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Show BIOGRAPHIC. The pictograpbs under this head that have come to the writer's notice have been grouped as, First, a continuous account of the chief events in the life of the subject of the sketch; Second, separate accounts of some particular exploit or event in the life of the person referred to. Picto-graphs of both of these descriptions are very common. CONTINUOUS RECORD OF EVENT8 IN LIFE. An example of a continuous record is the following " autobiography" of Running- Antelope: The accompanying illustrations, Figures 124 to 134 are copied from a record of eleven drawings prepared by Running- Antelope, chief of the Fio. 124- Killed an Ankara. Uncpapa Dakota, at Grand River, Dakota, in 1373. The sketches were painted in a large drawing- book by means of water colors, and were made for Dr. W. J. Hoffman, to whom the following interpretations were given by the artist: The record comprises the most important events in the life of Running- Antelope as a warrior. Although frequently more than one per- 208 |