MICHELSON. ] SACRED PACK ON RIGHT FRONT HOOF. 953 
The leading ceremonial attendant would only smoke the White 
Buffalo Hoof sacred pack. It is said, though, that he would have to 
smoke it as often as they ceased singing. Again, he would go after 
earth very early before the sun arose, on which the White Buffalo 
Hoof sacred pack was to rest. He then made a ridge of earth with it. 
On it he stuck four little feathers. It is said that he would also 
smoke that ridge from time to time. Then again it is said after every- 
thing had been put on to boil, he went out after eight sticks. He 
peeled the bark off by cutting. He cut them into sharp points (on 
one end). 
The ceremonial attendants used these, it is said, to stir whatever 
they were cooking. What they called these, it is said, was gens 
festival forks. It is said that was what they called them at that time, 
' When they gave the first spring gens festival, he then went after 
oak leaves. When he came back they sang the dancing songs. 
Those leading in the dance, it is said, wore these oak leaves in their 
hair. 
It seemed as if the ceremonial attendant was given a chance to go 
out; that was the reason he went after these. It is said at any time 
he would be told, ““You may go out, if you are on the point of uri- 
nating.” 
When the leading ceremonial attendant would depart, he would 
think that which was right in his heart. He was not to go along 
thinking evil in his heart. If, however, he had thus brought these 
(see above) in, he could not go out at all during the clan feast. He 
was indeed spoken to by those giving the gens festival. He then 
spoke to the ceremonial attendants. When those celebrating the gens 
festival said, “We are thirsty,” he said to a ceremonial attendant, 
“Go after water.”” When the latter brought it, he gave it to him. 
He then would hand the water to those celebrating the gens festival. 
Those celebrating the gens festival drank at last, it is said. After 
drinking it those celebrating the gens festival handed it back to the 
leading ceremonial attendant. The leading ceremonial attendant 
handed it back to the one who had fetched it. It is said he would 
go and pour out that which was left by those celebrating the gens 
festival. He would go and pour it some place outside. Indeed that 
is what they always did. 
Then again, when the ceremonial attendants had cooked things 
they told the leading ceremonial attendant about it. ‘This is now 
cooked,” they said to him. He would tell it to those celebrating the 
gens festival, mentioning the name. “He is through cooking,” he 
said to those celebrating the gens festival. 
They were so much in fear of the White Buffalo Hoof sacred pack. 
It is said that it watched over the ceremonial attendant very closely 
so that they might not make any mistakes in some way. It will re- 
