﻿CONTENTS 
  

  

  Pa^e 
  

  

  Introduction 
  307 
  

  

  How 
  the 
  formulas 
  were 
  obtained 
  310 
  

  

  The 
  A'yu 
  n 
  im 
  (Swimmer) 
  manuscript 
  310 
  

  

  The 
  Gatigwanasti 
  (Belt) 
  manuscript 
  312 
  

  

  The 
  Galium 
  manuscript 
  313 
  

  

  The 
  Inali 
  (Black 
  Fox) 
  manuscript 
  314 
  

  

  Other 
  manuscripts 
  316 
  

  

  The 
  Kanahe'ta 
  Ani-Tsa'lagi 
  EtI 
  or 
  Ancient 
  Cherokee 
  Formulas 
  317 
  

  

  Character 
  of 
  the 
  formulas 
  — 
  the 
  Cherokee 
  religion 
  318 
  

  

  Myth 
  of 
  the 
  origin 
  of 
  disease 
  and 
  medicine 
  319 
  

  

  Tho 
  >ry 
  of 
  disease 
  — 
  animals, 
  ghosts, 
  witches 
  322 
  

  

  Selected 
  list 
  of 
  plants 
  used 
  324 
  

  

  Medical 
  practice 
  — 
  theory 
  of 
  resemblances 
  — 
  fasting 
  — 
  tabu 
  — 
  seclusion 
  — 
  women. 
  . 
  328 
  

  

  Illustration 
  of 
  the 
  gaktfrta 
  or 
  tabu 
  331 
  

  

  Neglect 
  of 
  sanitary 
  regulations 
  332 
  

  

  The 
  sweat 
  bath 
  — 
  bleeding 
  — 
  rubbing 
  — 
  bathing 
  333 
  

  

  Opposition 
  of 
  shamans 
  to 
  white 
  physicians 
  336 
  

  

  Medicine 
  dances 
  337 
  

  

  Description 
  of 
  symptoms 
  337 
  

  

  The 
  ugisja'ti 
  or 
  pay 
  of 
  the 
  shaman 
  337 
  

  

  Ceremonies 
  for 
  gathering 
  plants 
  and 
  preparing 
  medicine 
  339 
  

  

  The 
  Cherokee 
  gods 
  and 
  their 
  abiding 
  places 
  340 
  

  

  Color 
  symbolism 
  342 
  

  

  Importance 
  attached 
  to 
  names 
  343 
  

  

  Language 
  of 
  the 
  formulas 
  343 
  

  

  Specimen 
  formulas 
  344 
  

  

  Medicine 
  345 
  

  

  To 
  treat 
  the 
  crippler 
  (rheumatism) 
  — 
  from 
  Gahuni 
  345 
  

  

  Second 
  formula 
  for 
  the 
  crippler 
  — 
  from 
  Gahuni 
  349 
  

  

  Song 
  and 
  prescription 
  for 
  snake 
  bites 
  — 
  from 
  Gahuni 
  351 
  

  

  When 
  something 
  is 
  causing 
  something 
  to 
  eat 
  them 
  — 
  Gahuni 
  353 
  

  

  Second 
  formula 
  for 
  the 
  same 
  disease 
  — 
  A'wanita 
  355 
  

  

  For 
  moving 
  pains 
  in 
  the 
  teeth 
  (neuralgia 
  ? 
  ) 
  — 
  Gatigwanasti 
  356 
  

  

  Song 
  and 
  prayer 
  for 
  the 
  great 
  chill 
  — 
  A'yu 
  n 
  ini 
  359 
  

  

  To 
  make 
  children 
  jump 
  down 
  (child 
  birth) 
  — 
  A'yu"ini 
  363 
  

  

  Second 
  formula 
  for 
  child 
  birth 
  — 
  Takwatihi 
  364 
  

  

  Song 
  and 
  prayer 
  for 
  the 
  black 
  yellowness 
  (biliousness) 
  — 
  A'yu 
  n 
  ini 
  365 
  

  

  To 
  treat 
  for 
  ordeal 
  diseases 
  (witchcraft) 
  — 
  A'yirini 
  366 
  

  

  Hunting 
  369 
  

  

  Concerning 
  hunting 
  — 
  A'yu 
  n 
  ini 
  369 
  

  

  For 
  hunting 
  birds 
  — 
  A'yu 
  n 
  ini 
  371 
  

  

  To 
  shoot 
  dwellers 
  in 
  the 
  wilderness 
  — 
  A'wanita 
  372 
  

  

  Bear 
  song 
  — 
  A"yu 
  n 
  ini 
  373 
  

  

  For 
  catching 
  large 
  fish 
  — 
  A'yu"ini 
  374 
  

  

  303 
  

  

  