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the abdomen immediately above the bladder hardly ever 

 failed to give relief. This operation was performed with 

 a great many rites, prior to the suction, such as smoking 

 to the Great Spirit, pressure and frotation [sic] of the ab- 

 domen with the hands, and a song at the end of every 

 verse concluded with the words 



Non im mainoc, ni mainoc, 

 Non im maiuoc, ni mainoc, 



Yobare ! 

 " I do, what I am doing, 

 I do, wliat I am doing. 



Oh Church ! " 



Bites of snakes were cured by the application of ashes 

 and herbs to the wound, and herbs and ashes and the fine 

 dust found at the bottom of ants' nests given internally. 



Red clay was sometimes applied to the hair, covering 

 it all over, and allowing it to remain for twenty-four 

 hours when it was washed ofl', to prevent the hair from 

 splitting. 



Chilicotes were burnt to charcoal and applied morning 

 and evening to cure baldness. 



LETTER X. 



Tradition. 

 There were seven brothers Avho married seven sisters — 

 according to their respective ages — who lived in a large 

 hut together. The husbands went daily to hunt rabbits, 

 and the wives to gather flag-roots, for food. The hus- 

 bands invariably returned first, and on the wives' arrival 

 reported always bad luck in hunting, with the exception 

 of the youngest brother who invariably handed his wife a 

 rabbit. Consequently the poor women fared badly in 

 regard to animal food. Tliis continued as a daily occur- 

 rence for a length of time, until in a conference held by 



