The Newark journal., 1919-11-06

along the Haekensack river. Having satisfied their appetites the scouts turned in for the night. Scout Ceyte on awakening opposite his face Il small, thick bundle, coil. Very quickly he realized that if venomouS snake of the eopperhead variety, and instnctiyey he thrust his arm upward to protect his head and neck. He had not done too quickly, however, for the reptile had sprung forward, burying it's fangs deep into the protecting arm, withdrawing quickly and wriggling off into the shrubbery along the river bank.
 Young Coyte awakened his companion and they improyiSed tonrniquet from his handkerchief and I small stick Realizing that the wound not flowing freely enough he cut into and around the bite until it bled profusely. Emptyng the contents af Il cartridge into the break in his flesh. he ap- piled fnme to the powder and witisood the tenn p0rary pain It was later determined that he had successfully offset the possibility of fatal result through his commenGable presence of mind. He had burnt all trace of poison completely from his and in a few days was again back at his job. none the worse for his experience.
 It Is principle of the boy scout movement to avoid secret ceremonies and limitations. High tenS.oned limitations are dangerous to boys fn the adolescent stage. The virtues of the ceremony carried out however. by the scout council for Delaware and Montsomery counties, Pennsylvania. are so obvious. its thrills so real and yet reason able. that 1t readily he used.
 Their camp site was occupied many years
 
 had initiation ceremony for it's young men which has been preserved up to the present day. Scouts who have taken camp honors by doing snccit!ed amount of work in scoutcraft are given this initiation under the direction of k. Harring- ton and Alonson Skinner of the Institute of Amer fcan Indians of New York. The ceremonies are performed by Amos 0veroad Sioux Indian con nected with the institute. They are described as follows:
 Ceremonies of Initiation.
 The ceremonies should begin before dusk and. with the fasting etc. should last about 26 hours. TEe first thing before beginning the ceremony k fo make an Indian sweat house. for purifcation thpn To build large fire distance east of it's entrance and 10 heat 12 stones varying from the size of d coconut to that of a mans skull. Two foried green sticks should be provided to roll the hot stones into the sweat house; also two large earthen iars of water should be placed at the bnrk of the sweat house opposite the door. to- ..ether with about peek of cedar twlgs about six inches long. When all is ready the chief wearing only breeeh> 10th. stands at the door of the sweat house and addresses the candidates lined ur stark naked before him. He makes il sneech to them, something like this:
 My sons. We are about to take you little way alon. the Unami trail; to show you the ways of tho Lenape srandfathers. But first we must nurify ourselves outwardly by the sweat bath, invar rtly by the black drink tmade of herbs). for such is the custom that has been handed down to us When one has been purified in these ways tine nowers of nature will look upon him with favor. and tbe winds will whisper sweet words in his cars-all will help him 10 endure the trials that must he hls tomorrow.
 He then goes into the sweat house and seats himself in the back, opposite the door; the candi- aate. follow and seat themselves around rhe aides, The Oshkosh roll the i2 hot stoae< inss