The Monticellonian., 1906-02-08
AT PRAYER

q6ent occurrence. seem 10 hold these views
 Among the few public religious ob- seryances of these people, the formal Of fering Of petitions for divine fayors seems confined 10 the office of but few individuals. ard is conveyed by an eX- pressiYe attitude rather than by verbal OF mental supplicafion Standing erect on his house top. with bowed head. the SBuman ar leading man. remains for some time eng8sed in prayer. saFinz nothing aHdibiF. thinking nothing. pa. 5ihlz z0ah Hasins he explains ii Heu care ta inquire. II his prayer 8a= sHmes any defnifcuczs of desire fl is thought be his white friends who lzuew him hest. that Il eeaiera about his earth ly wants and takes tbe form of q petiz ton f0rabGadau5r raiHfalIthal the doeis may find water to drink. and tbe arid fields of his people be made m9re frult. fal
 Tbe Na4aio, Whase ercai reservation adioias the Ad4ais. fe~Ifaus forms of. ceremonial Norship He holds tha idea apparently. thar sseoHd life awaits the dead and that tHe eeo4 and bad tendencies al praaeicea oI peer humanity have no bearing whatever upon the question of participation in tha desirable conditions that will obtaia=i ia the lie 10 come 0nlt tbe@arfoHs. Eew- ever, he believes. will go totfa .HaHp hunting afaHHGs. where many of the sensua desires known in the simple IiEa Of ihe &ayajas. nay he sratlHea. Iha women of this life. he c3reeiyes. are uR- fortunately excluded from l2is fumre existence. and afser death nass into he lakes and sraaws and are eoa9erte3 iHt5 fish
 In vieW5f this 5istH ssiHs traEsuiera- tioa the Navajo warrior EeEel attem@s 10 catch fish. or toH7e ehaH fosfee5 .ezt mhapply he misht impose pain or in jury upon tnesa=wh8 @tga aaea da1l fu Aim in thfs Life lfa1y incaustarey oV- ists in thls view. if finds esFra i1n fa the disgust he apparently r. 's fer ha driel herring and saH maeEarelau5eod- fish hat occasionally caMa under lis observation when he visits tHe Traders stere al the adjoining military l5us. Regarding tassa as tae laE forms et some poor creatures caHehJ iH imnHe waters he passes hy Hi5a oaHlonp- plainly outlined upon his usually ineX- 2ressiye features.
 Tha public ralisious efemanins cf tI NaYaios if the "pow-WoWs of their medicine men may te SD designated consist largely in Boi5E demonstrations made to frighten away evil spirits that have attacked sawe poor un- fortunate Navajo With disra@e. Hfo6- ahiv 5he mUst waljsHa1# attae' of these vicious sHlfias=esfr known ta She Nayaios occurred some time since when MariaHo- q popular sab ebiai of fire nation. was stricken ioNH Vifh dtscase fue chief ~as au ambitions man aul hoping to better his condition in life and add 10 his personal comfort and that 6f his family built 8 house near Fort Ningate taahieHins il atleg the plan of he log dwellings erected by the white settlers in 1he Puereo valley adjoining the Indian reservation. But the peer Indian had no knowledge or tho danger of drafts from open doors anrl windows. and cracks in tber8of and walls and contracJine a violent cold fell quite iil saon after occupying his nov home. Yielding te he advice of hle friends he quickly abandoned the bHiid- ing and went to 1.-Two in a native hU6of sticks ana mud The Charee however failed to effect a condition for tbe better. and the sick man begin ring to fear for his liie sent for the medicine men of the tribo They came hastily te see him, and for seF sra1 days and pisht@ thereafter sal atshis head and feeI as he lay. or his he'd on 5he ground. pounding necessarily upon dolefal drums ef native manufacture the meanwhile accomnanyine tAe ais. md music of the instruments Nith monotonous chants fa euttmaI voices.
 The sick man. unable te rise from his he'd. found tittle sleep for three days and three nights while the "Fow-Wow last cd and finally closed his eyes in the sleep that knows no vaking victim the medicine men claimed. of the ur. worthy attempt of 9 Navajo 10 live as white men live. and 10 delay in callne unon them for their professional serv. ices after the evil spirits had ccme IL BBINKERH0FF,
 Got. E. 5. X. Retired. Her Charitable Friend