in character, embodying a prayer for success in hunting or warfare,
or for rain and bountiful harvests, but these two are the
sacraments of our religion. For baptism we substitute the
"eneepee," the purification by vapor, and in our holy communion
we partake of the soothing incense of tobacco in the stead of bread
and wine.




IV

BARBARISM AND THE MORAL CODE

Silence the Corner-Stone of Character. Basic Ideas of Morality.
"Give All or Nothing!" Rules of Honorable Warfare. An Indian
Conception of Courage.

Long before I ever heard of Christ, or saw a white man, I had
learned from an untutored woman the essence of morality. With the
help of dear Nature herself, she taught me things simple but of
mighty import. I knew God. I perceived what goodness is. I saw
and loved what is really beautiful. Civilization has not taught
me anything better!

As a child, I understood how to give; I have forgotten that
grace since I became civilized. I lived the natural life, whereas
I now live the artificial. Any pretty pebble was valuable to me
then; every growing tree an object of reverence. Now I worship
with the white man before a painted landscape whose value is