Native Americans used smoke signals to communicate. They were simple messaging systems used to send basic transmissions over long distances. The only disadvantage was that the enemy could also see them. Smoke signals were also used by Chinese soldiers to convey messages and are still used by boy scouts today. Some common signals used by the Apache Indians included: One puff-something unusual going on, but NO danger; Two puffs-all was well and camp was established; and Three puffs-showed an alarm signal. The attached link includes an article about smoke signals and how to make them. Hope you enjoy it. Mary Ann Reday.
http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/survival/wilderness/how-to-send-smoke-signal.htm
A primitive way to communicate to be sure, but back then it made sense. Or you could yell really loud and that would probably alert the enemy to your intentions also.
ReplyDeleteMary, I think the indians created a great way to communicate with one another because people in the present still use this form of communication. I think it is cool to see something from the past still being used today in our society. This just goes to show you that people are always looking for new and different ways to communicate with one another.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great way to see how people in the olden days communicated just with simple fire and smoke. Television shows such as surviver man and man vs wild still use these techniques now as they did back them to survive or just to communicate. This article was a great find.
ReplyDeleteThis is quite interesting. Going over the article, and i am impressed such forms of communication were used, just from basically fire and smoke. But when it comes to survival, anything goes and works right?
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