MDDM Ch. 51 Glowing Indian

[Dave Monroe]

   "'Wasn't the Creature yese spoke of.  It was the
Glowing Indian.'
   "'What, the Glowing Indian of South Mountain? 
Hasn't been seen for years.'
   "'Perhaps it was something else...?'  Dixon accepts
a Pewter Mug of Maize-Whiskey.  'What would tha call a
very large Native American, with a net output of
light, comparable to that of a Forge?'
   "'Dunno...Glowing Indian?'" (M&D, Ch. 51, p. 496)

 
Maize-Whiskey

Main Entry: moon·shine 
Pronunciation: 'mün-"shIn
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 : MOONLIGHT
2 : empty talk : NONSENSE
3 : intoxicating liquor; especially : illegally
distilled corn whiskey

http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary


Glowing Indian

Castilleja ornata Eastw.
glowing Indian paintbrush

Symbol: CAOR21  
Group: Dicot  
Family: Scrophulariaceae  
Growth Habit: Forb/herb  
Duration: Annual  
U.S. Nativity: Native  

http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=CAOR21

http://plantsdatabase.com/latin/genus/Castilleja/

Zips Glowing Indian

http://www.nationalequine.com/congress/catalog/125.htm

"This suggests a will-o-the-wisp, 'Fool's Fire' which
serves to lead travelers off their course, render them
hopelessly lost in unmarked territory—a rich
association, to be sure, especially as it takes the
form of a Native American."

http://www.weirdplots.com/quills/mason01.html

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