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9. are informed of the cause of their assemblage; they then proceed with such unclear to eat what has been prepared for them. Each person will throw a small piece of the victuals in the fire before they begin to eat. There are but few Indians that will give an opinion respecting a future state. They say that such questions are only asked by fools and by the white people. Those that have given their opinion on the subject, state that they believe there are two worlds, one is intended for the spirits of the good, and the other for the spirits of the bad.
I once asked a distinguished chief (the Little Turtle), what he supposed was necessary to constitute a good man! He replied, that a good father, a good husband, a good neighbour, a good warrior and a lover of his nation was all that he conceived necessary to fulfill the expectations of the great spirit that placed us on this earth.