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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

Ah, far more than the white man and a lot more than a whole bunch of folks 
now a days!  Daily leap into the nearest creek/stream/pond/lake and they did 
have soap.  I thought everyone knew about soap lilies and soap yucca, etc.

BTW, the American Indian has little to no body hair and sweats less than the 
Caucasoids of European ancestry.  Less hair less retained smell.  Less 
sweat, less smell to begin with.

And, you are correct, the smoke keeps lots of critters away.  However, 
contrary to popular belief, the teepee and the wigwam were specifically 
designed to be excellent draws and retained relatively little smoke.  Plus, 
I might add, very little cooking was done inside and most of the year you 
wouldn't have a fire inside.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene GeRue" <genegerue AT ruralize.com>


> How often do you suppose they bathed, used soaps and shampoos? If I
> were planning to go out half naked into the woods to get a deer I
> would likely slather some smooshed jewelweed and mud on me. Hide the
> human odor, an attractant to bloodsuckers worldwide and certainly a
> deer repellent.
>
> And I'm betting those smoky teepees and wigwams were inhospitable to
> insects.
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> Gene GeRue
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