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Again, they were not to turn burning wood. It is said they 
stirred the fire up slowly and carefully. 
And again, they would go around giving water to those who were 
seated in rows inside. Whenever they wished to do this in their 
hearts, they then would go after water. Yet they had to tell the 
leading attendants about it. Yet they could not be told ‘ No.” 
They would always be told, “ Allright,” indeed. It is said when they 
brought it, they would go around first giving water to the men only. 
Then after they had first given water to all the men, then the women 
at last. And (they gave it) to the women only. 
It is said that the women did not drink water then with the men, 
Indeed it was against the rules for them to drink water with each 
other when they had a gens festival like that. Yet it was always the 
men first; then the women (would drink) afterwards. 
When the ceremonial attendants drank, the water was different. 
They did not drink that water the (others) had been drinking; it was 
another. It is said that what they drank was always there. They 
would not give everyone a drink; it was only the ceremonial attend- 
ants themselves. Yet, it is said when the attendants would bring 
them water where the sacred pack was they would pour four times a 
little of it on the White Buffalo Hoof sacred pack. The ceremonia] 
attendants themselves alone would then drink this, indeed it was 
only for the attendants. 
Verily they were not to spill any of it, even a little. It was (the 
rule) that they had to drink as much as they dipped out. The 
attendants thought that the manitou was drinking that water with 
them. 
Again, it was the ceremonial attendants’ duty always to wash their 
hands whenever they would dish out (food). Every one of the 
attendants would wash their hands. It is said they were just told 
to dd'so by those celebrating the gens festival. A ceremonial attend- 
ant beginning from long ago always kept clean in his hands. It is 
said that after they had washed their hands, they would smoke them 
(with disinfectants) that they might greatly serve (food). After 
again serving food again they washed their hands, and did the things 
they had done. The ceremonial attendants would smoke their hands. 
It is said that was what the White Buffalo liked. That was the reason 
these ceremonial attendants did that, as they indeed were afraid not 
to do that. 
Should the ceremonial attendants do something wicked, it is said 
they would do something in a marked way, whereby they would be 
Known. It is said they would do this on account of the White 
Buffalo Hoof sacred pack. It is said that is how the ceremonial 
attendants would be known if they did something secretly, (for 
instance) if they should look at those whom they courted in a courting 
way; and if the ceremonial attendants should say anything evil. 
