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it is wrong for the father + mother of it, t hold disputes and bitter contentions over its body. The child hears and understands all that is said, and it often fills bad, and will?, imlify? the parents put an end to their disputes + contentions, return to the home in the bosom of the Great Spirit. It is the will of the Great Spirit that parents should exercise love towards their children -- The Great Spirit says that adultery is a great sin, therefore he says do not commit adultery. The Great Spirit it is great wrong to whip children with the rod. If you wish to correct a child, use cold water. Thll them, I shall either sprinkle or plunge you. If the child says, I shall do better, there stop It has been the custom among the Indians to mourn for the dead one year. This practice is not right. It causes the death of many children. Therefore do it no longer Ten days mourn for the dead + no more It is the practice among the old Indians to this day, upon the tenth day to call together the friends of the deceased + then make a public dispersal ? effects of the deceased.) When a person is dead, it is right to make a speech oer the body, telling how much you loved the deceased -- Great respect for the dead among the Indians must be observed. To be a tattler ot tale bearer is very wrong. It is the cause of great evil. Repent and do it no more. To prove the position that alcohol is ? we would say. Many drunkards no ? to freeze, to get drowned + to be burned to death. A great many fights arise from drunkeness -- This is what Garnyodiyoh? used to tell us, and all has indeed happened according to his word. Chiefs, warriors, woen and children continue to listen