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Third Day. The Lone-tipi priests ceremonially traveled over 

 the "earth" outside the Lone-tipi, engaged in smoking, and made 

 the third "earth"; returning to the Lone-tipi they made the fourth 

 "earth," feasted and sacrificed food. The buffalo skull was carried 

 into the tipi, and the fifth "earth" was made. The musicians re- 

 hearsed Sun Dance songs during the night. 



Fourth Day. The secret rites in the Lone-tipi comprised the 

 preparation and painting of the paraphernalia of the Lodge-maker 

 and his wife, and the preparation and painting of materials to be 

 used in the construction of the altar, such as the buffalo skull, the 

 center-pole image, the drum-stick rattles, the earth-peg, and the 

 fire-spoon. The sacred pipe was filled. By the middle of the after- 

 noon the priests were ready to abandon the Lone-tipi. Outside 

 the Lone-tipi during the fore part of the day the warrior societies 

 counted coup on the site of the center-pole. The timbers, includ- 

 ing the center-fork, were brought to the center of the camp-circle 

 and the Sun Dance lodge had been partially completed. The priests 

 now abandoned the Lone-tipi and united with the warrior societies 

 in completing the erection of the Sun Dance lodge, this act being 

 preceded by the painting of certain poles and the placing of certain 

 objects in the fork of the center-pole. In the evening the Sun Dance 

 lodge was formally dedicated by the chiefs and warrior societies, 

 after which the dancers assembled, the sacred songs were sung, and 

 dancers performed the so-called "hand and arm drill." The con- 

 clusion of the day was marked by the beginning of the dance proper, 

 preceded by interesting rites enacted outside the lodge by the Chief 

 Priest, the wife of the Lodge-maker, and other priests. 



Fifth Day. The construction of the altar occupied the fore- 

 noon and included several rites, such as the measuring and excava- 

 tion of the earth in front of the buffalo skull, the journey after the 

 sods of earth for the semi-circle, the making of the dry sand picture, 

 and the manufacture and erection of the men and rainbow sticks and 

 the foliage. The final act in the construction of the altar was the 

 filling of the sacred pipe. At noon was the formal feast of the grand- 

 fathers or priests, provided by the relatives of the dancers, and the 

 sacrifice of food. The dancers were painted and properly costumed, 

 the rawhide was incensed, and there followed the first dance with 

 the first paint. Later in the day followed the second dance and 

 second paint, with similar accompanying rites. 



Sixth Day. Three distinct paints were crowded together on 

 this day, each one of which should have occupied an entire day. 

 The rites accompanying each one of these paints were similar to those 



