ragged little boy who won fame and a wife by shooting the
Red Eagle of fateful omen; and the Star Boy, who was the off-spring
of a mortal maiden and a Star.

It was this last who fought for man against his strongest
enemies, such as Wazeeyah, the Cold or North-Wind. There was a
desperate battle between these two, in which first one had the
advantage and then the other, until both were exhausted and
declared a truce. While he rested, Star Boy continued to fan
himself with his great fan of eagle feathers, and the snow melted
so fast that North-Wind was forced to arrange a treaty of peace, by
which he was only to control one half the year. So it was
that the orderly march of the seasons was established, and every
year Star Boy with his fan of eagle feathers sets in motion the
warm winds that usher in the spring.





VI

ON THE BORDER-LAND OF
SPIRITS

Death and Funeral Customs. The Sacred Lock of Hair. Reincarnation
and the Converse of Spirits. Occult and Psychic Powers. The Gift
of Prophecy.

The attitude of the Indian toward death, the test and background of