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  THE 
  MIDE 
  WIWIN 
  OF 
  THE 
  OJIBWA. 
  

  

  D 
  

  

  Wi'-a-ya 
  -din 
  shin-da', 
  nan', 
  

   man-da' 
  -ha-ni', 
  o-ho' 
  ni-bl 
  . 
  

  

  Let 
  us 
  get 
  him 
  to 
  take 
  this 
  water. 
  

  

  [The 
  figure 
  sees 
  medicine 
  in 
  the 
  earth, 
  as 
  the 
  lines 
  from 
  the 
  eyes 
  to 
  

   the 
  horizontal 
  strokes 
  indicate.] 
  

  

  Hue'-shi-shi-kwa'-ni-an 
  nin-ga'-ga-mun'. 
  

  

  I 
  take 
  tins 
  rattle. 
  

  

  [The 
  rattle 
  is 
  used 
  when 
  administering 
  medicine.j 
  

  

  Wi-wa'-ba-mi'na 
  he 
  -na 
  ko'-ni-a'-ni. 
  ka', 
  

  

  ko'-ni-a 
  -ho-na', 
  ni', 
  ka. 
  

  

  See 
  how 
  I 
  shine 
  in 
  making 
  medicine. 
  

  

  [The 
  speaker 
  likens 
  himself 
  to 
  the 
  Makwa' 
  Man'ido, 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  

   most 
  powerful 
  Mide' 
  spirits. 
  His 
  body 
  shines 
  as 
  if 
  it 
  were 
  ablaze 
  

   with 
  light 
  — 
  due 
  to 
  magic 
  power.] 
  

  

  This 
  song 
  is 
  sung 
  ad 
  libitum 
  according 
  to 
  the 
  inspired 
  condition 
  of 
  

   the 
  person 
  singing 
  it. 
  Many 
  of 
  the 
  words 
  are 
  archaic, 
  and 
  differ 
  

   from 
  the 
  modern 
  forms. 
  

  

  Then 
  the 
  officiating 
  priests 
  arise 
  and 
  the 
  one 
  lowest 
  in 
  rank 
  grasps 
  

   his 
  Mide' 
  sack 
  and 
  goes 
  through 
  the 
  gestures, 
  described 
  in 
  connec- 
  

   tion 
  with 
  the 
  previous 
  degrees, 
  of 
  shooting 
  into 
  the 
  joints 
  and 
  fore- 
  

   head 
  of 
  the 
  candidate 
  the 
  sacred 
  roi'gis. 
  At 
  the 
  attempt 
  made 
  by 
  

   the 
  chief 
  priest 
  the 
  candidate 
  falls 
  forward 
  apparently 
  unconscious. 
  

   The 
  priests 
  then 
  touch 
  his 
  joints 
  and 
  forehead 
  with 
  the 
  upper 
  end 
  

   of 
  their 
  Mide' 
  sacks 
  whereupon 
  he 
  recovers 
  and 
  rises 
  to 
  a 
  standing 
  

   posture. 
  The 
  chief 
  then 
  addresses 
  him 
  and 
  enjoins 
  him 
  to 
  conduct 
  

   himself 
  with 
  propriety 
  and 
  in 
  accordance 
  with 
  the 
  dignity 
  of 
  his 
  pro- 
  

   fession. 
  The 
  following 
  is 
  the 
  text, 
  viz: 
  Gi-gan'-bis-sin 
  dau'-ge-in'-ni- 
  

   nan' 
  kish-bin'-bish-in 
  dau'-o-an-mn 
  da'-ki-ka-wa'-bi-kwe 
  ga'-kl-ne 
  

   ke-ke'-wi-bi'-na-mon 
  ki-ma'-dzhi-zhi 
  we'-bi-zi-win'. 
  

  

  The 
  translation 
  is 
  as 
  follows: 
  "You 
  heed 
  to 
  what 
  I 
  say 
  to 
  you; 
  

   if 
  you 
  are 
  listening 
  and 
  will 
  do 
  what 
  is 
  right 
  you 
  will 
  live 
  to 
  have 
  

   white 
  hair. 
  That 
  is 
  all; 
  you 
  will 
  do 
  away 
  with 
  all 
  bad 
  actions." 
  

  

  The 
  Mide 
  priest 
  second 
  in 
  rank 
  then 
  says 
  to 
  the 
  candidate: 
  Ke'-go- 
  

   wi'-ka-za'-gi-to-wa'-kin 
  ki-da'-no-ka'tshi-gan 
  kai-e'-gi-git' 
  a-se'-ma, 
  

   kai'-e-ml'-dzim, 
  which 
  signifies: 
  "Never 
  begrudge 
  your 
  goods, 
  

   neither 
  your 
  tobacco, 
  nor 
  your 
  provisions." 
  To 
  this 
  the 
  candidate 
  

   responds 
  e"' 
  — 
  yes, 
  by 
  this 
  signifying 
  that 
  he 
  will 
  never 
  regret 
  what 
  

   he 
  has 
  given 
  the 
  Mide' 
  for 
  their 
  services. 
  The 
  candidate 
  remains 
  

   standing 
  while 
  the 
  members 
  of 
  the 
  society 
  take 
  seats, 
  after 
  which 
  

   he 
  goes 
  to 
  the 
  pile 
  of 
  blankets, 
  skins, 
  and 
  other 
  presents, 
  and 
  upon 
  

   selecting 
  appropriate 
  ones 
  for 
  the 
  officiating 
  priests 
  he 
  carries 
  them 
  

   to 
  those 
  persons, 
  after 
  which 
  he 
  makes 
  presents 
  of 
  less 
  value 
  to 
  all 
  

   other 
  Mide' 
  present. 
  Tobacco 
  is 
  then 
  distributed, 
  and 
  while 
  all 
  are 
  

   preparing 
  to 
  make 
  an 
  offering 
  to 
  Ki'tshi 
  Man'ido 
  of 
  tobacco, 
  the 
  

  

  