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there. He would only wear his breechcloth; (otherwise) he would 
be naked. When he went over to see, sure enough there would be 
one whose bones were broken. Truly there would be some who 
were badly shot. And after he might have seen them all, he might 
stand facing the east and sing: 
If you are lying sick,! 
If you are lying sick, 
I am a flower, 
If you are lying sick, 
Ti you are lying sick. 
{tis said that he would use that song first. It is said that he would 
stand holding Indian-tobacco in his hand, and holding out his hand 
opened toward the east. He used just that one song. 
And those who were iil were told not to ery. When one cried it 
was a sign that he would die, he was told. Some, it is said, never- 
theless were made to cry. It is said that it was a fact that several 
days (later) they died. And those who were not made to ery truly 
lived in health. It is said that nothing was the matter with them 
after they were cured. Their bones were able to lengthen out and 
grow together. 
That, it is said, is what happened to one who used this (medicine) 
which is here in the sacred pack. (The medicine) tied on to the 
flute was used. Very little was used on him. But only white hides 
were used as bandages. (The patient) was given only one (treat- 
ment). And then he only gave always a gens festival every day. 
But turkeys always were the only (things offered). In eight days 
he healed all. Those were the ones who gave the gens festivals. 
Those whom he doctored were the ones who ate, no others. “But 
those who were doctored ate also once apiece. They ate only at the 
gens festival. They did not eat at any other meal that was cooked: 
it was only at the gens festival that they all ate. The one that 
doctored them always used medicine-songs. It was indeed he alone, 
and the one who attended to the cooking: and so they were just two. 
After he sang he carried the food to the sick mentioned before, those 
whom he doctored, and related, it is said, how long he would con- 
tinue to doctor them. Yet it was not long even when they were 
wounded. It was just the same (length of time): eight days. - 
And after he had cured them he gave them a smoke. Those just 
cured used this catlinite pipe. The medicine was powerful to that 
extent. But they were not allowed to drink water at all as long as 
they continued sick. Moreover, when they were nearly on the point 
of being cured they itched terribly. But they were forbidden to 
scratch themselves. It is said when any one scratched himself, he 
died at once. It is said he acted as if he were shot. And if he drank 
1 The fourth medicine song, p. 25. 
