02-01-2007, 05:13 AM
http://www.experiencenature.com/BuffaloFacts.html
Seriously? That must have been the rarest paint on Earth. First, you have to get lucky and kill a buffalo who just happens to have gallstones. Second, process said gallstones and get 1g of paint/buffalo. Third... profit?
Quote:HOW AMERICAN INDIANS UTILIZED THE BUFFALO
* Meat To Eat
* Dung For Fires
* Brains For Tanning Hides
* Gallstones For Yellow Paint
* Hooves Boiled To Make Glue
* Horns For Cups And Spoons
* Small Bones For Knives And Tools
* Sinew For Bowstrings And Sewing Thread
* Tails For Shooing Flies
Seriously? That must have been the rarest paint on Earth. First, you have to get lucky and kill a buffalo who just happens to have gallstones. Second, process said gallstones and get 1g of paint/buffalo. Third... profit?
--Mith
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Jack London
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Jack London