The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-16
NATIVES OF ALASKA.
The Shaman Of the Thlinkets
and His Medicine.
FAITH CURE AMONG sAvAoEs.


nsuo. In ioM !. - - -
voted on postss ana tne iassef nfOMn
80 -,.r = 49, - nover - ned 70 Be.
c1os 1ssa1 - 49, ~. 49, 49,
h,s sway = stail ssat outside g sne weIss
49, -R--.- 49, - - hr.t : memory of
~ - 49, - -. -. 49,. Gc..,ccr
- - - "a
Dwfn00ra neo naa M aozx nsa. GUY LIZ
his hsad painted reds TINS oroke ne
charm. eamson was no weaker after De-
s -. ..ssssssS = . 8 srdisnitv .No
- .ssis~s,.s n 49, = "a shis extinct
@ 49, y. - 49, ---s ). -. .
VIZ -.
hieniy cavhi1sd win3. ne snsn soao ING :
bracelet - cheap that his wife took MN
into cofnor and bleW him up. Evidently
4 .hewe. q ek.ee - HE hair Ionr and
A.--s-s - s.-..-.ss--. q - h.s,,s ~
- 80 - = 49, 49,. -. - L :. III.
DWed % e'fher cur OF como ~. Inn
Sr0wsinsss = part Of his "medicins." Be-
oideU he rattle Or drum the shaman'e
most important property Is . hollow bone,
carved sxtsrnsily and open ct both ends.
-ssr 49,. 49, - ,,cl..e.. ~ sorI .nout
$3.50 -, = - --~s-... :. = 80 49,
g oepests un!ess y fess0fss - - sue cOuy.
Ringing beo6ng Of SUCKS ana panoemO-
MUM generally. accompanied by passes
and motions. With violent pressure and
s ~. =. s1s oOly. -. 'I D.. s ~ 10 Z"
!emesnDsu ne msn
= nevef called IN unth every osner
MEANS Of recovery has failed. In
dams afe not given to dosing. Their
pr1nciual remedies are fasting and sweat
inr. Nature. when let alone, has rare
-r:.-s = ..c,,,--.ss.,r "a ss.t;r. .lors
p.s = ~ .sss = 'sss sA W
does NOS sumcs' sne pauent resorts 20 YEAS
made o. nerDs ana ROOFS the properties OF
which arc understood. When herbs fail
and the patient crows seriously worse, then
The shaman q summonad. He rives No
medicire n. vovk. charm. Indi.r.
.s.s..ss...s- LII 80 ss..s. -. -. t;,. ~
ps.'s NJ vou.o uscOme % our med-
teal men II such retribution were the rule
Undoubtedly the shaman must ut some
time have possessed abnormal power, or he
never could have gained - great reputa-
ton.
Long ego Baron Wrangel expressed the
opinion that
a sSue shamsn II NOS m ordinary deceivsr,
nnt rather p.ychoiogical phenomenon. BY no
means unwcnhy q satennon. Always aher
sncT ~. NJ n.vs -. ~ My -. no
via looS. ia hlooAshnt sves the isbcr; ms
broast the convulsive utterance. The seemingly
involuntary distortion Of the lace and whole
scoy: ne ssI,eaming nsar; tne hollow sosnd Of
49, ums ~ consPln % Isoonce tne erect:
49,, 8 ~ ssnceece ~ s1 snrs,ssts,,. neu,c
~ - To Work AZ avn snirifs-
.sEven TIE aham M fham SELVES ahov an
aarnesfness n moi vvork fhat m.rs. us
vonder. after Al. n thara 4 not some virtne
IN 4. wrote Ceptain Hooper. United Gtates
Nsyy. % the rovernmens in 1881 Suc-
more nor m than an erhih;fion ri sni,ns 4
maenetism. ssln an insfances vhere
hava soen doctnrs narformino curee - A.
clares Judee swan s.it ~ Resn Nv Tia
aeencv q mesuneric infuence. ana ths
sfr0neer chat Dover i nossessed ~ The
doctor. the more famous doc he Become
- : prec9ftaoner. .
Thero q. than. virtua in ahamani.m and
IN Converting The Indian 10 cIyiiiration n
should not snfaeonire him bv seeinc s.cuI.
tuass-ssno roodS-in MAJ h l~osc. hs.
merit
That oufe4 ara somat;mes eNscfad 9TH.
out APPARENT reason Is certainly true. On
one occasion the dumb wife OF q prominent
Indian vaa nreucribed for Nv ! vhito doc.
tor. and noon after reooyered her s,,.ech.
Whereupon a ~ snnnosed chat the Chits
man had vrouvht the mirecIo s.Not Nj -
rsforted thu nrevionslv dun,h vc,osr ~
Sentinr the unonensd hottie ~ ths hit.
mans medicine. .Knocked board throurS
rocf C,rs.t sn;r;s con,~ - .nS rsn "us. -.
sneak - -Ae
The husband Of that woman l;ved n h..
vai} The cuve Ts mot th;s . e<od : 80. -
'faith cure a. ever vas reperted in civil II.
,ssd r.vsn.r.-se ~ Sa'"-
sYou Are 4 white man. and can't "a. mr.
hear our memeiosev-snirits of The assdN
ssbut We indiana can. and ne understsna
thar tslr and ~on AZ rct ue ~ ssI Ts
ulans. ~ snese spirits that are
sugpy ~ All ~ tneir power