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tinually to the right and edging in toward the center of the disk till he 

 reached the patient, approacliing lier from the rear. He then laid down 

 his knife and wand and dipped his hands in the muddy water in the cup. 

 He then rul)l)ed the sick one's l)ack with the muddied hands. When he 

 had done tliis he lifted Ills hands skyward and sent tlie "siclv" away bj- 



The Mediciue Dancer. A Pose in the Medicine Dance. 



Ijlowing a hissing l)reath through them. In like manner he placed his 

 hands on the woman's head, on her breast and on her arms. Having 

 completed his task and sent "sick" away, he galloped off into obscurity. 

 Wlien tile "Cheden'' had gone, ciiief medicine man Brigham Yovuig 

 went and took the muddy cup and rubbed the woman in the same manner 

 as the "Cheden" had done before him, except that he daubed her almost 

 all over with the mud. praying continually as he did so. When he had 

 completed his daubing, they carried the sick woman from the enclosure. 



