Scalper

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Scalper

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Scalper

In the American frontier days, Indians would sometimes scalp their foes (remove the skin and hair, and sometimes the bone, off a person's head).  The rapid growth of the country soon led Chicago and other cities to become infested with men who bought unused portions of railroad tickets for resale.  These traders in segments of tickets were compared with Indian braves who collected scalps.