"And who is the grandfather of these silent people? Is it not the Great Mystery? For they know the laws of their life so well They must have for their Maker our Maker. Then they are our brothers " Thus spoke one of the philosophers and orators of the Red men. It is no wonder that the Indian held the animals to be his brothers. In his simple mind he regards the killing of certain of them for his sustenance to be an institution of the "Great Mystery."