THE IRIS.
To
C. Schuessele del. Chromolith of P. S. Duval Ph.
Souvenir
C. Schuessele del. Chromolith of P. S. Duval Ph.
THE IRIS:
An Illuminated Souvenir,
FOR
MDCCCLII.
EDITED BY
JOHN S. HART, LL. D.
PHILADELPHIA:
PUBLISHED BY LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO & CO.
SUCCESSORS TO GRIGG, ELLIOT & CO.
1852.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851,
BY LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO & CO.,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
C. SHERMAN, PRINTER.
PREFACE.
Captain Eastman, of the United States Topographical Corps,having been stationed for nine years on our northwestern frontier,among the Indian tribes, at and around Fort Snelling, made a seriesof drawings of some of the most striking and remarkable objectsconnected with the Indian traditions. His accomplished lady, whowas with him seven years of this time, collected the traditions themselves,and wove them into tales and poems that let us into thevery heart of Indian life. The whole of this valuable and originalcollection has been secured for the Iris, and gives to the volumefor 1852 its distinguishing feature. To make the illustrationsconform more to the character of the subjects, they have all beenprinted in colours, in the style now so deservedly popular. Lastyear the publishers gave only four of these gorgeous illuminatedpages. The present volume contains no less than twelve, all fromoriginal designs, and all printed in ten different colours. Thehappy blending of the colours in these pictures, the disposition ofthe light and shade, and the skill with which they are printed, givethem the appearance of paintings rather than of prints. Such acollection of gems of art in one volume, could not be made withouta heavy expense. But the publishers were desirous of making theIris, as to the splendour of its appearance, not unworthy of thecelestial visitant from which it has been