. The Indians' secrets of health : or, What the white race may learn from the Indian . AN APACHE GRANDMOTHEH AND HER PET. CERTAIN SOCIAL TRAITS AND CUSTOMS men will invariably wait until the old men have spoken,unless they are definitely ealled upon. If a eigaretteis offered to a young man in the presenee of his elders,he will not enjoy it until the older ones have lit theirsand taken a few puffs. A girl or young maiden willnot sit down until ])laees are found for the older onesand they are comfortably seated, and, of course, thesame rule applies to the boys and youths. It may also seem strang
. The Indians' secrets of health : or, What the white race may learn from the Indian . AN APACHE GRANDMOTHEH AND HER PET. CERTAIN SOCIAL TRAITS AND CUSTOMS men will invariably wait until the old men have spoken,unless they are definitely ealled upon. If a eigaretteis offered to a young man in the presenee of his elders,he will not enjoy it until the older ones have lit theirsand taken a few puffs. A girl or young maiden willnot sit down until ])laees are found for the older onesand they are comfortably seated, and, of course, thesame rule applies to the boys and youths. It may also seem strange to some of my readersthat I insist that the native Indian is inherently did not use to think so, and I know of many dishonestIndians. But as a rule these are the ones that arepartially civilized. They have had so many thingsgiven to them without rhyme or reason that they cometo regard all things of the white men as theirs. Scoresof times I have left my wagon, laden with provisionsand other materials, such as cameras, camera plates,clothes, etc., and I have been gone for
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