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  THE 
  MIDE'wrWTN 
  OF 
  THE 
  o.TIKWA. 
  

  

  the 
  presentation 
  by 
  the 
  candidate 
  of 
  tobacco 
  at 
  that 
  point 
  to 
  invoke 
  

   the 
  best 
  efforts 
  of 
  the 
  Mide' 
  Man'idos 
  in 
  his 
  behalf. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  asserted 
  that 
  all 
  of 
  the 
  malevolent 
  man'idos 
  who 
  occupied 
  and 
  

   surrounded 
  the 
  preceding 
  degree 
  structures 
  have 
  now 
  assembled 
  

   about 
  this 
  fourth 
  degree 
  of 
  the 
  Mide'wigan 
  to 
  make 
  a 
  final 
  effort 
  

   against 
  the 
  admission 
  and 
  advancement 
  of 
  the 
  candidate 
  ; 
  therefore 
  

   he 
  impersonates 
  the 
  good 
  Bear 
  Man'ido, 
  and 
  is 
  obliged 
  to 
  follow 
  a 
  

   similar 
  course 
  in 
  approaching 
  from 
  his 
  present 
  position 
  the 
  entrance 
  

   of 
  the 
  structure. 
  Upon 
  hands 
  and 
  knees 
  he 
  slowly 
  crawls 
  toward 
  

   the 
  main 
  entrance, 
  when 
  a 
  wailing 
  voice 
  is 
  heard 
  in 
  the 
  east 
  which 
  

   sounds 
  like 
  the 
  word 
  ha 
  11 
  ', 
  prolonged 
  in 
  a 
  monotone. 
  This 
  is 
  ge'-gi- 
  

   si'-bi-ga'-ne-dat 
  man'ido. 
  His 
  bones 
  are 
  heard 
  rattling 
  as 
  he 
  ap- 
  

   proaches 
  ; 
  he 
  wields 
  his 
  bow 
  and 
  arrow 
  ; 
  his 
  long 
  hair 
  streaming 
  in 
  

   the 
  air, 
  and 
  his 
  body, 
  covered 
  with 
  migis 
  shells 
  from 
  the 
  salt 
  sea, 
  

   from 
  which 
  he 
  has 
  emerged 
  to 
  aid 
  in 
  the 
  expulsion 
  of 
  the 
  opposing 
  

   spirits. 
  This 
  being 
  the 
  information 
  given 
  to 
  the 
  candidate 
  he 
  

   assumes 
  and 
  personates 
  the 
  character 
  of 
  the 
  man'ido 
  referred 
  to, 
  

   and 
  being 
  given 
  a 
  bow 
  and 
  four 
  arrows, 
  and 
  under 
  the 
  guidance 
  of 
  

   his 
  preceptor, 
  he 
  proceeds 
  toward 
  the 
  main 
  entrance 
  of 
  the 
  structure 
  

   while 
  the 
  officiating 
  priests 
  enter 
  and 
  station 
  themselves 
  within 
  the 
  

   door 
  facing 
  the 
  west. 
  The 
  preceptor 
  carries 
  the 
  remaining 
  parcels 
  

   of 
  tobacco, 
  and 
  when 
  the 
  candidate 
  arrives 
  near 
  the 
  door 
  he 
  makes 
  

   four 
  movements 
  with 
  his 
  bow 
  and 
  arrow 
  toward 
  the 
  interior, 
  as 
  if 
  

   shooting, 
  the 
  last 
  time 
  sending 
  an 
  arrow 
  within, 
  upon 
  which 
  the 
  

   grinning 
  spirits 
  are 
  forced 
  to 
  retreat 
  toward 
  the 
  other 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  

   inclosure. 
  The 
  candidate 
  then 
  rushes 
  in 
  at 
  the 
  main 
  entrance, 
  and 
  

   upon 
  emerging 
  at 
  the 
  south 
  suddenly 
  turns 
  and 
  again 
  employs 
  his 
  

   bow 
  and 
  arrow 
  four 
  times 
  toward 
  the 
  crowd 
  of 
  evil 
  man'idos, 
  who 
  

   have 
  rushed 
  toward 
  him 
  during 
  the 
  interval 
  that 
  he 
  was 
  within. 
  

   At 
  the 
  last 
  gesture 
  of 
  shooting 
  into 
  the 
  inclosure, 
  he 
  sends 
  forward 
  

   an 
  arrow, 
  deposits 
  a 
  parcel 
  of 
  tobacco 
  and 
  crouches 
  to 
  rest 
  at 
  the 
  so- 
  

   called 
  "bear's 
  nest." 
  During 
  this 
  period 
  of 
  repose 
  the 
  Mide' 
  priests 
  

   continue 
  to 
  drum 
  and 
  sing. 
  Then 
  the 
  candidate 
  approaches 
  the 
  

   southern 
  door 
  again, 
  on 
  all 
  fours, 
  and 
  the 
  moment 
  he 
  arrives 
  there 
  

   he 
  rises 
  and 
  is 
  hurried 
  through 
  the 
  inclosure 
  to 
  emerge 
  at 
  the 
  west, 
  

   where 
  he 
  turns 
  suddenly, 
  and 
  imitating 
  the 
  manner 
  of 
  shooting 
  

   arrows 
  into 
  the 
  group 
  of 
  angry 
  man'idos 
  within, 
  he 
  at 
  the 
  fourth 
  

   movement 
  lets 
  fly 
  an 
  arrow 
  and 
  gets 
  down 
  into 
  the 
  western 
  " 
  bear's 
  

   nest." 
  After 
  a 
  short 
  interval 
  he 
  again 
  approaches 
  the 
  door, 
  crawl- 
  

   ing 
  forward 
  on 
  his 
  hands 
  and 
  knees 
  until 
  he 
  reaches 
  the 
  entrance, 
  

   where 
  he 
  leaves 
  a 
  present 
  of 
  tobacco 
  and 
  is 
  hastened 
  through 
  the 
  

   inclosure 
  to 
  emerge 
  at 
  the 
  northern 
  door, 
  where 
  he 
  again 
  turns 
  sud- 
  

   denly 
  upon 
  the 
  angry 
  spirits, 
  and 
  after 
  making 
  threatening 
  move- 
  

   ments 
  toward 
  them, 
  at 
  the 
  fourth 
  menace 
  he 
  sends 
  an 
  arrow 
  among 
  

   them. 
  The 
  spirits 
  are 
  now 
  greatly 
  annoyed 
  by 
  the 
  magic 
  power 
  

   possessed 
  by 
  the 
  candidate 
  and 
  the 
  assistance 
  rendered 
  by 
  the 
  Mide' 
  

  

  