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Analysis. — Few songs of the present series have the upward and 

 downward intervals so nearly equal as this song, in which 27 pro- 

 gressions are upward and 32 are downward. The major second 

 occurs 11 times in upward and 11 times in downward progression, 

 and the minor second is found 10 times in upward and 10 times in 

 downward progression, yet the melody is not monotonous, and the 

 intonation on these small intervals was better than in a majority of 

 such instances. The song begins on the octave and ends on the tonic. 

 All the tones of the octave are present except the sixth. It is inter- 

 estmg to observe that the interval between the seventh and eighth 

 is in some instances a semitone and in others a whole tone. The 

 transcription is from the 'first rendition, which gives the entire song, 

 the second and third renditions omitting the first four measures. 

 This is in accordance with a custom which has been noted among 

 both Chippewa and Sioux, that the first phrase of a song seems in 

 many instances to serve as an introduction to the performance. 



An herb called cante' yazay'pi icu'wa was prepared as a tea and 

 used for those suffering from "heart trouble or pain in the stomach." 

 This plant was identified as Astragalus sp. (loco weed). 



Before singing Eagle Shield said : 



Te^han mawa^iii kte ^ni edan^ni ke^'yasi tc/ksa ec^a^na maya^ni ketlo'. 

 {Translation) A long time before 1 can walk you may think, but (in) only a short 

 time you shall be able to walk.^ 



The following song was sung as the herl) was administered. 



No. 85. "You Will Walk" (Catalogue No. 514) 



Sung by Eagle Shield 

 Voice J =72 

 Drum not recorded 



Ta - ku wa - kai] ya - tin kte - lo ka - hai} - tu - ke 



ma-ni ye - lo 



WORDS 



ta'ku wakag^ something sacred 



ya^tin ktelc/ you will eat 



kahag^tuke now 



ma^'ni yelp you will walk 



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1 Compare words of song No. 47, Bulletin 45: "You will recover, you will walk again. It is I who say it. 

 My power is great. Through our white shell I will enable you to walk again." 



