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Like Eagle Shield, Bear-with-Wliite-Paw received his knowledge 

 of healing herbs from the bear. He said, "The bear is very truthful. 

 He lias a soul like ours, and his soul talks to mine in my sleep and tells 

 me what to do." 



Six herbs were described to the writer by Bear-with-Wliite-Paw, 

 and fresh specimens were furnished for identification. 



Before beginning his account of the herbs and their uses he made 

 the following supplication to the bear, a supplication which he said 

 he would use when treating the sick: 



Ho mita^kola og masi^ke taijyar)^ ana^magoptai) yo. Aqpe^tu kig lehagF ta'ku 

 ■wagzi^ awa^cag mi he oci^ciyakiij ktelo'. Pezu'ta lena'ke slolye^ mayaki^yir) na ta'ku 

 ecoij^ maya'^i na wo'yazai) wag^zigziapi'ye ma^yasi na liena' iyo'kihe kta ke^he kog 

 wana^ lehagF iya^lipe wa'yiig kta tka heY-e iyu'ha owa^kihi kta. WVyazag hena' 

 heyab^ iya^yiij kte. 



Translated as follows by Mr. Higheagle: 



My friend, I am poor and needy. Listen well to me. This day I have something 

 in my mind, and I wish to tell you. All these medicines you have made known to 

 me, and you have commanded me to perform certain things in order to attend to cer- 

 tain sicknesses, and you have told me that these medicines have ceftain powers in 

 them. Now I wish to use them with effect. These sicknesses, I want them to go away. 



Bear-with- White-Paw said that he had only one song, which he 

 sang in connection with the use of all these herbs. This song is as 

 follows : 



No. 90. Song of Healing (Catalogue No. G74) 



Sung by Bear-with-White-Paw 

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