Whether you are of Indigenous, Pioneer, Amish or other heritage, they used fire for far more than just cooking. One of the first things was light. Light Indigenous fat lamps and torches and Pioneer and Amish pine pitch torches and oil lamps served the same purposes. Light from fire gave them the ability to work past dark and before sunup. Just as importantly, it gave our ancestors situational awareness and fended off the dangers of the night. Light also gave our ancestors the ability to feed themselves by attracting fish and catching birds in their roosts and nests. Flying off…

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