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Analysis. — Beginning on the sixth and ending on the thu'd, this 

 melody is somewhat unusual. The voice accent and consequent 

 measure lengths are unmistakable, the only irregularity being in the 

 first two measures after the rest, these measures being a trifle shorter 

 than the metronome time. The drum is exceedingly rapid and the 

 melody in very moderate teni]:)o, a combination often found in songs 

 of mental excitement. 



Fig. 7. Birch-bark rolls containing mnemonics of the songs connected with rare medicines, and used by 

 O'dSni'gfln when singing these songs. 



No. 84. Song of Good Medicine- (Catalogue no. 194) 



Narrative. — There were once two men, the elder of whom 

 was very disagreeable toward everyone, and would not believe 

 anything that was told him. The younger man was hisconstant 

 companion, but wasentirely different from him m every respect . 

 One day the younger man secured a thread from the clothing 

 of the elder and took it to an old Mide', asking him to change 

 the disposition of the elder man by means of medicine. The 

 old Mide' took a feather, cut the quill, and put the threads 

 inside the quill with a little medicine. Then he fastened 

 the quill together in such a way that the cut was not visible. 

 The old Mule' also gave the younger man a feather which 

 looked exactly like the one with medicine in it. On his return 

 the younger man gave his friend the feather containing the 



Song PICTURE NO. 84. The 

 feathers are seen near 

 the Mlde'wlnl'nl. 



