The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-10-24

along the Hackensnck river. Having satisfied
their appetites the turned in for the night
Scout Coyte on awakening saw opposite his face
small thick bundle, coil. Very quickly he
realized that 1t venomOus snake of the
copperhead variety, and instinctively 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 its fangs
deep into the protecting arm Withdrawing
quickly and wriggling of into the shrubbery along
the river bank
Young Coyte awakened his companion and they
improvsed tourniquet from his handkerchief and
a small stick. Realizing that the wound
flowing freely enough he cut into and around the
bite until it bled profusely. Emptyng the contents
of a cartridge into the break in his flesh, he APP
piled flame to the powder and withstood the tenn
porary pain. 1t later determined that he had
successfully offset the possibility of fatal result
through his commendable presence of mind. He
had burnt all trace of poison completely from his
and in few days again back at his job,
none the for his experience
1t is principle of the boy scout movement to
avoid secret ceremonies and Invitations. High
tensoned limitations dangerous to boys in the
adolescent stage. The virtues of the ceremony
carried out, however by the scout council for
Delaware and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania
obvious Its thrills real and yet reason
able, that it can readily be used
Their camp site occupied many years
had an initiation ceremony for its young
which has been preserved up to the present day.
Scouts who have taken camp donors by doing a
specified amount of work in scoutcraft given
this initiation under the direction of r. Harring-
ton and Aonson Skinner of the Institute of Amer
Jean Indians of New York. The ceremonies are
performed by Amos Overload a Sioux Indian CON
nected with the institute. They described as
follows:
Ceremonies Of Initiation.
The ceremonies should begin before dusk and
with the fasting. etc, should last about 26 hours
The first thing before beginning the ceremony is
TO make an Indian "sweat house. for publication
then to build large fire distance east of its
entrance and to heat - stones varying from the
size of a coconut TO that of a mans skull. Two
forked green sticks should be provided to roll the
hot stones into the sweat house; also two large
earthen jars of should be placed ut the
back of the sweat house opposite the door, to-
gether with about peck of cedar twigs about
six inches long. When all is ready the chief
wearing only breecholoth. stands at the door of
the sweat house and addresses the candidates
lined up stark naked before him He makes a
speech them, something like this:
My sons about to take you little way
along the Unam trail to show you the ways of
the Lenape grandfahers. But first we must
purify ourselves outwardly by the sweat BATH
nwardly by the black drink (made of herbs) for
such is the custom that has been handed down to
us. When one has been purified In these ways the
powers of nature will look upon him with favor
and the winds will whisper sweet words in his
ears-all will help him to endure the trials that
must be his tomorrow"
He then goes into the sweat house and seats
himself in the back opposite the door; the candi-
dates follow and seat themselves around the
sides. The Oshkosh roll the II hot stones into n