They use a small basket for their Temmes, then pound againe the great, and so separating by dashing their hand in the basket, receive the flowr in a platter of wood scraped to that forme with burning and shels.[13] From Hakluyt we have the following: Their old wheat they firste steepe a night in hot water, and in the morning pounding yt in a morter, they use a small baskett for the boulter or searser, and when they have syfted fourth the finest, they pound againe the great, and so separating yt by dashing their hand in the baskett, receave the flower in a platter of wood, which, blending with water, etc.[14] CRADLES. That cradles of textile construction were used by the mound-builders may be taken for granted. The following is from Du Pratz, who is speaking of the work of the inhabitants of the lower Mississippi: This cradle is about two feet and a half long, nine inches broad. It is skillfully made of straight canes of the length desired for the cradle, and at the end they are cut in half and doubled under to form the foot. The whole is only half a foot high. This cradle is very light, weighing only two pounds. * * * The infant being rocked lengthwise, its head is not shaken as are those who are rocked from side to side, as in France. * * * The cradle is rocked by means of two ends of canes, which make two rollers.[15] SHIELDS. Woven targets or shields would seem to be rather novel objects, but such are mentioned by John Smith, who used those belonging to friendly Indians in an encounter on the Chesapeake: Here the Massawomek Targets stood vs in good stead, for vpon Mosco's words we had set them about the forepart of our Boat like a forecastle, from whence we securely beat the Salvages from off the plaine without any hurt. * * * Arming ourselues with these light Targets (which are made of little small sticks woven betwixt strings of their hempe and silke grasse, as is our cloth, but so firmly that no arrow can possibly pierce them).[16] [6] Hist. of Carolina, etc., John Lawson. London, 1714, pp. 307, 308. [7] History of the American Indians. London, 1775, p. 424. [8] Ibid., p. 424. [9] Hist. Louisiana. English translation, London, 1763, vol. II, pp. 227-228. [10] Nat. and Abor. Hist. of Tenn., John Haywood. Nashville, 1823, pp. 191-192. [11] Op. cit., vol. I, p. 154. [12] Op. cit., vol. II, p. 226. [13] Hist. Virginia, John Smith. Richmond, 1819, p. 127. [14] Hist. of Travaile into Virginia: Win. Strachey, Hakluyt Society, Lond., 1844, vol. VI, p. 73. [15] Hist. Louisiana, vol. II, pp. 310, 311. [16] Op. cit., p. 185. MATTING.