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carried from the scene autl all -who wish, yather dust fruui the repre- 

 sentatives of the gods and put it into some containing receptacle, usually 

 a tobacco saclc The dust gathering being completed, the medicine disk 

 is at once obliterated. It must be made, used, and destroyed in a day. 

 On the night following the Gunelpiya medicine disk performances, the 

 ghost dance is given for the benefit of tlie sick one. The next day the 

 patient usually dies. 



The Sun or (iunelpiya Medicine Disk. 



