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will hate it more when they come to understand it better". There is scarcely a competent interpreter amongst them; and no white man is sufficiently acquainted with their language to explain to them fully the doctrine of salvation as taught in the Bible. Mr Pond does not think that they manifest more dislike to divine truths, than large numbers of enlightened white men in christian countries. There are obstacles in the human heart which no human agency can remove.

Feasts

They attach great importance to their feasts, which are prepared and conducted with many superstitious ceremonies. They have many feasts; but the most common are the medicine feast - feast-of-consecrated weapons, and the feast of invitation. Food considered by them to be of an inferior quality is seldom used in making feasts. When a religious feast is to be prepared, if the man who makes it is not a medicine man, he sends for one of that order, to whom exclusively belongs the office of master of religious or mysterious ceremonies - in the meantime the family of the feast maker is sent away. The medicine man commences the worship by praying with a loud voice. In this prayer