_October, 1906._
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_Dedication_ 7
_Preface_ 8
_Contents_ 12
_Illustrations_ 13
THE LATER CAVE-MEN
THE AGE OF THE CHASE
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The Reindeer Start for their Summer Home 15
Chew-chew 20
Fleetfoot's Lessons 23
After the Chase 27
Why the Cave-men Made Changes in their Weapons 32
How the Cave-men Made Delicate Spear Points 36
The Return of the Bison 41
The First Bison Hunt of the Season 46
What Happened when the Children Played with Hot Stones 50
Why the Children Began to Eat Boiled Meat 54
The Nutting Season 56
Why Mothers Taught their Children the Boundary Lines 62
What Happened to Fleetfoot 65
How the Strangers Camped for the Night 69
Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan 72
How the Cave-men Protected Themselves from the Cold 77
How the Children Played in Winter 81
Overtaken by a Storm 84
How Antler Happened to Invent Snowshoes 88
How Antler Made Snares 92
How Spears Were Changed into Harpoons 97
How the Cave-men Hunted with Harpoons 101
How the Cave-men Tested Fleetfoot and Flaker 105
Fleetfoot and Flaker See a Combat 109
What Happened when Fleetfoot and Flaker Hunted the Bison 111
What the Cave-men did for Flaker 115
How Flaker Learned to Make Weapons of Bone 118
How Flaker Invented the Saw 121
The Reindeer Dance 124
Fleetfoot Prepares for his Final Test 128
Fleetfoot Fasts and Prays 132
The Meeting of the Clans 139
What Happened when the Clans Found Fleetfoot 143
Fleetfoot's Return 147
Willow-grouse 150
How Fleetfoot and Willow-grouse Spent the Winter 153
How Willow-grouse Learned to Make Needles 157
How Flaker Became a Priest and a Medicine Man 161
How the Cave-men Learned to Boil and to Dry Foods 165
The New Home 168
How the Clans United to Hunt the Bison 173
How Things Were Made to Do the Work of Men 178
How the Cave-men Rewarded and Punished the Clansmen 182
_Suggestions to Teachers_ 185
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