Note 697 — Chapter VII · ORIGINS OF THESE BELIEFS—end Origin of the Idea of the Totemic Principle or Mana

There are even ceremonies, for example, those which take place in connection with the initiation, to which members of foreign tribes are invited. A whole system of messages and messengers is organized for these convocations, without which the great solemnities could not take place (see Howitt, Notes on Australian Message-Sticks and Messengers, in J.A.I., 1889; Nat. Tr., pp. 83, 678-691; Spencer and Gillen, Nat. Tr., p. 159; Nor. Tr., p. 551).