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southwest, northwest, northeast; then reversing it, pointed the stem 

 to the above and to the below, then toward the fireplace, then toward 

 the Wheel. 



Yahiise now should have received the pipe and lighted it, but 

 being blind, this rite was done by Wadtanakashi. The latter 

 approached Hdcheni, and drawing his right hand down Hocheni's 

 arm, received the pipe from him, took it to the fireplace, lighted it, 

 and returned it to Hocheni, who again made the ceremonial move- 

 ments with the pipe, this time pointing with the stem instead of the 

 bowl. The pipe was then passed around the circle, according to the 

 usual manner of procedure, each priest, as he received the pipe, taking 

 four puffs. The pipe made the circuit four times. 



The substitute Lodge-Maker's pipe was then also passed to 

 Hocheni to be smoked. The method of lighting the pipe, etc., was 

 practically the same as just described. One or two points of differ- 

 ence were noted, however, which may have been carelessness on 

 Hocheni's part, owing to his great age. First, he touched the fore- 

 finger of his right hand to the ground, then to his tongue, took a bite 

 of root, and pointed with the bowl toward the four directions. He 

 then reversed the pipe, and pointed with the stem upwards, toward 

 the east, toward the fireplace, toward the Wheel, and then toward the 

 earth. He then took a pinch of tobacco from the pipe and deposited 

 it upon the ground in front of him, puffed upon the unlighted pipe 

 four times, whereupon it was received by the owner and smoked, as 

 had been the preceding pipe. 



Each pipe, after having made the circuit of the lodge four times, 

 was returned to Hocheni for cleansing. After having removed the 

 ashes from the pipe, in a manner already described several times in 

 the previous pages of this paper, he held the pipe in his left hand 

 with the point of the stem downward, touched his right hand upon the 

 ground, then, beginning with the bowl, he rubbed down along the pipe 

 with his right hand, transferred it to his right hand, made a similar 

 motion with the left, again placed the pipe in the left, and made a 

 similar motion with the right, thus cleansing it. As the pipe was 

 received from him, the owner, in each case placed his left hand upon 

 the pipe and drew his right hand down Hdcheni's arm four times. 

 Then, placing his right hand upon Hdcheni's right hand, the latter 

 motioned the pipe toward him four times, slowly releasing the pipe. 



