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  THE 
  mide'wiwin 
  of 
  the 
  ojibwa. 
  

  

  toward 
  the 
  candidate's 
  joints, 
  in 
  accordance 
  with 
  a 
  belief 
  entertained 
  

   by 
  some 
  priests 
  and 
  referred 
  to 
  in 
  connection 
  with 
  the 
  Red 
  Lake 
  

   chart 
  presented 
  on 
  PI. 
  III. 
  The 
  second, 
  third, 
  and 
  fourth 
  degrees 
  are 
  

   practically 
  mere 
  repetitions 
  of 
  the 
  first, 
  and 
  the 
  slight 
  differences 
  

   between 
  them 
  are 
  noted 
  under 
  their 
  respective 
  captions. 
  

  

  In 
  addition 
  to 
  a 
  recapitulation 
  of 
  the 
  secrets 
  pertaining 
  to 
  the 
  

   therapeutics 
  of 
  the 
  Mide', 
  a 
  few 
  additional 
  magic 
  remedies 
  are 
  taught 
  

   the 
  candidate 
  in 
  his 
  preparatory 
  instruction. 
  The 
  chief 
  of 
  these 
  are 
  

   described 
  below. 
  

  

  Ma-kwa' 
  wi'-i-sop, 
  "Bear's 
  Gall," 
  and 
  Pi 
  -zhi-ki 
  wf-i-sop, 
  "Ox 
  Gall." 
  are 
  both 
  

   taken 
  from 
  the 
  freshly 
  killed 
  animal 
  and 
  hung 
  up 
  to 
  dry. 
  It 
  is 
  powdered 
  

   as 
  required, 
  and 
  a 
  small 
  pinch 
  of 
  it 
  is 
  dissolved 
  in 
  water, 
  a 
  few 
  drops 
  of 
  

   which 
  are 
  dropped 
  into 
  the 
  ear 
  of 
  a 
  patient 
  suffering 
  from 
  earache. 
  

  

  Go'-gi-mish 
  (geu.et 
  sp. 
  ?). 
  — 
  A 
  plant, 
  described 
  by 
  the 
  preceptor 
  as 
  being 
  about 
  2 
  

   feet 
  in 
  height, 
  having 
  black 
  bark 
  and 
  clusters 
  of 
  small 
  red 
  flowers. 
  

  

  1. 
  The 
  bark 
  is 
  scraped 
  from 
  the 
  stalk, 
  crushed 
  and 
  dried. 
  When 
  it 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  used 
  

  

  the 
  powder 
  is 
  put 
  into 
  a 
  small 
  bag 
  of 
  cloth 
  and 
  soaked 
  in 
  hot 
  water 
  to 
  ex- 
  

   tract 
  the 
  virtue. 
  It 
  is 
  used 
  to 
  expel 
  evil 
  man 
  idos 
  which 
  cause 
  obstinate 
  

   coughs, 
  and 
  is 
  also 
  administered 
  to 
  consumptives. 
  The 
  quantity 
  of 
  bark 
  

   derived 
  from 
  eight 
  stems, 
  each 
  10 
  inches 
  long, 
  makes 
  a 
  large 
  dose. 
  When 
  

   a 
  Mide 
  gives 
  this 
  medicine 
  to 
  a 
  patient, 
  he 
  rills 
  his 
  pipe 
  and 
  smokes, 
  and 
  

   before 
  the 
  tobacco 
  is 
  all 
  consumed 
  the 
  patient 
  vomits. 
  

  

  2. 
  The 
  root 
  of 
  this 
  plant 
  mixed 
  with 
  the 
  following 
  is 
  used 
  to 
  produce 
  paralysis 
  of 
  

  

  the 
  mouth. 
  In 
  consequence 
  of 
  the 
  power 
  it 
  possesses 
  it 
  is 
  believed 
  to 
  be 
  under 
  

   the 
  special 
  protection 
  of 
  the 
  Mide 
  Man'ido, 
  i. 
  e., 
  Ki'tshi 
  Man'ido. 
  

  

  The 
  compound 
  is 
  employed 
  also 
  to 
  counteract 
  the 
  evil 
  intentions, 
  conjura- 
  

   tions, 
  or 
  other 
  charms 
  of 
  so-called 
  bad 
  Mide', 
  Wabeno', 
  and 
  Jes 
  sakkid 
  . 
  

   Tzhi-be'-gop 
  — 
  "Ghost 
  Leaf. 
  " 
  

   After 
  the 
  cuticle 
  is 
  removed 
  from 
  the 
  roots 
  the 
  thick 
  under-bark 
  is 
  crushed 
  into 
  

   a 
  powder. 
  It 
  is 
  mixed 
  witn 
  Go 
  gimish. 
  

   Dzhi-bai'-e-mok'-ke-zin' 
  — 
  " 
  Ghost 
  Moccasin;" 
  " 
  Puff-ball." 
  

  

  The 
  spore-dust 
  of 
  the 
  ball 
  is 
  carefully 
  reserved 
  to 
  add 
  to 
  the 
  above 
  mixture. 
  

   O-kwe'-mish 
  — 
  " 
  Bitter 
  Black 
  Cherry." 
  

  

  The 
  inner 
  bark 
  of 
  branches 
  dried 
  and 
  crushed 
  is 
  also 
  added. 
  

   Ne'-we 
  — 
  " 
  Rattlesnake" 
  (Crotdlus 
  durissus, 
  L.). 
  

   The 
  reptile 
  is 
  crushed 
  and 
  the 
  blood 
  collected, 
  dried, 
  and 
  used 
  in 
  a 
  pulverulent 
  

   form. 
  After 
  partially 
  crushing 
  the 
  body 
  it 
  is 
  hung 
  up 
  and 
  the 
  drippingscol- 
  

   lected 
  and 
  dried. 
  Other 
  snakes 
  may 
  be 
  employed 
  as 
  a 
  substitute. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  impossible 
  to 
  state 
  the 
  nature 
  of 
  the 
  plants 
  mentioned 
  in 
  

   the 
  above 
  compound, 
  as 
  they 
  are 
  not 
  indigenous 
  to 
  the 
  vicinity 
  of 
  

   "White 
  Earth, 
  Minnesota, 
  but 
  are 
  procured 
  from 
  Indians 
  living 
  in 
  

   the 
  eastern 
  extremity 
  of 
  the 
  State 
  and 
  in 
  Wisconsin. 
  Poisonous 
  

   plants 
  are 
  of 
  rare 
  occurrence 
  in 
  this 
  latitude, 
  and 
  if 
  any 
  actual 
  

   poisonous 
  properties 
  exist 
  in 
  the 
  mixture 
  they 
  may 
  be 
  introduced 
  

   by 
  the 
  Indian 
  himself, 
  as 
  strychnia 
  is 
  frequently 
  to 
  be 
  purchased 
  

   at 
  almost 
  any 
  of 
  the 
  stores, 
  to 
  be 
  used 
  in 
  the 
  extermination 
  of 
  

   noxious 
  animals. 
  Admitting 
  that 
  crotalus 
  venom 
  may 
  be 
  present, 
  

   the 
  introduction 
  into 
  the 
  human 
  circulation 
  of 
  this 
  substance 
  would 
  

   without 
  doubt 
  produce 
  death 
  and 
  not 
  paralysis 
  of 
  the 
  facial 
  muscles, 
  

   and 
  if 
  taken 
  into 
  the 
  stomach 
  it 
  quickly 
  undergoes 
  chemical 
  change 
  

   when 
  brought 
  in 
  contact 
  with 
  the 
  gastric 
  juice, 
  as 
  is 
  well 
  known 
  

  

  