Annual report . order which can not beidentified by the native herb doctors, the relatives of the patientconsult a clairvoyant, who names the ceremony, one of those abovedescribed, believed to be efficacious in treating the ailment. Sometimes several ceremonies are necessary, and as a final resort a witch-doctor is called upon. As to the influence of these organizations on the people, whileit must be confessed that they foster some superstitions incon-sistent with the modern folk-ways of civilized society, they servemore than any other means to conserve the national life of the peo-ple. The st
Annual report . order which can not beidentified by the native herb doctors, the relatives of the patientconsult a clairvoyant, who names the ceremony, one of those abovedescribed, believed to be efficacious in treating the ailment. Sometimes several ceremonies are necessary, and as a final resort a witch-doctor is called upon. As to the influence of these organizations on the people, whileit must be confessed that they foster some superstitions incon-sistent with the modern folk-ways of civilized society, they servemore than any other means to conserve the national life of the peo-ple. The strongest body of Iroquois in New York today are thetwo bands or divisions of the Seneca, and the Seneca have the larg-est number of pagans. They are perhaps likewise the mostpatriotic, and struggle with greater energy to retain their tribalorganization and national identity. The customs of these adherents of the old Iroquois religion reacton and influence the entire body of the people, pagans andChristians
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