Their arts and political systems were well adapted to the land of their development. It has been said that when the white man came to this country there ensued an exchange of courtesy. culture. bullets. and disease between the newcomers and the Indians. and that the bullets and disease went mainly in one directionthat Is. from white to Indian. Many people think of the Indian as being on the receiving end so far as culture is concerned. too. but they fail to recognize the extent of Indian gifts to the white immigrant. The American Indian gave to Europe many of its most important presentday food crops and medicines. We cannot imagine northern Europe without corn and potatoesman the world over without rubber and tobacco. the Tropics without quinine.
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