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he would tell the people what the Great Spirit wanted to have them do. For one thing they must not believe in the Gospel. They must not send their children to school. They must adhere to the customs of their forefathers. They must paint their faces, wear feathers & dance. Some of the teachings of Handsome Lake were good as far as they went. They must not lie nor steal, nor drink nor beat their wives. During one of the visions or dreams of the Prophet Indian, he was taken to the world of 12 spirits, and permitted to see how the wicked are punished. He saw in "The House of Torment" a drunkard, drinking a red hot liquid. After drinking a stream of blaze was seen coming from his mouth. He saw a man who used to beat his wife. This man was led to a red hot statue of a female & told to touch