Did Indians have a smoke “Morse Code” that sent messages, or were the smoke signals a confirmation of a pre-arranged plan? Ron Vermillion Chattanooga, Tennessee Unlike sign language, which has a standardized code, smoke signals aimed to send a secret message, usually some sort of pre-arranged code, since the smoke signals would be visible to both friend and foe. Yet some basic signals were used. For example, one puff  meant “Attention.” Two puffs, “All’s Well.” Three puffs, “Dan


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