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  THE 
  MIDE 
  WIWIN 
  OF 
  THE 
  OJIBWA. 
  

  

  ordinary 
  circumstances, 
  the 
  priest 
  who 
  leads 
  off 
  sings 
  through, 
  one 
  

   stanza 
  of 
  the 
  song, 
  after 
  which 
  the 
  others 
  will 
  readily 
  catch 
  the 
  notes 
  

   and 
  accompany 
  him. 
  It 
  will 
  be 
  observed, 
  also, 
  that 
  the 
  words 
  as 
  

   spoken 
  vary 
  to 
  some 
  extent 
  when 
  chanted 
  or 
  sung. 
  

  

  If 
  this 
  song 
  does 
  not 
  appear 
  to 
  bring 
  about 
  a 
  favorable 
  change 
  

   the 
  priests 
  return 
  to 
  their 
  respective 
  wig'iwams 
  and 
  the 
  crowd 
  of 
  

   visitors 
  disperses 
  to 
  return 
  upon 
  the 
  first 
  clear 
  day. 
  

  

  INITIATION 
  OF 
  CANDIDATE. 
  

  

  If, 
  however, 
  the 
  day 
  be 
  clear 
  and 
  promising 
  the 
  candidate 
  goes 
  

   early 
  to 
  the 
  sweat-lodge, 
  where 
  he 
  is 
  joined 
  by 
  his 
  preceptor, 
  and 
  

   later 
  by 
  the 
  officiating 
  priest. 
  After 
  all 
  preliminaries 
  have 
  been 
  

   arranged 
  and 
  the 
  proper 
  time 
  for 
  regular 
  proceedings 
  has 
  arrived, 
  

   the 
  preceptor 
  sings 
  the 
  following 
  song 
  (PI. 
  x, 
  C), 
  the 
  musical 
  nota- 
  

   tion 
  of 
  which 
  varies 
  according 
  to 
  his 
  feelings, 
  clearly 
  showing 
  that 
  

   there 
  is 
  no 
  recognized 
  method 
  of 
  vocal 
  delivery, 
  as 
  is 
  the 
  case 
  with 
  

   the 
  music 
  of 
  dancing 
  songs: 
  

  

  Kan-do' 
  -e-a-ne', 
  

  

  to'-e-a-ne' 
  kan-do' 
  -e-a-ne', 
  

  

  in-nin'-ni 
  man 
  -e-do'-e'. 
  

  

  The 
  spirit 
  man 
  is 
  crying 
  out. 
  

  

  [The 
  head 
  of 
  the 
  Mide, 
  a 
  synonym 
  of 
  Ki'tshi 
  Man'ido. 
  The 
  

   voice 
  lines 
  show 
  spots 
  denoting 
  intensity 
  of 
  accentuation, 
  and 
  that 
  

   Ki'tshi 
  Mau'idO 
  is 
  pleased 
  to 
  look 
  with 
  favor 
  upon 
  the 
  proceedings. 
  ] 
  

  

  Ya-ni-ne, 
  na', 
  tshi-mo-te', 
  he', 
  

  

  Talking 
  around 
  in 
  various 
  sections. 
  

  

  [The 
  voice 
  lines, 
  as 
  in 
  the 
  preceding 
  figure, 
  extending 
  downward 
  

   from 
  the 
  mouth 
  to 
  either 
  side, 
  have 
  spots 
  upon 
  them 
  to 
  indicate 
  

   " 
  talks" 
  in 
  various 
  directions 
  addressed 
  to 
  the 
  Mide'.] 
  

  

  Man'-e-do, 
  we', 
  he, 
  pe-me'-so-wa'. 
  

   The 
  spirit 
  is 
  flying. 
  

  

  [The 
  Thunder 
  Bird, 
  who 
  causes 
  the 
  rain, 
  is 
  away 
  at 
  some 
  re- 
  

   mote 
  place.] 
  

  

  Mi-de'-we-te-we' 
  me 
  -wa-gwi'-shak-wa', 
  

  

  mi-de'-weta 
  . 
  

  

  The 
  day 
  is 
  clear: 
  let 
  us 
  have 
  the 
  grand 
  medicine. 
  

  

  [The 
  Mide' 
  's 
  hand 
  reaches 
  to 
  the 
  sky, 
  and 
  rain 
  falls 
  at 
  places 
  

   other 
  than 
  upon 
  the 
  Mide'wigan, 
  as 
  shown 
  by 
  rain 
  lines 
  from 
  the 
  

   end 
  of 
  the 
  curved 
  lines 
  denoting 
  the 
  sky.] 
  

  

  r^y 
  

  

  Me-shak 
  -kwot 
  dung'-ke-he' 
  

   ue-me'-gis-sim'. 
  

  

  I 
  am 
  the 
  sign 
  that 
  the 
  day 
  will 
  he 
  clear. 
  

  

  [The 
  Mide' 
  's 
  hand 
  reaches 
  to 
  the 
  sky, 
  as 
  indicated 
  by 
  the 
  short 
  

   transverse 
  line, 
  and 
  the 
  sun's 
  rays 
  diverge 
  in 
  all 
  directions.] 
  

  

  