Sacred dances like this
one are not being held anymore because so many of the people are drinking and
misbehaving and in truth act like they are out of their minds. People simply do
not realize how far the Indians have fallen because of liquor, most only see
the surface damage.
Fools
Crow Lakota
Here
is the fellow who has been puzzling you, especially in his lack of control. He
does absurd, incredible, tragic things while drinking. He is a real Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He is seldom mildly intoxicated. He is always more or less
insanely drunk. His disposition while drinking resembles his normal nature but
little. He may be one of the finest fellows in the world. Yet let him drink for
a day, and he frequently becomes disgustingly, and even dangerously
anti-social. He has a positive genius for getting tight at exactly the wrong
moment, particularly when some important decision must be made or engagement
kept. He is often perfectly sensible and well balanced concerning everything
except liquor.
Big
Book pg. 21
Grandfather
give us sanity that we may live sober.