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any other, say the white doctor, whom 

 many of the younger generation consult. 

 Or, if before having seen the patient, he 

 can definitely refer his disorder to some 

 supernatural cause wholly out of the medi- 

 cine-man's jurisdiction, say to the spite of 

 an evil spirit going about in the form of 

 a coyote, and states the case convincingly, 

 he may avoid the penalty. But this must 

 not be pushed too far. All else failing, he 

 can hide. Winnenap' did this the time of 

 the measles epidemic. Returning from his 

 yearly herb gathering, he heard of it at 

 Black Rock, and turning aside, he was not 

 to be found, nor did he return to his own 

 place until the disease had spent itself, 

 and half the children of the campoodie 

 were in their shallow graves with beads 

 sprinkled over them. 



It is possible the tale of Winnenap's 

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