The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-08

kills or cures. Sometimes I order my pa
tient removed Into the swsathouat. Their
10 taken ont Of tho joints, Scarlet fever y
awsatsd ont by two blankets boiled N no
water and wrapped round tho body n !
third wrapped dry around them Doth
Fourteen hours of sweat At an even tem'
peraturs will bring out al the scarlet fever
tubsroulosis," said the medicine chief.
stake two Spanish dies and put
ono ON each breasS and let them bore right
through to ths lining Of tho lung, Whom
tho aperture 10 made clap a poEltico. on
each o~penine and you will gss : oupfol q
corruption ont Of each lung. This u an
old Indian remedy, and when the chisfs
visited England long & they told ~ sAere
to the doctors, who tried IL successfullv. In
making medicine. earth or sands Of diner
ont coloss, ashes Of certain plants. bonsA.
birds. animala. reptiles and other iaRrs-
dents are secured and mixed together In 4
shallow dish n gently stirred with I
stick.
.Iadian ,nothers boa many children.
1.-THE Indian woman 10 an easy mother.
She goes TO athisket alone and rstarns with
tho child in her arms. A child ~ not
wsaned until another 10 born"
"Can you tell ME OF some OF the secret
signs which they blaze when they want to
indicate dangsrY"
''There are 30 many said the medicine
man, that ! hardly know where to begin.
IA saplinR cut OF to within three feet Of
the ground with the bark peeled and :
stone laid on top Of it signidss danger. 4
trunk with y tomahawk smoking in il siRni-
hes war. attack and revenge. A tomAkaWk
or knife driven into the ground signifies .
declaration Of war" +
"What are totems aud watous9"
10 nta Ia Aha mat NJ IN 1T AaAh @A-
dividual. There may be also such . thing
az a national totem. A totem has NO CON-
nection whatever with the Aadicine bag Of
the individual. nor has it necessarily any
religious Significance"
Gan you explain to me the mysterious
secret which has always been perfectly in
sxplicable to me how the Indians carry of
their dsad?"
II do mot wonder that you should be pug
Fled by such q problem" said the medicine
man. II will tell you. It is . common be-
lief among the Indians of the plains that
again. but 10 condemned to utter annihila-
lion This il the reason why ths Indians
try to scalp every white man they can, 90
AZ to prevent his ever pursuing them again
in the happy hunting grounds beyond the
grave. For this reason the instant an In
dian falls he is seized and carried of the
field. Tho secret OF such q feat lies in the
drill back Of 1t. Tbs rider is trained 70
stcop down from his horse while he 10 q full
speed and pick up light objects lying on
the ground. Gradually heavier weights are
selected, until At last a few Indians reach I
state of sueh remarkable proficiency in this
art as to be able to stoop down, and pick
it across the horses. Warriors are fore
warned to raise their arms from
the field if wounded or dying. This act IL
generally performed by two Indians. Rid
ing at full speed neck to neck on either side
Of the Frustrated form, the riders stoep at
rior and with q double effort swing him mp
in from of oas of the riders, who seu1riss
Cd with him to sRfe rover or camp.
I'm the drills the picking and the
picked up take turns at playing dead or
wounded. This ia the reason why in every
cant words. Indian loss unknown are the
only report which young lieutsnants thirst
ing for glory can make with nothing to
show for their pains.
1.-THE Indians are greatly helped in this
by the horsehair loops which 60 round the
nscks of their horses n in which they
hang BY one arm. using their horse as a
shield"
What is the secret belief Of the Indians
regarding q man that is either strangled or
smothsrsd?"
"Thsy believs.' said the old medicine
man. that the soul goes out of the mouth
at death. except when a man is either
soul hovers around the body forever. This
is why they dread hanging so much. No
Indian will ever fight in the dark. for he
believes that should he be killeEs. in the
dark his soul woula dwell in the dXirk for
us ii rue that there is an unnwrittsn
volume Of Indian proverbs which. if
printed, would make remarkable readingY'
what you ask is true" said the show
man. If oil the Indian proverbs could be
brought together in a book they would tax
the inspired wisdom Of Solomon. Here are
two OF them. for instance:
"'Have a good time while you live, for
you will be u long time Dead
DO you like to- ses the deer fall2 20
do we, white man., And 10 on you might
60 with q book full"
what is tho secret Of the myth that lies
below the building of q Navajo lodGe?"
'It 10 one of the most wonderful secrets
that was ever kept hidden from mon. IL ID
not known BY anybody unless one man.
The four corner posts of the lodge are made
respectfully OF diff rose, mountain mahog-
any scrub oak and cedar. The reason for
this 10 that the hunters that sleep against
them shall smell Of them and in that way
get nearer to the deer. The old Navajo
once said to the young men: 'Yea kill
your house in this way. Then 90 forth to
hunt and it shall be that. having washed
your bodies of the human scent, when
you draw your bow if you want to kill
4 buck all you awe to do Is 10 shoot into
the mountain mshogony and You will nnd
. dead deer whore your arrow strikes, while
If you want to kill a fsmale deer you will
shoot your arrow into the cliff rose, and
you will ind q doc there"
Great medicine" said the chief, 'lies
under all this. The successful hunter knows
just what to take with him."
Here we wore interrupted by = band of
Indian women, who had como from their
hogAAs to bring the old medicine man some
specially nice thing to eat.
Happy Jack" and I climbed our horses
and rode off toward his ranch in the mount
aims. which We made a little before mid
night by tho light of the fall moon.
Electric Bittsrs.
This remedy is becoming 50 we'll known
and so popular as to need no special men
ton. All who havs used Electric Bitters
sing the Same song of praise. A pursr med