Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-09-21

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rbbsa, aDa tobseco) 10 The value of
svesty skias soanA - iaaee Of the
god Kepoochiksn, q tAe ssne time
psaying 60 hin In . rapi& Doaososs
tone 10 be propstioas explaining IN him
the value az has preseots. md sfsongly
caationing him against iagrsaifsde
II eli the prayers and presesss male %
their god By the T.hit,ass DO ssve their
ehiefs froo dying proved is vain, has
image vss isexorably b.aished froa tke
Sraple and Destroyed Ths Osti~ks al
Siberia, IL things sent hsAly With
thea, would pail down froa their
plaoe cf honce n Tie hat and IN every
usy naltsest the idols they eesesally
honored % nscA; the iasls whose
mouths we're % diligsstly sasassd With
6sh fat, and within Whose rsach . con-
slant supply cf suuG lay always rsaAy.
The Chinese are sid 10 do the came
By their houahelA gods. il for long
tine they are deaf 10 their prayers.
and % DO the Cinghalsss. - thss the
pr.cties il moro than impulsive mani
fsstafioa Of merely local feeling. That
such feelings occasionally crop out in
civilised countries II matter Of more
surprise; but il 10 an authentic histori.
cal fact that the good people Of Castel-
branco in Portugal we're once 20 angry
with st. Anthony for letting the Span
iards plunder their town, contrary 70
his agreement, that they broke many
Of his statutes in pieces, and taking
the bead of one the specially revered,
for it the head Of st. Fran.
CHS. Neapolitan fiber men are said 70 this
day 10 throw their saints overheard il
they do not help them in storm; and,
il occasion calls for it, the images Of
the Virgin or of st. Januarius, worn in
caps, are In danger Of being
trodden under foot and destroyed.
And once during q famine, the latter
clear intimation that unless
corn came by q certain time he would
forfeit his saintship. It is, perhaps, .
refinement of thought when present
becomes an advisable accompaniment
10 simple petition; but the principle
Of exchange once entered into, the rela-
lions between man and the supernat-
ural lead logically from the offerings Of
fruits of men. Some Algonkin Indians,
cnce q missionary for god,
and petitioning his mercy, begged him
to let the earth yield him corn, the riv-
ers fish, and to prevent sickness from
staying or hunger from tormenting
them. Their request they backed with
the offer Of pipe. The whole Of the
savage's philosophy Of sacrifice is CON
tanned in this ridiculous incident. Pres
colt coming nth some Indians to lake
they were "a. cross, saw his companions
light their pipes and smoke by way OF
invoking the winds to be calm. And
the Hurons offered . similar prayer
with tobacco TO . local god, saying,
olls s' t iksssf fo6s cS Help us. cave us
from sAipwreck. Defend rs from our
enimies. Give MS good trade. and
bring us safe back to our villages" In
the island OF Tanns, the village priest,
addressing the spirits OF departed chiefs
(thought to preside over the growth OF
vans and frnits) after the first fruits OF
vegetation had been deposited on y
stone. on the branch Of . tree. or on .
rude altar of sticks, would pray" Com
passionate father, here is some 1000
eat it, be kind to us on account OF IT,;
and in Samoa, toe, . iibati6n OF ava ct
the evening meal was the Offering. in
return for which the father of family
would beg Of the gods health and pros
peritv. productiveness for his plants-
tions. and for his tribe generally o
strong and large population for war. In
Fiji. again. when the chief priests
and leading men assembled to discuss
public affairs in the yaquona or kava
circle, the chief herald, as the water
was poured into the kava. after naming
the gods for whom the ibation was
prepared. would say. BE gracious, ye
lords, the gods, that the rain may
cease, and the sun shine forth; and
again when the potion was ready, Let
the gods be of . gracious mind, and
send wind from the east."-Gens1s-
maa's Magazine.
A correspondent writes from the
Paris exhibition "When state that
agriculture 10 Is brilliantly lodged at
the exhibition - the fine arts OF any
branch of industry, this il equivalent 70
saying that. perhsps. never mas the
practice and science OF agriculture been
presented for international comparison.
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