Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1907 — Indian Believes In Omens. [ARTICLE]

Indian Believes In Omens.

Mysticism plays a great part In the hunting of the Indian. He Is a great believer in signs and omens, and if he starts to hunt and sees a sign or omen that bodes evil he turns back to wait a more propitious time. The flight of certain birds, the floating of a feather, the crawling of snakes, are of Import, and unless he believes In the potency of his medicine to overcome the evil influence he will not go after game when the signs are not right. The Indian, being very susceptible to cold, does little hunting in the dead of winter. Being neither hardy nor warmly clothed, he prefers the warm campfire In the tepee to the distress of the hunting trail when the cold is biting. It is generally believed that the red man is one of the most hardy of the human race because he has spent his life in the open, but that sort of life is not conducive to hardiness unless It be accompanied with plenty of food and warm clothing. San Francisco’ Chronicle. 1