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dancing, raising first one plume and then the other as he pointed them 

 toward the altar. In a moment or two he dipped snds and threw them 

 toward the women on the north side of the room, and dipping them 

 again threw them toward the women of the south side ; at the same 

 time the male members reached forward, and, dipping their plumes into 

 the medicine bowl, sprinkled the altar, each time petitioning the cloud 

 people to gather. The cloud-maker then threw suds to the west; again 

 he dipped the suds and threw them to the zenith, then to the altar; a 

 portion was then placed on the front ya'ya; again he danced, for a time 

 extending his eagle idumes and withdrawing them, and dipped the suds 

 and threw them upward and toward the man on the north end of the 

 line ; at the same time the ho'naaite dipped his plumes into the medi- 

 cine bowl and si)riiikled the altar as heretofore described; and the 

 cloud-maker dipped the suds, throwing them toward the vice ho'naaite, 

 and, again dipping them, he threw them toward the ya'ni'siwittaniii; he 

 then lifted suds and threw them to the west, then to the zenith, never 

 failing to call the cloud ijeople together. The ho'naaite, keeping his 

 position back of the altar, dipped his plumes into the medicine water 

 and sprinkled the members; again the cloud maker lifted suds and 

 threw them to the zenith; at the same time the second woman at the 

 west end of the line on the north side dipped her wand into the medicine 

 water, with a cry for the cloud people to gather ; the cloud-makei- then 

 threw the suds to the west and the ho'naaite sprinkled the members 

 with the medicine water, and the cloud-maker placed the suds upon the 

 heads of the white bear and parrot; and stooping he stirred the suds 

 briskly. 



The ti'iimoni lighted a cigarette from a coal at the fireplace and 

 handed it to the cloud-maker, who stood the reed in the center of the 

 suds before receiving the cigarette ; he blew the first few whiffs over the 

 suds and then smoked a moment or two and laid about one- third of the 

 cigarette by the side of the cloud bowl. The song, which had continued 

 almost incessantly for three hours, now ceased, and the cloud-maker re- 

 turned to his seat in the line. The ti'amoni sat by the fire and smoked, 

 several joining him for a short time; but all soon returned to their seats 

 in the line and continued their smoke. 



At the beginning of the succeeding song the two women at the east 

 end of the south line danced before the altar and sprinkled it by strik- 

 ing the wand held in the left hand on the top with the one held in the 

 right. One of the women was frequently debarred taking part in the 

 ceremony owing to the attention required by her infant, who was at 

 times fr'etful. 



Two women from the east end of the north line joined in the dance, 

 and then a third woman from the south line; three of the women formed 

 in line running north and south ; an aged woman at the west end of 

 the south line danced, but did not leave her place at the end of the 

 line. She pulled the young boy who sat near her forward, telling him 



