Archives of aboriginal knowledge Containing all the original paper laid before Congress respecting the history, antiquities, language, ethnology, pictography, rites, superstitions, and mythology, of the Indian tribes of the United States . :4Tl!|Mfv. WElRATnONS fQlF TM WAR CMJEF WMIEH ON A WAIH EMCyifiSll®M •m v*.« AND MAGIC. 495 B. Demoniacal and Superstitious Observances of the TribesIN Minnesota, on the Upper Mississippi. By Capt. S. Eastman, The superstition of the North American Indians leads them to be governed in alltheir acts by the juggling operations of a class of men amongst
Archives of aboriginal knowledge Containing all the original paper laid before Congress respecting the history, antiquities, language, ethnology, pictography, rites, superstitions, and mythology, of the Indian tribes of the United States . :4Tl!|Mfv. WElRATnONS fQlF TM WAR CMJEF WMIEH ON A WAIH EMCyifiSll®M •m v*.« AND MAGIC. 495 B. Demoniacal and Superstitious Observances of the TribesIN Minnesota, on the Upper Mississippi. By Capt. S. Eastman, The superstition of the North American Indians leads them to be governed in alltheir acts by the juggling operations of a class of men amongst them, called prophets,medicine-men, or jugglers. These men are the greatest rascals in the tribe, and possessimmense influence over the minds of the young, Avho are brought up in the belief oftheir supernatural powers. In the hour of danger, on the war-path or on the hunt,this influence is especially brought to bear. The war-chief, who leads the party towa,r, is always one of these medicine-men, and is believed to have the power to guidethe party to success, or save it from defeat, through the all-powerful influence of hismedicine. He interprets signs observed when on the war-path, such as the flight ofbirds, the running of animals, dista
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