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is sung when digging medicinal roots in order to make them effec- 

 tive. The ]\Ienomini differ from the Chippewa and Sioux in that 

 they employ a " diagnostician " who decides whether a sick person 

 shall be treated by a doctor giving material remedies or shall be 

 taken to an exhibition of magic power by a " juggler." A descrip- 

 tion of the performances of the latter, with several of their songs, 

 was obtained from a man familiar with their practices. 



War songs received attention, about 25 of this class being re- 

 corded. Several war songs were connected with the Black Hawk 

 war, which took place about 1832, while others were connected 

 with the enlistment and service of Menomini Indians in the Civil 

 War. John Shawunopinas (fig. 116) is a member of the G. A. R. 



Fig. 118. — Exterior of medicine lodge. 



and recorded a song with the words " The white man points his 

 pipe at me," meaning " The white man asks me to join him in war." 

 Agnes Sullivan recorded five old, vigorous war songs and asked 

 to be photographed wearing her badge as a member of the Auxili- 

 ary to the American Legion. Among the miscellaneous songs ob- 

 tained were those of the moccasin game, several social dances, the 

 legends of Manabus, and the lullaby sung to little children, the 

 latter being a variant of the Chippewa lullaby. Four melodies 

 played on a cedar flute were recorded. 



The Menomini Medicine Society, corresponding to the Chippewa 

 Mide' wiwin, held a meeting in July which was attended by Miss 

 Densmore. This was an interesting opportunity, as the society 

 meets only once or twice a year to initiate members, and was par- 

 ticularly valuable, as Miss Densmore had recorded the songs of the 



