MICHELSON | OWL SACRED PACK OF THE FOX INDIANS 53 
Then, it is said, when she finished her talk (she said), ‘‘You are to 
take them around in a circle four times,' each alike, in the center of 
this wickiup here. After you have led them around in a circle four 
times then they are to hoot as owls,’’ she said. ‘‘Then indeed you are 
to dismiss them; at that precise moment they are to go out,’’ she 
said. 
Then first those who were blind were taken around in a circle, and in 
a body, all those who could not see well. Then, it is said, after they 
were led around in a circle four times, all hooted like owls. At the 
time they started to go out they had most excellent eyesight. More- 
over, eventually the eyes of those whose eyes were broken became 
as they had been. And, it is said, the same happened to those who 
had poor eyesight; they had good eyesight. And, moreover, those 
(spoken of) in the past who were carried in blankets who were unable 
to move began to be led around in a circle. The same happened to 
those who had various diseases. After they were led around in a 
circle four times they hooted like owls. Then, it is said, they were 
dismissed. They walked out. Then only those (mentioned) in 
the past who were supported began to-be led around in a circle, 
The same happened to them: all were made well. After they were 
healed all were dismissed. The men were permitted to whoop. All 
whooped. And that is why the songs are repeated alike four times, 
and why they whoop when they dance. 
Then, it is said, they began to hold a gens festival. Those who 
had been made ‘well began to sing. All were there, inside (the 
wickiup). The people surely thought that the sacred pack (possessed) 
manitou (power). And, it is said, they were troubled in their hearts. 
And Black-Rainbow knew how they felt. And, moreover, Deer- 
Horn also knew how they felt. Then, it is said, they were given the 
catlinite pipe to smoke. 
After all had been made to smoke, they were told, ‘‘Come, 
cease to (be agitated in your) thoughts. You are not to feel thus,”’ 
they were told. ‘‘Truly you will please our sacred pack here by 
occupying (the space) here;? and you will be gladdened by it. We 
did not make you well. Verily this made you well, the mystic power 
which is in this sacred pack in the space between the fires; that is why 
you are well; it was not we. Verily do not think as you have been 
thinking. For the manitou himself thought of us in a troubled 
manner so that we might live healthy lives. That is why we saw 
this sacred pack. We do not simply see it. He, this owl who took 
pity on us, is here in person. He did not think of one party of us 
(but) many. He planned what we were to do that the people might 
derive benefit from it, and that we might thus please them. To-day 
2 That is, within the building where the gens festival is held. 
