Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1893 — When the Indians Ate Grasshoppers. [ARTICLE]

When the Indians Ate Grasshoppers.

San Diegan Sun. Salvador Changalogash and Senora Marcelina Blacktooth were aipong the witnesses examined this morning in the action begun by ex-Governor Lowney to remove the Indians from a portion of Warner’s ranch. Both are very old. In response to one of the questions from Senator White, attorney for Gov. Downey, Mrs. Blacktooth said, through an interpreter, that grasshoppers were one favorite article of diet with the Indians in old times. To catch the agile hoppers in bill-of- ! fare quantities the Indians first dug [holes in the ground; then they set i fire to the grass, and the hoppers, ' to escape the fire, fell into the holes, where theywere capturedinnumbers. The grasshoppers were usually roasted before they were eaten. “Well, the Indians still catch and eat grasshoppers, do they not?" inquired Senatnr White. “Not much now,” was the stoical answer. “Why not?” asked the Senator. “Because there are not now many grasshoppers to eat,” explained the aged witnesk. It has cost Edison nearly 11.000,000 !to defend his patents, so that aside ■ from the incandescent lamps he is really out of money on all his invenI tire work