Excerpt from California the Story of Our State These Indian people knew little about clothing. Indeed, the men and children had very little to protect them from the sum mer's sun and the winter's rain. The women wore a kind Of rough skirt made from braided grass, and over their shoulders sometimes hung a cloak made from the skin Of a deer or from rabbits' fur. The Indians lived together in little villages Of wretched huts. These huts were made by sticking willow branches into the ground, in the form Of a circle, and fastening them all together at one place at the top. Over these branches a covering of matted grass was placed, and the house was done. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.