for consumption
there.

Gradually, the workers were made to understand that a certain sum would
be expected in return for their board, so that, in course of time, each
one became accustomed to know the values of certain things all of which
were measured by the coins now in circulation.

The kitchen utensils were very limited indeed. They had no metal vessels
of any kind. Any article of that kind was worth a fortune, and it was
only the chiefs who had such things, and they were obtained from the
wrecks of vessels which had reached them from time to time.

Under the direction of the Professor, considerable time was given to the
bringing in of ores, particularly iron, and the process of recovering
the metals from the ores was undertaken by a considerable part of the
force.

Charcoal and coke were turned out, as a preliminary to the smelting of
the ores, and as fast as the metal was in shape, cooking vessels of
various sizes were manufactured, and th