The Clan Is Nothing More Than A

That Is, We Believed, The Supreme Duty Of The Parent, Who Only Was Permitted To Claim In Some Degree The Priestly Office And Function, Since It Is His Creative And Protecting Power Which Alone Approaches The Solemn Function Of Deity.

The Wise Man Believes Profoundly In Silence - The Sign Of A Perfect Equilibrium. Silence Is The Absolute Poise Or Balance Of Body, Mind And Spirit. The Man Who Preserves His Selfhood Ever Calm And Unshaken By The Storms Of Existence - Not A Leaf, As It Were, Astire On The Tree, Not A Ripple Upon The Surface Of The Shinning Pool-his, In The Mind Of The Unlettered Sage, Is The Ideal Attitude And Conduct Of Life. Silence Is The Cornerstone Of Character.

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.

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

The Logical Man Must Either Deny All Miracles Or None.