Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08

Tits es-lcraliy kiila or cures. Sofie-
times order nly Fatieut removed into
the ssvathease. There perform Eass-
sase aaLll al the rheumatism Is taikSn
ca. n the joints. Scarlet fever
is sweatea out by two blankets
holied ia hot water and wrapped
round the body aud a third wrapped dry
aroan.l them both. Fourteen honrs of
sweat ~ an even temperature viii
bring out all the scarlet fever. i'll tell
you another wonderful cure for tubcr-
culoais." said the medieine chief. Take
two Spanish iliea aad put one on each
breast aud let them bore right through
10 tho lining OF the lang. When the
aperture Is made clap poaltioe on each
opening and You will get q cupful Of
corruption out az each lung. This Is IN
old Indian remedy, and when the chiefs
Visited England long ago they told IL
there a. the doctors. who tried il sue
cessfully. In making medicine earth
or sands OF different coiors, ashes of
certain plants, bones. birds, animals.
reptiles and other ingredients arc Sc
cured and mixed together in shallow
dish and gently stirred with stick.
"Indian mothers bear many thildren.
1.-THE Indian woman Is an easy moth
or. She goes 10 = thiclSct alone and re-
turns with the child In her arms. A
child is not weaned until another il
born"
Can you tell me of some of the secret
signs which they blaze with when they
want to indicate danger?"
There are so many" said the med
icinc man. that hardly know where
to begin.
"A sapling cut off TO within three
feet of the ground with the bark peeled
and stone laid on top OF it signifies
danger A trunk with tomahawk
sticking in it signifies war. attack and
revenge. A tomahawk or knife driven
into the ground signifies declaration
of war"
What arc totems and watous?"
"A totem is the coat of arms Of each
individual There may be also such a
thing as national totem. A totem has
no connection whatever with the medi-
cine bag of the individual, nor has it
necessarily any religious significance"
"Can you explain to me the mysteri-
Gus secret which has always been per-
fectly inexplicable to me how the In
dams carry off their dead?"
81 do not wonder that you should be
puzzled over such a problem" said the
medicine man. II viii tell you. 1t is
common belief among the Indians Of
the plains that no warrior who has
been scalped ever lives again, but is
condemned to utter humiliation. This
is the reason why the Indians try to
scalp every white man they can, so as
to prevent his ever pursuing them
again in the happy hunting grounds be-
y-nd the grave. For this reason the
instant an Indian falls he is seized and
carried of the field. The secret of such
a feat lies In the drill back of it. The
rider is trained to stoop down from his
horse while he Is at full speed and pick
up light objects lying on the ground.
Gradually heavier weights are selected,
until at last few Indians reach q state
of such remarkable proficiency in this
art as to be able to stoop down, and,
picking up the body of the heaviest
man, swing it across their horses. War
riors are forewaFpcd to raise thcir arms
from the field il wounded or dying.
This actis generally performed by two
Indians. Riding at full speed neck to
neck on either side of the Frustrated
form, the riders stop at the same in
slant, seize the wounded warrior and
with double effort swing him up in
front of one Of the riders, who scurries
off with him to safe cover or camp.
SIN the drills the picking and the
picked up take turns at playing dead
or wounded. This is the reason why
in every engagement with the Indians
the significant words: Indian loss
unknown, are the only report which
young heutenants thirsting for glory
can make with nothing to show for
their pains.
1.-The Indians are greatly helped in
this by the horsehair loops which go
round the necks of their horses and in
which they hang by one arm, using
their horse as a shield"
What is the secret belief of the In
dians regarding man that Is either
strangled or smothered?"
.They believe" said the old medicine
man, that the soul goes out of the
mouth at death, except when man is
either strangled or smothcred. In such
case the soul hovers around the body
forever This is why they dread hang
| ing SO much. No Indian viii ever fight
in the dark. for he believes that should
he be killed ip the dark his soul would
| dwell in the dark forever"