Nearness To Nature... Keeps The Spirit Sensitive

It Was Our Belief That The Love Of Possessions Is A Weakness To Be Overcome. . . . Children Must Early Learn The Beauty Of Generosity. They Are Taught To Give What They Prize Most, That They May Taste The Happiness Of Giving. . . . The Indians In Their Simplicity Literally Give Away All That They Have—to Relatives, To Guests Of Other Tribes Or Clans, But Above All To The Poor And The Aged, From Whom They Can Hope For No Return.

There Were No Temples Or Shrines Among Us Save Those Of Nature.

But To Have A Friend, And To Be True Under Any And All Trials, Is The Mark Of A Man!

The Clan Is Nothing More Than A Larger Family, With Its Patriarchal Chief As The Natural Head, And The Union Of Several Clans By Intermarriage And Voluntary Connection Constitutes The Tribe.

He Sees No Need For Setting Apart One Day In Seven As A Holy Day, Since To Him All Days Are God's.