makes; for Indians know no command to go and fetch the Buffaloes two and Sometimes one is sufficient to bring them to the ranks where tufts of Bushes and other objects are Stuck up in the Snow or ground to hide a person behind it from the Buffaloes and thus every man, woman and child in the camp have their Stations. A good Runner frequently goes before the band with the hair of his robe outwards and half bent so as to represent a Buffalo and by that means decoys them into the park which has a small door behind to make him a passage. After the whole band is entered the woman stands upon the door which has an easy ascent upon the out side but is quite steep within and the paramount of the camp lights a pipe and offers the end to the Buffaloes or to some old Bull amongst them whom he takes for the father or chief of the band and harangues sometimes to that effect. After thanking the master of life for Sending them food to themselves and

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