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Their form of prayer is destitute of the usual appearance of reverence - as they proceed to the hunt, anything which is considered by them as a deity is offered the pipe & some trinket, feather or cut off: piece? of tobacco or food is placed before it to secure its good will & assistance - Their game is often a deity & if the opportunity permits, a prayer the unclear of which is that it may permit itself to be killed, is announced, the pipe and some sacrifice is offered to it & then it is slain. They speak of & address their gods as familiar acquaintances & look upon rather as beings to be appeased then beloved --