III. 



THE INDIAN HUNTER. 



WE have already compared the man of the forest 

 to a beast of prey. His main life-work is hunting 

 for meat, his education from childhood the 

 training of a hunter and fisherman, his very 

 existence depends upon success. In one tribe 

 where there is a marriage ceremony the bride- 

 groom is counselled to take care of his wife and 

 daily to go hunting and fishing ; the wife in her 

 turn is told to be faithful and to place meat and 

 drink before him when he comes home. The 

 man must find the meat and the woman is bound 

 to cook it. 



Before a child is born many things have to 

 be done or avoided to prevent mishap to the 

 little one. The father must not hunt certain 

 game for fear that the coming babe should 

 resemble the animals in any way. It might be 



