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  THE 
  midk'wiwin 
  of 
  the 
  ojibwa. 
  

  

  Piiuis 
  strobus, 
  L. 
  White 
  Pine. 
  Zhingwak 
  . 
  

  

  1. 
  Tlie 
  leaves 
  are 
  crushed 
  and 
  applied 
  to 
  relieve 
  headache; 
  also 
  boiled; 
  after 
  

   which 
  they 
  are 
  put 
  into 
  a 
  small 
  hole 
  in 
  the 
  ground 
  and 
  hot 
  stones 
  placed 
  

   therein 
  to 
  cause 
  a 
  vapor 
  to 
  ascend, 
  which 
  is 
  inhaled 
  to 
  cure 
  backache. 
  

  

  The 
  fumes 
  of 
  the 
  leaves 
  heated 
  upon 
  a 
  stone 
  or 
  a 
  hot 
  iron 
  pan 
  are 
  inhaled 
  

   to 
  cure 
  headache. 
  

   •J. 
  Gum; 
  chiefly 
  used 
  to 
  cover 
  seams 
  of 
  birch-bark 
  canoes. 
  The 
  gum 
  is 
  obtained 
  

   by 
  cutting 
  a 
  circular 
  band 
  of 
  bark 
  from 
  the 
  trunk, 
  upon 
  which 
  it 
  is 
  then 
  

   scraped 
  ami 
  boiled 
  down 
  to 
  proper 
  consistence. 
  The 
  boiling 
  was 
  formerly 
  

   done 
  in 
  clay 
  vessels. 
  

   Pinus 
  resinosa, 
  Ait. 
  Red 
  Pine; 
  usually, 
  though 
  erroneously, 
  termed 
  Norway 
  Pine. 
  

   Pokgwe'nage 
  mok. 
  

   Used 
  as 
  the 
  preceding. 
  

   Abies 
  balsamea, 
  Marshall. 
  Balsam 
  Fir. 
  Ini 
  nandok. 
  

  

  1. 
  The 
  bark 
  is 
  scraped 
  from 
  the 
  trunk 
  and 
  a 
  decoction 
  thereof 
  is 
  used 
  to 
  induce 
  

  

  diaphoresis. 
  

  

  2. 
  The 
  gum. 
  which 
  is 
  obtained 
  from 
  the 
  vesicles 
  upon 
  the 
  bark, 
  and 
  also 
  by 
  

  

  skimming 
  it 
  from 
  the 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  water 
  in 
  which 
  the 
  crushed 
  bark 
  is 
  

   boiled, 
  is 
  carried 
  in 
  small 
  vessels 
  and 
  taken 
  internally 
  as 
  a 
  remedj 
  for 
  gonor- 
  

   rhoea 
  and 
  for 
  soreness 
  of 
  the 
  chest 
  resulting 
  from 
  colds. 
  

  

  3. 
  Applied 
  externally 
  to 
  sores 
  and 
  cuts. 
  

  

  Abies 
  alba, 
  Michx. 
  White 
  Spruce. 
  Se'ssegandok. 
  

  

  The 
  split 
  roots 
  — 
  wadob' 
  — 
  are 
  used 
  for 
  sewing: 
  the 
  wood 
  for 
  the 
  inside 
  timbers 
  of 
  

   canoes. 
  

   Abies 
  nigra, 
  Poir. 
  Black 
  Spruce. 
  A'mikwan'dok. 
  

  

  1. 
  The 
  leaves 
  and 
  crushed 
  bark 
  are 
  used 
  to 
  make 
  a 
  decoction, 
  and 
  sometimes 
  

  

  taken 
  as 
  a 
  substitute 
  in 
  the 
  absence 
  of 
  pines. 
  

  

  2. 
  Wood 
  used 
  in 
  manufacture 
  of 
  spear 
  handles. 
  

  

  Abies 
  Canadensis, 
  Michx. 
  Hemlock. 
  Saga'P'wirsh 
  — 
  '* 
  Raven 
  Tree." 
  

  

  Outer 
  bark 
  powdered 
  and 
  crushed 
  and 
  taken 
  internally 
  fur 
  the 
  cure 
  of 
  diarrhea. 
  

   Usually 
  mixed 
  with 
  other 
  plants 
  not 
  named. 
  

   Larix 
  Americana, 
  Michx. 
  Tamarack. 
  Mosh'kikiwadik. 
  

  

  1. 
  Crushed 
  leaves 
  and 
  bark 
  used 
  as 
  Pinus 
  strobus. 
  

  

  2. 
  Gum 
  used 
  in 
  mending 
  boats. 
  

  

  3. 
  Bark 
  used 
  for 
  covering 
  wig'iwams. 
  

  

  Cupressus 
  thyoides, 
  L. 
  White 
  Cedar. 
  Gi'zhik 
  — 
  "Day." 
  

  

  1. 
  Leaves 
  crushed 
  and 
  used 
  as 
  Pinus 
  strobus. 
  The 
  greater 
  the 
  variety 
  of 
  leaves 
  

  

  of 
  coniferae 
  the 
  better. 
  The 
  spines 
  of 
  the 
  leaves 
  exert 
  their 
  prickly 
  influence 
  

   through 
  the 
  vapor 
  upon 
  the 
  demons 
  possessing 
  the 
  patient's 
  body. 
  

  

  2. 
  The 
  timber 
  in 
  various 
  forms 
  is 
  used 
  in 
  the 
  construction 
  of 
  canoe 
  and 
  lodge 
  

  

  frames, 
  the 
  bark 
  being 
  frequently 
  employed 
  in 
  roofing 
  habitations. 
  

   Juniperus 
  Virginiana, 
  L. 
  Red 
  Cedar. 
  Muskwa'wa'ak. 
  

  

  Bruised 
  leaves 
  and 
  berries 
  are 
  used 
  internally 
  to 
  remove 
  headache. 
  

   Quereus 
  alba, 
  L. 
  White 
  Oak. 
  MTtig'omish'. 
  

  

  1. 
  The 
  bark 
  of 
  the 
  root 
  and 
  the 
  inner 
  bark 
  scraped 
  from 
  the 
  trunk 
  is 
  boiled 
  and 
  

  

  the 
  decoction 
  used 
  internally 
  for 
  diarrhea. 
  

  

  2. 
  Acorns 
  eaten 
  raw 
  by 
  children, 
  and 
  boiled 
  or 
  dried 
  by 
  adults. 
  

   Quereus 
  rubra, 
  L. 
  Red 
  Oak. 
  Wisug'emitig'omish' 
  — 
  "Bitter 
  Acorn 
  Tree." 
  

  

  I 
  his 
  been 
  used 
  as 
  a 
  substitute 
  for 
  Q. 
  alba. 
  

   Acer 
  saccharinum, 
  Wang. 
  Sugar 
  Maple. 
  Inninatik. 
  

   1. 
  Decoction 
  of 
  the 
  inner 
  hark 
  is 
  used 
  for 
  diarrhea. 
  

   ','. 
  The 
  sap 
  boiled 
  in 
  making 
  sirup 
  and 
  sugar. 
  

   :i. 
  The 
  wood 
  valued 
  for 
  making 
  arrow 
  shafts. 
  

  

  