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Show CACHE AMERICAN, LOGAN, UTAH THAN KSGIVI NG FORGOTTEN An Old Indian Custom HEROES BY Elmo Scott Watson tt A Jolly Old Tor and Brava reinenilwr Stephen brilliant A inert can naval officer, and as tha man who offered the famous toast "Our country, In her Intercourse with foreign nations, may aha always ba In the right; but. right or wrong, our country I" Bui If It and not been for a bravn American seaman. Decatur might never bavs uttered those patriotic words. It happened during the war with the Barbary ptrntes. Decatur, at tha bead of hla men, had overhauled and boarded a Tripolitan ehlp, the captain of which had treacherously murdered Decaturs brother after surrendering to the young American. In the desperate fighting which followed. Stephen Decatur ilngled out this captain for fits victim. Decatur lunged at him with boarding pike, but the barbarian parried the blow, caught the weupon and. wrenching It away, lunged at the American. (ecatur had drawn hla sword and as be parried the blow, bla weapon broke off short at the hilt. The Tripolitan struck again and wound ed the American In the chest and arm and a moment later the two were clasped In a struggle. At this moment another Tripolitan came up from behind and raised bis long curving Moslem blade to strike Decatur on the head. It was apparently all over with the American commander, for there was none of qOCQ hla crew within reach except one man. teaman named Reuben James. James had been In the thick But AMERICANS COMFORT for COLICKT BABIES ... THROUGH CASTORIAS GENTLE REGULATION Tl best way to prevent colic, doctors say, Is to avoid gas In stomach and bowels by keeping the entire Intestinal tract open, free from waste. But remember this: a tiny baby's tender little organs cannot stand harsh treatment. They must be gently urged. This Is Just the time Castorla can help most. Castorla, yon know, Is made specially for babies and children. It is a pure vegetable preparation, perfectly harmless. It contulns no harsh drugs, no narcotics. For years It has helped mothers through trying times with colicky babies and children suffering with digestive upsets, colds and fever. Keep genuine Castorla on hand, with the name: I Mtrtaatarffaihaiosgtt Never Happened Before The Smiths had had their car for earnestly, thut they were addressed to Those quite a while and had never bad any Above, whom we call The Almighty. trouble. One night fate was against "Kwa kwl, kwa kwl," Is what the Hnpl says: them. "thanks, thanks!" And In thpse words lie exIts a blowout," said Mr. Smith. presses one of the most characteristic of In"It can't be," Insisted Mrs. Smith. dian customs, that of giving thanks on every W novor occasion and no matter bow slight the pretext. We may smile at the thought of uttering thanks for the presence of a visitor; that his health Is good ; If a child who has fallen and hurt Itself slightly, begin to smile again; If rain comes for any or all of the small matters which fill every day. Yet we, who pride ourselves on our manners, and who are prompt to Whin conttipatfoo (gnats, acknowledge the slightest favor from a bring beck the flush of heslth cannot help but admire the etiquette to your face by flushing tha bowels thoroughly. A cup or two which calls for acknowledgment to God also; ofGarfteldTeawilJ cleanse away and when we realize that all these seemingly unhealthy, stagnant waste, re Stew the feeling ofcoergy aodpep slight events are beyond the unaided power of off the awrtil druggist man to bring about, we feel that we have been ungrateful to take so much for granted without I bothering to acknowledge the source. Not content with unending thankfulness, the as4 QLduratXaxalivt SfrinJi Indians also said grace, sometimes both before and after meals. To the words of the little prayer were added an offering of food, which Diplomacy Doontep was cast Into the fire as the grace was spoken. Are you a bill collector?" Receive, oh source of my ancestry, and eat! "Just want a debt parley with your said A Group the Zunl as he performed the rite. Spirit, husband, thass all. partake! murmured the Dakota woman, and and did not neglect either. There Is a little her busbaLd echoed the whispered prayer and A man will laugh at bis trouble Cherokee tale which Illustrates the custom of of offering gratitude. a years after. In the Pueblo land, no cooking was undertak- celebrating before feasting: Seven wolves went out hunting and caught en without an offering. A pinch of meal preceded the bread Into the oven; a bit of each a fat groundhog. Their prey, considering that with presence of mind there might be a chance sort of food was placed In the fire, with thought of thanksgiving for past and future, for absence of body, reminded them that peobefore meals. The smallest children had their ple always danced for gratitude when they had Newest Hotel hands guided In this little ceremony, for the something good to eat, giving the Green Corn spirit of gratitude to Those Above for every- dance as an example. He urged the wolves to thing, and for food above all, was strong In ev- do likewise, and offered to teach them steps and ery Indian heart. Clothing they could skimp, to sing for them. The wolves, although they If necessary ; shelter they could do without, but were very hungry, eagerly agreed to hold this life Itself depended on food, and they were dance of thanksgiving, and during their celebration the groundhog escaped. grateful for it. The Green Corn dance, to which the animal It Is strange how nearly the grace before meals of white men and red coincide. Both ex- alluded, is one of the favorites among Indian press thanks, the white man by words, the In- ceremonies of thanksgiving, although it is held dian by his offering of food as well, and both at the time of green corn late summer. Among ask blessings to come. A Zunl grace runs as the Creeks this festival was the occasion of forgiveness, when Injury and hatred were forgotfollows : Makers of the trails of our lives and ye ten. The ceremonies lasted from four to eight spirits of our ancestors, of this add ye unto days and were marked by rejoicing over the your hearts after the manner of your own first fruits of the year. The Pueblos also hold a green corn festival, knowledge, and bless us with fruitful seasons, beautiful and symbolical, a sort of grace beneeded water, and age of life." It must have been a very lovely world In fore the harvest. Then later In the year, about which the ancient red men lived. There were the time of our own Thanksgiving day, there all the beauties of untouched nature to behold; are harvest festivals, when the prayers of grati200 Tile Baths 200 Rooms there were tasks to keep the hands busy, and tude rise endlessly to Those Above, as the hap Radio connection in every room. prayers to occupy the heart and mind. The PZ people celebrate with ceremony and feasting RATES FROM 1.50 the gifts which the Earth Mother has bestowed. Navaho prayer: In one ancient Pueblo dance, great trays full Just opposite Mormon Tabernacle Make beautiful all that la before me. of the finest vegetables, bread, and meats, were Make beautiful all that la behiud me. ERNEST C. ROSSITER, Mgr. thrown about and trampled Into the earth, formIt la done In beauty." ing a great offering to express the thanks of was answered dally to all the tribes, and out of the people. Although shelter and clothing are as Imthis serene beauty of their Earth Mother, there to us as food, we have not left off the a essence of the portant very strong religion, grew age-olassociation of food with celebration. which was thanksgiving. Tffere Is a beautiful Tewa ceremony which Indeed, Thanksgiving day centers around the the early occurs about harvest-tim- e that of giving the dinner table. At first a fast-daperlject seeds In charge and allowing the Earth American colonists gradually assimilated the Mother to rest for a while. The finest seeds of old Indian customs, and today the annual feast all sorts are searched out by the Kossa, a sum- of gratitude Is a real American Institution. mer priesthood, and a few of each kind are Hence It seems all the more fitting that most of sanctified, guarded, and planted about ten days the dishes which are traditional to the day before the rest of the crop Is put in. In the should be those which the Indians themselves fall, the perfect seeds of these selected plants enjoyed and celebrated In the eating. li & are gathered, and at the conclusion of a feast First of all, there Is that grand American of thanksgiving, the Kossa give them to the bird, the turkey. Nothing like him was ever Qunrrano, a winter priesthood, to guard until seen before, and the newcomers thought that he the next planting-time- . must be some relation to the peacock, as he At this time, out of gratitude to the Earth strutted In his Iridescent finery. Perhaps there Mother, strong medicine is made that she may Is nothing more delicious than young wild turkey Your which the Indians of the sleep after all her toil. Ail spring and summer fed on pinon-nutshe has given of her flesh in all forms of na- Southwest knew. With this noble bird aways Under the "Beacoa of Hospitality, in ture to her children. Surely she is tired and go potatoes, an American product which the nathe center of things, this hotel offers needs to rest The feasting Is done, the next tives enjoyed long before the coming of Columthe rare combination of days. years seeds laid by, and now comes a period bus. In fact. In those service sod cordiality end In which the grateful Indian people keep quiet, America furnished some of the choicest and comfort. 400 rooms, each with btth $2 to $4 single. Cifi and csfeteri. making no noise that that beloved Mother may most palatable foods which we know of. Some sleep. No loud talking Is allowed In Tewa of them grew, also. In the eastern hemisphere, HOTEL towis, and every noise Is hushed, until she has but many were distinctly and distinctively primi- American. had her rest. Here Is true thanksgiving C W. West V. E. Sutton The Indians bad real cause for thanksgiving tive, naturally, but sincere, and expressed In Asst Genl Mgr, Genl Mgr. terms of human-kinin the variety and tastiness of the food. True, The dances and ceremonies which preceded there was no beef, but buffalo humps were a POUND MOTION FICTURB OPERATORS various feasts were something like an enlargedelicacy which has been celebrated In pracWANTED Learn. Free practical training Harvest-timtically every history of early Americans, and when course Is completed. Easy terms 60 N ment of the grace before meals. of tuition payable when employed. 101 meant happiness, and It also brought with it the ribs, juicy and tender, roasted over coals, would Rowan Ave Dept. 10. Loa Angeles. Calif obligation of giving thanks, so by combining the rival the famous cookery of the Old world, yet W. N. U. Salt Lake City, No. celebrations with rites, the Indian enjoyed both requiring no other sauce than hunger. j iirr Drink Away that heavy, drowsy feeling! fellow-huma- GARFIELD TEA of Santa Clara Pueblo Indians Salt Lake Citys HOTEL TEMPLE SQUARE d !s,m to3 fiii Salt Lake City Headquarters n NEVVHOUSE e But do not think that hunger was the Deces sary ingredient of an Indian meal. Cooking was not the haphazard operation we might believe It to have been. There were ways of preparing corn, and we should offer thanks on our own accounts for this Indian food, as we eat succotash, hominy, and other corn dishes prepared, long before our time, by the savages of America. There were deer and mountain sheep for a change from buffalo, and fish from the many streams, and ducks and other birds were numerous and varied, so that no one need live on turkey. The great kitchen middens found along the coast prove that oysters were a greatly enjoyed Indian food, and turtles also helped In the menu. While we are hunting for Indian dishes to place on the Thanksgiving dinner table, we may give thought to the appropriate beverage for this truly American meal. Of course, the average man will demand coffee, which Is not a native drink, but mate, which haa a high caffeine content, would be the nearest drink of the sort. Teas made from dried flowers or flavorous twigs and roots would be truly Indian decoctions, but scarcely enjoyable to our trained palates. (he Apache beer made of sprouted corn, would be appropriate, but It Is alcoholic to a considerable degree. The only real Indian beverage which appeals to modern tastes is chocolnte, favorite drink of the Aztec kings. After dinner, In that hour when It Is too early for the football game and every one Is too contentedly filled to care about exertion anyway, the air begins to grow hazy with tobacco smoke. Here, too, Is an old Indian custom closely associated with the giving of thanks. Few tribes used tobacco to smoke as we do; rather It carried messages to the gods In Its clouds of smoke. The pipe was presented, or the smoke blown, to the four above and below, to symbolize the offering of prayer In all directions. It was puffed during ceremonies, and at councils. The Chippewa and many other tribes nse tobacco as a thank offering. When they cut a birch tree for Its bark, they bury a little tobacco at the roots, giving thanks as they do so. The Pueblos tie small parcels of tobacco to and the tribes which have their prayer-stickceremonies fasten bundles of tobacco to the legs and neck of the sacrificed animals, bidding them to carry these to the spirit land with them, there to present them with prayers for healtlj and plenty for the tribe. Little of that ancient gratitude Is left; and we. In our hard modern shells, celebrate the day of thanksgiving by feasting without ceremony. Yet in our hearts we have studied the question, what are we thankful for? and find many things which made us glad to be alive among them, perhaps, the fact that we are not Indians! We owe acknowledgment to Providence, that much la certain. And because we, after all, are thoughtful and a courteous people, some time during Thanksgiving day we will echo In our hearts the words said by our predecessors, centuries ago: Thanks, that It Is so!" fifty-thre- e Tls-wl- world-quarter- by Western Newspaper Union.) ' 6:i.,"L,r."" "T. predicament of the officer. James did not besitste for a moment. He leaped In and with his bend caught the blow alined at Decatur. But Decatur's troubles were far from being over. The two men. locked In each other arm fell to the deck. Wrenching one arm free the Tripolitan drew s long, keen knife But In the Hash of s second before be could plunge It Into the Amert body of the can, Decatur manuged to draw a small pocket pistol and shot the barbarian through the heart So terrible was the wound which brave Reuben James suffered from the blow whlcb he bad taken to save bis commander's Ilfs that bis comrades felt sure be would die. Happily, however, be recovered and lived to serve his nation In the navy for more than 40 years. A Lost Grave in Poland 20 yeara ago there was into congress a bill appropriating "the sum of $5,000 or such part thereof as shall be neces- SOME to bring back from Its sary burial place In Poland . . ." the body of Jool Barlow . Despite a favorable committee re port on that bill It was allowed to die and so a last chance was lost to play tardy honor to a patriot. Who was Joel Barlow? He was a native of Connecticut, a graduate from Yale in the cluss whlcb Included Noah Webster, Oliver Wolcott and other future notables, a chaplain during the Revolution, and editor of the American Mercury Hartford. Conn., and the anthor of a famous national patriotic epic poem, The Columblad. A friend of Washington, Hamilton, Jefferson and Madison, Barlow was sent by President Madison in 1812 as an envoy to France to warn Napoleon of the gravity of the situation created by French depredations upon American shipping and to demand thut they cease. After waiting Id Paris for several weeks without seeing the emperor, Barlow was finally told that Napoleon wished the conference transferred to Wilna, Poland, where the emperor was directing the march of his legions into Russia. So to Wilna the American envoy went, a trip of more than 8,1)00 miles, much of It over a bleak country of bad roads and few Inhabitants, and it took him three weeks to make It. He was accompanied by bis secretary and nephew, Thomas Barlow, and scarcely had they arrived In Wilna than they found that Napoleon had passed them on the road In the night and that their trip was In vain. There was nothing for them to do but to take their weary way back to Paris. But on the way back the elder Barlow, exhausted by the cold (most of the time It was 14 below zero) and the hardships of the trip, fell 111 and died on December 26. 1812. at Zarnowlec near Cracow. His nephew planned to bring his body back to America, but Fate Intervened. Napoleon was retreating from Russia and the Cossacks were following fast In his wake. So they burled Joel Barlow In Polish soil and the younger man barely escaped from the Cossacks and finally reached Paris. Had congress acted on the bill Introduced in the Fifty-firs- t congress, Joel Barlow would not now be a But the ravages of forgotten hero. the World war erased every trace of his grave, and Americas debt to him Is still unpaid. US) 1931 Western Newspaper Union.! just postpone if!" No, I dont bare nerve. You cant have them, and hold this tort of position. My head used to throb around three o'clock, and certain days, of course were worse than other. Then I learned to rely on Bayer Aspirin.' The sure cure for any headache is rest But tome times we must postpone it. That's when Bayes Aspirin saves the day. Two tablets, and ths nagging pain is gone until you are home. And once you are comfortable, the pain seldom ret urns I Keep Bayer Aspirin handy. Dont put It away, or put off taking it. Fighting a headache to finish the day may be heroic, but it is also a Little foolish. So is sacrificing a night's sleep because you've an annoying cold, or irritated throat, or grumbling tooth, neuralgia, neuritis. These tablets always relieve. They don't depress the heart, and may be taken freely. That is medical opinion. It is a fact established by the last twenty years of medical practice. The only caution to be observed is when you ars buying aspirin. Bayer is genuine. Tablets with the Bayer cross are tefe. band-to-ban- CAS TO Rl A 31. FATIGUE? I al AUTO WINS ITS WAY IN EASTERN LANDS iiCSllil IS The automobile has recently mad erpect to enJoy good two more conquests in a of world. Our State departthe parts germs to accumulate and multiply somewhere In your system. Coughs, ment has Just recognized the government of Ibn Saud, king of nejas and colds, bronchitis, tonsllltls, rheumatism and often neuritis are the work sultan of Nejd and divers other tracts of disease organisms which most be of the Arabian desert Ibn controls attacked and destroyed If good the sacred place of Mecca, and It health Is to be restored. These and seems that Moslem pilgrims who formany other more serious types of In- merly Journey thither by caravan fection may be controlled and good now prefer to travel by auto bus, health restored by chemically de- much to the scandal of the holy men and the discomfiture of the camel stroying the germs, using B. Sc U, drivers. In diplomatic circles It Is The Penetrating Germicide, to stop the bacterial poisoning. The B. & M. calculated that our recognition of the treatment Is nnllke any other quick picturesque Arab potentate will stimand positive In action. Your druggist ulate the sale of American automoshould have B. & M. la stock. If he biles in the land of the prophet. Meanwhile the dalal lama, head ef falls to supply you promptly, send ns his name and $1.25 and we will mall the monastic hierarchy that rules e bottle. Helpful book- Tibet, has ordered a devil wagon you a let free on request. F. Hi Rollins from India for bis private and royal Co., 63 Beverly St, Boston, Mass. use, all of which Is In defiance of ths 15,000-odmonks who constitute the (Adr.) governing caste of the country. The story goes thnt the grand lama prePlacing the Blame President Patterson of the Na- viously owned another car, but the tional Cash Register company criti- other priests objected so vigorously cized Russia on bis return from to It that be soon locked It up In a mule stall In the monastery, whera Europe. It succumbed to the ravage of rust "Stalin, he said, blames foreign The magnitude of such an Innovacapitalism for the want and misery Russia is undergoing now. Stalin Is tion may be understood when one realizes that the machine age la like Mrs. Johnson. Who broke your mantel mirror, Tibet has largely been limited to the prayer wheels In which the 15.000-od- d Mrs. Johnson? said a neighbor. monks grind out their " M.v hubby, dear, said Mrs. Johncan-- t full-siz- d son. He ducked. " In Good Condition At the opening of school there was a great deal of buying and selling of used textbooks. Many advertisements appeared on blackboards setting forth the attractive features of respective books. The usual Inducement to purchasers was a low price, but one pupil advertised as follows: For sale: English Book L Good Shape. Never Used. Exchange. Familiar the arrival of two relatlvesi whom Mary Jane had not seen for; some time, her mother Inquired: Dont you know these visitors,) Mary Jane?" The child studied them and, observing that ene was extremely tall while the other was short, she reOn plied: "Is it Mutt and Jeff? A man gets back at his best friend) That. All Joe, does your baby ever say cute when he kicks himself. things? Virtue Is its own reward and fre--j We don't want her to say cute quently its own press agent. things. We want her to shut up." Environment Royal Reception Guest Why, this room reminds me Fiance And you say, dear, that tl of a prison. I come home late at night after we're Hotel Manager Well, It's all a married Ill be treated like a king? matter of what one Is used to. Fiancee Yes, youll be kicked out God has given us tongues that we Many a man Is worth less than the may say something pleasant to ouf Insurance he carries. fellow men. Heine. Undo Eben A man dat ain got no cares ner troubles, said Uncle Eben, won't be satisfied to let well enough alone. Hell go an git hlssef a dog." Washington Star. Few Now Lo.t In these days of radio, teletype and telegraph It Is difficult for a person to get lost, the chances being about 10 to 1 against complete disappearance Gold Need. Alloy gold coin In the United States mint Is composed of 900 parts of gold and 100 parts of The copper alloy gives the gold a hardness. Each com-pe- r. Mervelou. Building The great pyramid of Cheops contains 2,300,000 blocks of stone, each weighing on the average two and tons. one-hal- Marcellus, nion, Rome, Carthage, Utica and Syracuse are some of the classical names drawn from classic names and places fathered upon New York cities. Fir.t et The first mechanical contrivance for the purpose of improving the hearing was made by Doctor Yeards-Ie- y of London In 1848. Big Footprint A dinosaurs footprint 0" exhibit at the American Museum of History Is 89 Inches long and almost 3 feet across. How They Get That Way A pessimist may be that way be-- i cause of the optimists who owe him money. Hamilton (Ontario) Mistletoes Homes Apple, (horn, maple, poplar, locust, linden and, occasionally, oak' will furnish a home for the mistletoe parasite. |