The Life And Traditions Of The Red Man PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER V. The flab famine--The capture of the white nwau and the white spiritual men driven away. The people in those days were so interested in these poor and unfortunate ones, that men would go and build winter wigwams and move them neur those bogs from which they could secure their daily food. After the food game had been found the people became more contented, and with a composure waited for tbe summer to come. During the snow and ice period no sickness or death was reported and the good health seemed to prevail among all, until the hot weather came, when some were taken with the bad cough, in some cases death was the result, because the medicine could not be properly administered to all. Before the winter came to a close, some of the people, who were less favored with the natural patience got very much discontented notwithstanding the new discovery made, but bad gone around to agitate a spirit among the people for a southern exodus. And by going around among the several tribes or bands got quite a following, and many families did start to seek summer in the south, and although the summer did return in due season, but did not bring back the families that went out to seek it, nor have they returned to this day. Their departure somewhat cast a gloom over the land. None of the old men would go, they warned those that were so ready to go of the danger of their light and inconsiderate disposition and habits, telling them that a time is coming when a man be reckoned according to his mind and habits, and if he be Bo that he is not contented and will not stay where the Great Spirit has placed him, but sets himself adrift, knowing not where he shall land, shall some day wish to stay to a place where he cannot, because having started himself...