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  INITIATION 
  CEREMONIES. 
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  that 
  no 
  malevolent 
  man'idos 
  may 
  remain 
  lurking 
  within 
  the 
  Mide'- 
  

   wigan, 
  the 
  chief 
  priests 
  lead 
  the 
  candidate 
  in 
  a 
  zigzag 
  manner 
  to 
  

   the 
  western 
  door, 
  and 
  back 
  again 
  to 
  the 
  east. 
  In 
  this 
  way 
  the 
  path 
  

   leads 
  past 
  the 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  Mide' 
  stone, 
  then 
  right 
  oblique 
  to 
  the 
  

   north 
  of 
  the 
  heap 
  of 
  presents, 
  thence 
  left 
  oblique 
  to 
  the 
  south 
  of 
  

   the 
  first-degree 
  post, 
  then 
  passing 
  the 
  second 
  on 
  the 
  north, 
  and 
  so 
  

   on 
  until 
  the 
  last 
  post 
  is 
  reached, 
  around 
  which 
  the 
  course 
  continues, 
  

   and 
  back 
  in 
  a 
  similar 
  serpentine 
  manner 
  to 
  the 
  eastern 
  door. 
  The 
  

   candidate 
  is 
  then 
  led 
  to 
  the 
  blankets, 
  upon 
  which 
  he 
  seats 
  himself, 
  

   the 
  four 
  officiating 
  priests 
  placing 
  themselves 
  before 
  him, 
  the 
  pre- 
  

   ceptor 
  standing 
  back 
  near 
  the 
  first 
  of 
  the 
  four 
  degree 
  posts. 
  

  

  The 
  Mide' 
  priest 
  of 
  the 
  fourth 
  rank 
  or 
  place 
  in 
  order 
  of 
  precedence 
  

   approaches 
  the 
  kneeling 
  candidate 
  and 
  in 
  a 
  manner 
  similar 
  to 
  that 
  

   which 
  has 
  already 
  been 
  described 
  shoots 
  into 
  his 
  breast 
  the 
  mi'gis; 
  

   the 
  third, 
  second 
  and 
  first 
  Mide' 
  follow 
  in 
  like 
  manner, 
  the 
  last 
  

   named 
  alone 
  shooting 
  his 
  mi'gis 
  into 
  the 
  candidate's 
  forehead, 
  upon 
  

   which 
  he 
  falls 
  forward, 
  spits 
  out 
  a 
  mi'gis 
  shell 
  which 
  he 
  had 
  pre- 
  

   viously 
  secreted 
  in 
  his 
  mouth, 
  and 
  upon 
  the 
  priests 
  rubbing 
  upon 
  his 
  

   back 
  and 
  limbs 
  their 
  Mide' 
  sacks 
  he 
  recovers 
  and 
  resumes 
  his 
  sitting 
  

   posture. 
  

  

  The 
  officiating 
  priests 
  retire 
  to 
  either 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  inclosure 
  to 
  find 
  

   seats, 
  when 
  the 
  newly 
  received 
  member 
  arises 
  and 
  with 
  the 
  assist- 
  

   ance 
  of 
  the 
  preceptor 
  distributes 
  the 
  remaining 
  parcels 
  of 
  tobacco, 
  

   and 
  lastly 
  the 
  blankets, 
  robes, 
  and 
  other 
  gifts. 
  He 
  then 
  begins 
  at 
  

   the 
  southeastern 
  angle 
  of 
  the 
  inclosure 
  to 
  return 
  thanks 
  for 
  admis- 
  

   sion, 
  places 
  both 
  hands 
  upon 
  the 
  first 
  person, 
  and 
  as 
  he 
  moves 
  them 
  

   downward 
  over 
  his 
  hair 
  says: 
  Mi-gw6tsh' 
  ga-o'-shi-to'-in 
  bi-ma'-di- 
  

   sl-win 
  — 
  "Thanks, 
  for 
  giving 
  to 
  me 
  life." 
  The 
  Mide' 
  addressed 
  bows 
  

   his 
  head 
  and 
  responds, 
  hau', 
  e"', 
  — 
  yes 
  when 
  the 
  newly 
  admitted 
  

   member 
  steps 
  back 
  one 
  pace, 
  clasps 
  his 
  hands 
  and 
  inclines 
  his 
  head 
  

   to 
  the 
  front. 
  This 
  movement 
  is 
  continued 
  until 
  all 
  present 
  have 
  

   been 
  thanked, 
  after 
  which 
  he 
  takes 
  a 
  seat 
  in 
  the 
  southeastern 
  corner 
  

   of 
  the 
  inclosure. 
  

  

  A 
  curious 
  ceremony 
  then 
  takes 
  place 
  in 
  which 
  all 
  the 
  Mide' 
  on 
  

   one 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  inclosure 
  arise 
  and 
  appn 
  >ach 
  tin 
  >se 
  upi 
  >n 
  the 
  other, 
  each 
  

   grasping 
  his 
  Mide 
  sack 
  and 
  selecting 
  a 
  victim 
  pretends 
  to 
  shoot 
  

   into 
  his 
  body 
  the 
  mi'gis, 
  whereupon 
  the 
  Mide' 
  so 
  shot 
  falls 
  over, 
  and 
  

   after 
  a 
  brief 
  attack 
  of 
  gagging 
  and 
  retching 
  pretends 
  to 
  gain 
  relief 
  

   by 
  spitting 
  out 
  of 
  his 
  mouth 
  a 
  mi'gis 
  shell. 
  This 
  is 
  held 
  upon 
  the 
  

   left 
  palm, 
  and 
  as 
  the 
  opposing 
  party 
  retreat 
  to 
  their 
  seats, 
  the 
  side 
  

   which 
  has 
  just 
  been 
  subjected 
  to 
  the 
  attack 
  moves 
  rapidly 
  around 
  

   among 
  one 
  another 
  as 
  if 
  dancing, 
  but 
  simply 
  giving 
  rapid 
  utterance 
  

   to 
  the 
  word 
  h5', 
  ho', 
  ho. 
  ho', 
  ho', 
  ho', 
  and 
  showing 
  the 
  mi'gis 
  to 
  

   everybody 
  present, 
  after 
  which 
  they 
  place 
  the 
  flat 
  hands 
  quickly 
  to 
  

   the 
  mouth 
  and 
  pretend 
  again 
  to 
  swallow 
  their 
  respective 
  shells. 
  The 
  

   members 
  of 
  this 
  party 
  then 
  similarly 
  attack 
  their 
  opponents, 
  who 
  

  

  