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  used 
  for 
  the 
  pipes 
  belonging 
  to 
  the 
  pack 
  of 
  his 
  ti, 
  or 
  lodge 
  and 
  bade 
  

   him 
  place 
  these 
  articles 
  in 
  his 
  (the 
  host's) 
  appointed 
  seat 
  in 
  the 
  lodge. 
  

   The 
  food 
  was 
  placed 
  outside 
  the 
  dwelling 
  where 
  the 
  society 
  met 
  and 
  

   there 
  was 
  made 
  ready 
  for 
  cooking. 
  The 
  gifts 
  were 
  spread 
  within: 
  

   the 
  bowl, 
  drum, 
  and 
  rattles 
  obtained 
  by 
  the 
  servants 
  from 
  their 
  

   keepers 
  were 
  deposited 
  in 
  their 
  proper 
  places. 
  Then 
  the 
  servants 
  

   were 
  dispatched 
  to 
  tell 
  the 
  members 
  "all 
  is 
  ready." 
  

  

  Then 
  the 
  members 
  entered 
  the 
  dwelling, 
  passed 
  around 
  the 
  fire 
  by 
  

   the 
  left 
  and 
  took 
  their 
  places 
  with 
  their 
  respective 
  lodges; 
  the 
  last 
  to 
  

   enter 
  was 
  the 
  host, 
  who 
  took 
  his 
  accustomed 
  seat. 
  (Fig. 
  111.) 
  

  

  THE 
  OPENING 
  CEREMONY 
  

  

  The 
  pipes 
  belonging 
  to 
  the 
  pack 
  of 
  the 
  lodge 
  of 
  which 
  the 
  host 
  was 
  

  

  a 
  member 
  were 
  brought 
  to 
  him. 
  He 
  took 
  one, 
  filled 
  it 
  with 
  tobacco 
  

   which 
  he 
  had 
  prepared 
  on 
  

  

  the 
  board, 
  and 
  handed 
  it 
  

  

  to 
  a 
  servant, 
  who 
  took 
  it 
  A<C 
  £ 
  V\ 
  

  

  to 
  the 
  u'zhu. 
  The 
  latter 
  / 
  \ 
  

  

  lighted 
  the 
  pipe, 
  smoked 
  it, 
  / 
  > 
  J°. 
  -' 
  \ 
  

  

  and 
  passed 
  it 
  to 
  the 
  person 
  / 
  ■ 
  ■ 
  ^ 
  

  

  on 
  his 
  left, 
  who 
  smoked 
  w| 
  »3 
  : 
  : 
  (T) 
  2 
  E 
  

  

  and 
  passed 
  it 
  to 
  the 
  left. 
  \ 
  \ 
  • 
  

  

  Meanwhile 
  the 
  host 
  filled 
  \ 
  «4 
  i 
  i 
  ,, 
  .*/"" 
  

  

  the 
  second 
  pipe 
  and 
  sent 
  it 
  \ 
  '•. 
  !?. 
  ! 
  .*/ 
  

  

  by 
  a 
  servant 
  to 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  \/, 
  / 
  

  

  masters 
  of 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  \^^_^ 
  • 
  ^^yf 
  

  

  other 
  lodges, 
  whichever 
  one 
  S 
  

  

  he 
  pleased. 
  No 
  special 
  Or- 
  Fig. 
  111. 
  Diagram 
  showing 
  positions 
  of 
  officers 
  and 
  of 
  cere- 
  

  

  , 
  , 
  „, 
  monial 
  articles 
  at 
  meeting 
  of 
  Shell 
  society. 
  1, 
  Fireplace; 
  

  

  der 
  was 
  Observed. 
  lhe 
  2,entrance; 
  3, 
  u'zhu: 
  4, 
  "eldest 
  son;" 
  5, 
  ''second 
  son;" 
  U, 
  

  

  master 
  lighted, 
  smoked, 
  "daughter;" 
  7, 
  "youngest 
  son;" 
  8, 
  drum; 
  9, 
  rattles; 
  10, 
  

  

  . 
  1,1 
  • 
  gifts; 
  11. 
  servants; 
  12, 
  members. 
  

  

  and 
  passed 
  the 
  pipe 
  to 
  

  

  his 
  left. 
  Soon 
  the 
  first 
  pipe 
  was 
  returned 
  to 
  the 
  host, 
  who 
  refilled 
  

   and 
  sent 
  it 
  to 
  another 
  master, 
  who 
  lighted, 
  smoked, 
  and 
  passed 
  the 
  

   pipe 
  on. 
  In 
  this 
  way 
  the 
  pipes 
  were 
  filled, 
  smoked, 
  and 
  passed 
  four 
  

   times 
  around 
  the 
  assembly. 
  

  

  Next, 
  the 
  host 
  called 
  a 
  servant 
  and 
  handed 
  him 
  the 
  seven 
  invita- 
  

   tion 
  sticks. 
  These 
  sticks 
  were 
  made 
  by 
  each 
  host 
  and 
  were 
  never 
  

   used 
  twice. 
  They 
  were 
  squared 
  at 
  both 
  ends 
  and 
  the 
  length 
  was 
  

   "the 
  measure 
  of 
  a 
  clenched 
  fist." 
  The 
  servant 
  took 
  the 
  sticks 
  in 
  his 
  

   left 
  hand, 
  circled 
  the 
  fire, 
  and 
  went 
  to 
  the 
  master 
  who 
  personated 
  the 
  

   "eldest 
  son" 
  and 
  held 
  the 
  sticks 
  before 
  him. 
  He 
  received 
  them 
  in 
  

   his 
  left 
  hand, 
  removed 
  one 
  stick, 
  laid 
  it 
  down 
  before 
  him, 
  and 
  handed 
  

   the 
  six 
  back 
  to 
  the 
  servant, 
  who, 
  holding 
  the 
  six 
  sticks 
  in 
  his 
  left 
  

   hand, 
  circled 
  the 
  fire 
  and 
  went 
  to 
  the 
  master 
  of 
  the 
  lodge 
  of 
  the 
  

   "second 
  son," 
  and 
  held 
  the 
  sticks 
  before 
  him. 
  The 
  "second 
  son" 
  

  

  