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This contained a mixture of the three ingredients and a very small tin 

 spoon, such as is used with a child's toy tea set. Held in place by the 

 flap of the pouch was a small tied packet of the principal ingredient. 

 Main'gans said that he frequently took a little spoonful of the powder 

 from the pouch, and, suiting the action to the word, he took a dose of 

 the medicine to show that it could easily be swallowed without water. 

 On the following day, in the writer's presence, he prepared the medi- 

 cine in liquid form. Taking a pail containing about a quart of hot 

 water, he placed a little spoonful of the three mixed ingredients on 

 the surface of the water at the eastern side of the pail, saying 

 Wa'hunong {" at the east"), thenat the southern side, saying Ca'wUnong 

 ("at the south"), then at the western and northern sides, saying 

 Ningahi'anong ("at the west"),»and Kiwe'dinong ("at the north"). 

 These words were merely explanatory of his action. The surface of 

 the water was thus dotted with four small patches of powder. He 

 then opened the tied packet of the principal ingredient, took out one 

 scanty spoonful of the contents, and divided it equally among the 

 patches of powder, placing it carefully in the middle of each, beginning 

 with the east as before but not repeating the names of the cardinal 

 points. The ingredients soon dissolved in the hot water. According 

 to Main'gans the medicine was then ready for use, though some 

 preferred to secure a stronger flavor by boiling it. He said that the 

 taste was agreeable and that the medicine should be taken four times 

 a day, the dose to be small at first and then increased, the full dose 

 being taken m a measure (pi. 10) which he gave to the writer. This 

 is made of birch bark and contains about a tablespoonful. The 

 drawings on the inside are said to represent animals and to indicate 

 that the measure was to be used for this particular medicine. 

 Main'gans swallowed a portion of the liquid after offering it to the 

 writer. 



Ml'nisino'wUck ("island herb medicine") also takes its name from 

 that of its principal mgredient, which was formerly found only at a 

 certain place on Lake Superior, but was discovered thirty years ago 

 at IVIille Lac, where it grows in fine, light sand along the shore. The 

 medicine contains eight ingredients", said to be herbs of about the 

 same sort. An herb called "the last ingredient" is found growing in 

 the woods at White Earth. 



Na'waji'bigo'kwe said that many years ago the Sioux were "get- 

 ting too powerful for the Chippewa," and that about that time a 

 man "dreamed of a thunderbird, who told him how to prepare and 

 use this medicme." She related the two following incidents of her 

 personal experience with ml'msino'wuck: In the autumn of 1909 a 

 member of her family was involved in serious and complicated 

 difficulties. She resolved to help' him by means of ml'mslno'wuclc. 

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