The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-26

Scenes o. Indisn Self Torture and En-
duranes Nov Prohibited.

ahfance how Prohibited.
Nov and again che ntafled rumble d
the instruments vas broken hy ! chant
from the 'musiciank." ssat reminded one
q Dante's description u bis visit 20 ths
place of lost souls. IN Il way, The song
Was - devoid u musi, ~ uefe the In
siruments, which accompanied she sing
eff. And yet, ils weird rhythm comes
back % me- from tho disiart past a. =
sort of doleiul chant o. moumlul meas
use An unusual comm0tioa. and our az
tspiiun Was attracted h some squaws
near -, who were ATTENDED 81 msdi
cine men. They bad barred their .hapely
brown arms, and around them. above The
elbow, were laid pieces 81 muslin. The
men worked with eaca Woman in turn.
Prom the upper arm wee Get small
chunks Of flesh; while tie women "a
dufed and watched the operation witliOut
iinching- The pieces werr then placed
IN the muslin, tied up like little balls,
preparatory 70 BE- buried The women
had displayed their bravery. and were
assured, that By the time lhc pieces bad
deeayed in tho ground. the wounds 10
their arms would b. healed.
The youths had been dancing. as BE-.
fore, 70 the sun since earig morning, aud
about ? o'clock In the afternoon they
began 10 take their medicine. A mum.
Der q medicine men had brought rods,
q The ends OF which were attached b. a
string, some kind Of fancy tackle-re.
eembling that used b. On angler 10 lure
his hnny prey. This tackle pas dangied
before the dancers eyes just out Of their
reach. Each young man endeayoTed to
follow Il continually Will bis eyes, and
apparently tried 70 catch Il. And 50.
with heads thrown back 81 q brsakneck
angle, they followed the medicine men
around and around. a. they carelessly
dangled the tackle up and down. Thus
they led the dancers about, nov causing
them to turn one way, now another
now TO whirl to the rear SO quickly a.
90 almost cause them 10 fall to the
ground.
The evident purpose va. 10 make the
dancers 80 dizzy a. 70 fall from exhaus-
Zion; thus rendering them less sensitive
II pain, surely an heroic anaesthetie, II
<nch It we're. As they had already been
faneing with the sunlight binding their
tzes for several hours, i was not long
Ifore they sucenmbed 70 the 4medi.
Hnep Soon as they dropped, other doc.
ihrs sprang upon them, aud by different
Nndish methods, preparei each for his
enecial ordeal.
Several kinds Of trials had been ar.
tanged, which were considered equally
fasere; and before the rites began each |
4anth had been given his clloice,--a grim |
ffIyiege Some were lei TO pens, two |
0I which had been erected, at either side !
af the arena, opposite each other. They /
80 formed BY four strong posts about /
..4 feet high, firmly set in the ground
* the corners of quadrangle about /
INN by six feet. In these quadranges /
the unfortunate would-be braves were
stood; and loops Of the flesh on their
back and breasts, were fastened securely I
~ thongs to the four posts There they
lad to stay, until they succeeded in tear
zng the thongs loose by frantic hinges
81 their writing bodies Their heroic
Efforts al they ierked forward and hack
'Hard in the effort to break free, with the
8errible Iaoeration, made a horrible and
&leISening sight, yet there was worse to
A0me
Come of the men had to walk almost
6s1Rger really around The ring with
zanat buffalo skulls ATTACHED by cords
81 fhe flesh Of their hacks. The weight
i The skulls and their hitching and
sa8aing along the ground had to tear
z|,1 Ehnnns loose from The flesh before
II aIen could be relieved Of their bur (
xeisSs and their endurance powers be ad
lIeSa thoroughly proved. Not for Q
HHs7seEt we're they allowed to rest, and
Risu' Aepny must have bern dreadful
3 k#nk back III horror AZ all the hid u
kauA Aielts and the flowing blood, I
#aa iaINsssna very faint. ny husband saw
Il aEIa immediately applied the smelling
SasE AA had brought for 90 emergency
i Viii fevived somewhat BY the salts,
|ssIi amsln began to notice the sights
f NTH thing ! beheld was q figure
s6ls sI|s All feet al more freMthe ground
III Ilesla al its back attached by q
ihuaS II v btu III The centsf Of the en-
Ilaks Hit hlood WAS streaming down
Nh Ind dripping " tAe ground,
sR sssKsFn men were pal lp II the
sanss gg. They we're left Eeh hang until