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Wben this scene began the young and middle-aged looliers-on took 

 one more drink of Indian whiskey (they had been drinking it all night), 

 formed around the central tire in a great circle, and danced around from 

 left to right, the women in one half of the circle, the men in the other. 

 The old women danced backward and forward on either side of the fire 



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within the outer dancing circle; and old grandma, Brigham Young, med- 

 icine man C 4, and Loco Jim sprinkled the sacred dust and prayed in- 

 cessantly to the gods. The dancing became more and more vigorous. 

 Eveiy one joined in it. The sound of the peculiar drum, now being beat 

 with greater accent, the loud chanting and the deafening shouts of the 

 dancers filled all the surrounding country with ear-grating sounds. The 

 excitement reached a high tension. The sick one made one supreme 

 effort to rise and join in the dance; but she had not sufficient strength. 

 They lifted her to a standing position, they sprinkled her with the sacred 



