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swept up the line of meal on which the four crooks and the four gourd 

 vessels were standing. Then he smoked and hereupon sprinkled some 

 meal into the medicine bowl, made a new meal line and placed the four 

 crooks and four gourd vessels on the line again, as before. He and 

 Talasswungwnima then sat down west and south-west of the altar 

 again, as in the forenoon. Old Chokioma now lighted a pipe, handed 

 it to Talasswungwnima and the two priests smoked again ; Lomalehtiwa 

 soon joined them. A number of new men had come in during the even- 

 ing so that there were about a dozen men present at that time. 



At about 1:35 a. m. Naashashtiwa offered a short prayer, and then 

 the singing commenced again, several of the newcomers joining in. 

 Lomalehtiwa also rattled a mosilili. Nakwaheptiwa smoked and an- 

 other man, who acted as Fire chief, soon joined him. At 1 :45 a. m. there 

 was a pause in the singing; all rubbed their bodies with their hands and 

 blew into his hands and then into the air. But the singing was soon 

 resumed. Naashashtiwa, during this song, took his tiponi, Talasswungw- 

 nima the medicine bowl; the young man, who made the clay stands, 

 took Talasswungwnima 's tiponi, six of the others each took an ear of 

 corn and its husband and each one beat time with the object he held in 

 his hand. The song lasted about eight minutes. The objects were 

 then all replaced. 



Other song: Naashashtiwa handed his mosilili to one of the other 

 men, I think, because his arm was tired. 



Other song: At about 2:35 Naashashtiwa lighted the cloud blower 

 pipe, spurted honey over it and then blew smoke over the altar; the 

 smoke is supposed to represent clouds. 



Other song: Several fell asleep; two of the mosililis stopped. Final- 

 ly old Naashashtiwa sang and rattled alone, and he seemed to be very 

 tired and sleepy too. Here and there he was assisted a little by Tal- 

 asswungwnima, who seemed to be unacquainted with the songs. 



It was now 3:25 a. m.; I could not determine just how many songs 

 were sung, as the intervals, if any, were very brief. Most of the men 

 were sleeping by this time. 



Another song was intoned which dragged along until about 3:45. 

 This was followed by several others, mostly sung by poor old Naashash- 

 tiwa alone, here and there one of the men assisting him a little either in 

 singing or rattling. 



Ag 5:00 a. m. the singing stopped, the priests smoked, and I think 

 Naashashtiwa uttered a short prayer. 



All were then silently sitting and waiting awhile, most of them being 

 awake by this time. At 5 =30 a. m. the two priests took their tiponis, sat 

 down north of the fireplace, and Naashashtiwa, waving his one slowly 



