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208 Woodcraft Birch Bark Roll The Council Rock, or Chief’s seat. The Fire, or its symbol in the center. The Wall Hangings to hide discordant surroundings. Because it is least understood, I shall treat the last of these first. There is one simple and effective way of turning the saddest and ugliest of interior walls into a thing of beauty and pleasant remembrance. Get enough common, cheap, rough burlap to cover the walls all around from a line 1 foot from the floor to a line fi a ; LEE: RO RRMA le T oa B i Ie SOs cf rele of alee 7 feet from the floor, that is 6 feet wide, and in sections g feet long. The burlap should be of the ordinary yellowish gray, without holes, but as coarse grained as possible. This is to be decorated with painted designs, but first let me turn aside and lay down some principles for its dec- oration. Ist. Never use photographs or realistic pictures in this decoration. No one, not even the cleverest artists, can make them successful. and. Always use symbols. No one can wholly fail with these. They have furthermore an appeal to the imagination ; they set it free to soar, while the photographs chain it to the ground. 3rd. Use very few and very quiet colors in flat tints. Some of the best have been done in black, white, or red, with the ground color of the burlap everywhere showing through. Some have added a little pale turquoise blue. A great col-