The Indian was a religious man from his mother's womb.

More than this, even in those white men who professed religion we found much inconsistency of conduct. They spoke much of spiritual things, while seeking only the material.

Silence is the cornerstone of character.

The logical man must either deny all miracles or none, and our American Indian myths and hero stories are perhaps, in themselves, quite as credible as those of the Hebrews of old.

The elements and majestic forces in nature, Lightning, Wind, Water, Fire, and Frost, were regarded with awe as spiritual powers, but always secondary and intermediate in character.

The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity.

No one who is at all acquainted with the Indian in his home can deny that we are a polite people.