The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19
RS. and takes charge of their persons prcvi.

ers. and takes charge Of their persons previ.
Mai. wet. quo mol. hahn tGrlzzly Dear and
O. Tie.reioh Silent Chicken Hawk. are the
judiciarv. whose dellbt ratiOns are held In n
large shed especially devoted to their uses,
at one end Of the structure, the witnesses and
spectators grouping IN convenient positions
der. theft and Drunkenness. all Of which are
punished With swiftness md severity. Muir
der is punished With de.th by Stt the GluHi r eSrTG2T:
twelve iasGses for the ,drst; fifteen 'or the second,
yiction the. culprlt Is stripped. and his arms
drawn high above his head and fastened to a
tree: The sheriff then administer the cas-
Though tho long. slender lash winds about the
BODY raising great welts and drawing, blood
man seldom makes an outcrv. For each glass
OF intoxicating liquor drank, the druntard
receives three lashes for the lrst offence, which
Is increased for every subsequent dercllctinn.
a IRA. Is a very s'mple matter. When
over TO the judges. WHO examine the witnesses
tify IL his own behalf, but is sometimes al.
evidence. alone IL his conviction or release de-
termined. The prisoner is considered guilty
are slender.
The sick, no natter how exhausted or in
toughest handling from the medicine man,
who excitedly rolls his r%atient to and fro in
ease. The relatives, sitting upon their heels
arc; nd the hut, are ordered, to maintain 81.
pain Is attributed to the presence OF sticks.
as ss.t toT ,he xhh na when the shysicisn surp2sses
il ih1 as ' two "' Sticks IS pushing a nS l"lpIf fr" "nnr' tSs
stomach to the heart. sucking with the lips
u yGps2,nnot the he sst" y i Tesorted to in order to
when this Is accomplished will the patient re-
cover; Rapid touches upon the breast draw
out the pain in case OF. pneumonia. and deaf
ness by blowing in the ear. Touching, slap
ping. expectorating. blowing, and massage, as
sociated, at times with, monotonous chanting.
nnearthlN bowling. and an occasional swaying
ment. Recovery under such circumstances
money. and other possessions, but nothing is
forthcoming should the patient die.
a FAMOUS CREMATION.
All the Indian tribes living along the Colo.
RADIO River creInate their dead. The cremation
of Suh.Chicf Postaqual early in 1894 may serve
as q desctiptiGn OF the usage among Gnmas:
1t was known, To a certainty. that the end was
near. the Indians of loth, sexes selected an
excavated a deep hole. in which dry poles were
arranged. Between them a bed of twigs and
brush was heaped to the %snrface and covered
after the old Indian was dead. his body. tight
y wrapped in I, heavy blanket. was Iaid upon
an . ''A oh'i NJ WV q 49, W
ranged upon it until a total height Of seven
feet was attained. To this pyre was added the
Several hundred YnmSss Of both sexes gath
f fTfd about an1 I tss TIrf' s Maii set u" Ex Gs%te9 YnHa '1 iS.
dian. kept up for two hours q constant series
o! shriekS and cries. The disc2ns9late and
regret and dependency were plainly depicted.
and speeches were. delivered. ending In II
meaning refrain. Two horses. caparisoned in
red md blue flannel and wa wing feathers, were
led to deep holes dug near either side of the
body. After the horses were killed with axes:
they were thrown into the graves and covered
cher in HI, future wanlerinss; i "''4 "a
whit" and red, strangsiy; dressed il! ccnr!ons
cloaks and cows OF many Colors7 and holding
bows and arrows n ,ht their .nE 1 h"n@.' 6 1tGGt .no,g toT'
one of them fired II into the air to notify the
Great Spirit thar a Yuma had begun his Jour;
ncy to Paradise. Instantly. another applied
the match. and tongues OF fire darted up, en-
~velopinG the remains.
The mourncrs. squatting in n circle around
the pyre. now seemed moved by uncontrollahle
excitement. SpringinE to their feet, they
separated into two bodies. the men on one SIDE
passage of the spirit between them. Break.
Ing from the ranks. they threw their personal
weapons. beans, playing cards. beads:
and, trlnkets of every description followed
and women denudcd themselves of their cloth.
ing piece by piece. One young buck, threw a
small alarm clock In tho flames, and another
o brierwood pipe. A daughter Of the dead
man, carrying q child in her arms. walked
around the fre,and, holding a bundle Of arrow
to prevent the chiefs spirit from haunting II.
A tall brave. nearly nude, and provided with a
sharp knife, cut off more or less hair from the
in accordance with the degree OF
kinsmanship. each softly Inuttering. invoca-
tions. The medicine men. with their hair over
their faces. tore n large cotton cloth into small
m and made another pile OF the pieces,
which they burned. In fact. every individual
tiyes. known only to himself.
As the flames grew fercer they dug up dust
and dirt and threw 1t over their perspiring and
almost nude bodies. Thev pulled burning
from out the fire and thrust them for u
second against one another's flesh. They
ieaped and danced alternately. Whenever the
fire burned low 1t was quickly replenished
with mesquite wood. After all had been con
sumed. the ashes were rakcd into the pit and
In such a manner as to prevent diSCov-
OF the spot unless special search was made.
The indiscriminate destruction OF property at
cremation Is a source OF constant poverty. The
Iumas consider nothing too valuable for saCri-
ii ,ial purposes. They believe that their para
disc is In n beautiful valley away off in the
II includes Sonora. in New Mex
co. and n coed slice of southern California.
This Cop-lah PAIL is covered with luxuriant
green grass and thousands of trees. There are
no QuaIrels. no discussions. diseases, or pain in
this paradise. 1t will be n perpetual rest year
after wear. except for tne bad Indians, who
will have TO work for many years until the
great celestial chiefs ideas are satisfied. The
tribal and family relations are the same there
as on the sun-baked banks of the Colorado,
only there Is a good. powerful chief who is ON.