The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-29

HUW lNUIANN
 | TREAT ANIMALS
 Indians are fond of animals. but not being of sentimental turn of mind, they have a different way of showing their feelings. As we all keeping his feelings, inside He possesses queer sense of humor Something which would strike the risibles of a white man might be wit messed by the Indian with an express sionless face. while something in the way of a surprise would likely convulse the latter with as much mer- rlment as he is capable of.
 Said a Westerner to me, When in Dakota I was inspecting a barn where some Indian boys were milking. cows kicked over a n1ilk-pail which was nearly full of milk. The Indian boy who was milking was covered and dripping with milk and froth. Most of the Indian boys along the line of stables jumped up, laughing as hard as ithey were capable of laughing, gathering around him as if some great joke were in progress The victim, instead of revenging the accident on the COW, by hitting back, law down and rolled over with mirth.
 
 COW, instead of himself This was surely fine example of good nature for the white man to emulate" | The popular belief that the Indian has passionate love for his dog does not seem to be evidenced in real life especially among the older and more
 at as been foid e 5ndsng bH pfoOe 6oom who have lived among them for many years.
 1T have often noticed" said one l man. "th9t if a nc fo1 him. the Indian will as likely as not grunt Huh-uh,' which is. in effect, Get out for the dog generally takes the Indians,' said he, "and I have never noticed an Indian pet his dog" does not care for his doge but that if he does. he has a rather strange way of showing it.
 Indian boys catch fox-squirrels the young squirrels and carry them in their pockets to place under the floors of their dormitory rooms," said an Indian teacher to me. "One boy caught big buIl-snake, without fangs, and wanted to keep it in his | rOom.''
 spent much time on the Indian reser- walton that 25 years or so ago the old ! Indians were very fond of dog-meat If " anyone poisoned dog. they would | take the dead dog and put him in a kettle for stew. This did not seem to ever work fatal results, although a small amount of strychnine wilAI22ii. a dog. V V
 Indians as a general thing do not seem to be mean1ngly cruel to their horses, but they do not feed them The horses are not worked hard but | this is likely also because of the In | dian's dislike for hard work. The sCuaws take care of the horses. From 1 what l learn. the do seem to care much for cats although they keep many of them. They treat them kindly, but do not show much
 I find that Indians often hunt rab- bits in a curious way. Said a teacher in one Of the Indian schools, "He takes iron nut off a railroad track on it. 1 He will carry several such sticks with him when hunting rabbits. When the rabbit comes near the Indian aims so I straight that in nine cases out of ten 1t is sure to end the career of poor bunny. The Indian has keen vision. This method of hunting rabbits is dead easy for him at tsIlF or fifteen feet"
 This sharp sight of the Indians sives them great range of observa- of the outdoor world are to them an | open book. An old Indian said to me When l was boy my father told me. Make your ears wide that they may hear, and make your eyes big | that they may see.''
 The animals, the winds of the pines, and the woodland waters give to them of their knowledge. and thus the In | dlans are keen in all ways and won ders of the great out-of-doors. Who but an Indian can tie his horse to 1 hole in the ground?
 l Indians have much superstition in 1 their nature and they regard with | awe and reverence any animal or bird l if they believe them to have brought l some pNn6 n hnr people. In William J. Long's book tfWilderness Ways" he tells of Sim mo-, the Milicite Indian guide. this dark face lpeering by the corner stake of his commoosie, so as to better see the little singer on my tent" (white- 1 throated sparrow).
 luck now. Killoleet sing on ridge, l poe', he said confident John Muir, the famous Alaska. trav eler, says. '1he Indians being keenl-- 1 obSerVant, are acquainted with 4 ways Of animals, and can even irnits their motions, language etc"
 says that after attending an flask; Indian dance a. number of the I d1ans gave excellent limitations of tT gait, gestures, and behaviour of se1 eral animals. under different circun( and devourring their prey etc.
 While all were quietly seates waiting to see what next would 11apY | pen, the door of the big house wal suddenly thrown open and in bounce] a bear, so true to life in form andS gestures that we were all startled though it was only bear skin nicelyl f1tted on man who was intdmateI1N 1 acquainted with the animals anS knew how to initiate them" He aIsS says that the Indians have great re1 spect or reverencecfor wolves, belfey f Ing they nave souls. They give as tho reason for this belief the great wis dom and cunning of the wolf.-Aliet d. Cleator in "Our Dumb AnirnaIs'' l FISHERMEN ENCOUNTER