Show Indians of Uintah Prefer Peyote to Cup That Cheers' Cheers What are people going to do dowhen dowhen dowhen when they cant can't get their likker lik- lik r ker is one of the favorite topics topics topics top top- ics of the day Mr 1 Wiseacre seems positive that human natures natures natures na na- na- na tures will continue at about the same scale and if folks are unable unable unable un un- able to fill flU the cup that queers they will find some other sort of vice to take tako Its place says the Salt Lake Tribune familiar with the latest latest latest lat lat- lat lat- est vice of the Indians out in the Uintah country who have been unable to get firewater in recent years are wondering if the white brother will follow the lead of the Indian and Instead of having Saturday night alcoholic alcoholic alcoholic alco alco- holic revels will turn to what the stolid redman calls peyote eats White residents of the basin are anxious to get federal legislation legislation legislation legis legis- lation to take the exotic peyote root from their skinned bronze-skinned 1 neighbors according to Thomas Thoma Redmond secretary secretary- or of the state livestock board who has just returned from the basin Once a month or at least as often as possible the Indians get hold of ofa ofa ofa a shipment of peyote root and have peyote eats Result Indian gets heap big pep likum good He dances and revels and generally acquires a state of nervous excitement that the white settlers settlers settlers set set- declare is dangerous and harmful One Indian told Mr Redmond that every time there was a peyote eat it cost him the price of a steer Steers being being being be be- ing valued at 40 to peyote pey ote ate Jags se seem m to be Just lust as much of an enviable luxury as the time old champagne head head- ache |