Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-09-01
LODGE OF TIE SIX NATIONS.

Jacket, for instance, is lineal descendant
of the famous chief whose fervd oratory
used to illuminate our school readers while
Chief Laporte comes of family that las
been famous for centuries among his peo-
pie, and the doubly suggestive appellation
of Solomon O'l3ail belongs to the grandson
of old Chief Cornplanter, who was friend
of George Washington. Chief Jack of the
Tuscaroras, the secretary of the Iroquois is
here, and also one of the champion runners
of the world, Deerfoot, who raced in Eng
land years ago, and whose record for an
hour has never been beaten.
The present civilization of the Six Nations
is very much the same as that of the rest of
the people in New York state. They have
houses and schools like those of their white
brethren, and many of them attend Chris
tian churches of their own building. Some
of them still retain their primitive religion
however, and number of the old cere-
monies, games and dances still survive, and
the visitor may witness in the Worlds fair
village the appeal to the Great Spirit, the
joyous festal ceremonial or the grim war
dance performed with the same fidelity to
history that characterizes the material
features of the place.
The Indians excel in the manufacture of
pottery, baskets and beaded embroideres
and are justifably proud of their skill
They make mats out of corn husks that
seem too good for ordinary uses, and their
1 fans and embroideries display considerable
/ artistic taste. They are allowed to sell their
wares, and their method of business seems
/ peculiar to people who have had experience
! with other dealers in souvenirs and curios.
+ They are stolid and do not haggle. They
state their price and are apparently indiffer-
. ent whether you take an article or leave it.
To the ethnologist the village presents
some rare food for reflection, and it is to be
found not only in the relics, customs and
ancient history, but also in the fact that the
Iroquois are the only Indians who have
come in close contact with civilization who
are numerically stronger today than they
were in the days when they possessed the
land.
The exhibitions of the United States life
saving service are especially interesting to
inland people. Those who live on seacoasts
have opportunities enough to familiarize
themselves with the maneuvers, though
of course there are thousands of them, too,
who know nothing of the service but what
they read. The exhibitions are given on
the shore of the lake just off the north end
of the Manufactures building and arr
Il valuable illustrations of the work ano
& worth of the service, though they lack the
impressive Accomplishments of hurricane
winds and mountainous waves
mast is rugged up about 300 yards from
shore to do duty as wreck, and mar
perched in the crosstrees is the person to b,
saved The lfeboat, mounted on wheels
is hurriedly drawn down the beach, hastily
launched and quickly rowed out to tn,
mast and back again. In illustrating thu
use of the life line small brass mortar il
used. A bomb from this carries out a lin,
: that drops across the yardarm of the mast
The shipwrecked man pulls on this anC
with it draws out big rope, which h,
fastens to the mast. Those on shore theI
tighten it up and send out the "breeche
buoy" which is something like pair o
butternut canvas trousers mounted on
hoop, and in this the man is hauled ashore