MICHELSON. ] THE SINGING AROUND RITE. 595 
to circle the town, starting from the direction where sunlight first 
strikes. As soon as you have come back again at any time you have 
full control as whenever you shall cease dancing. The disease will 
at once begin to take flight. Never again will anyone be afflicted 
with disease to his detriment. (Disease) greatly fears me. It will 
have known me as soon as you go about entering (wigwams) and 
when you go about in a circle drumming. It is useless for it to be 
contrary. And if you wish to do that at any time, you might do it 
once in a while. You would not (then) be im the habit of being 
afflicted with disease. 
“After you have completely made your plans you may tell anyone 
in succession what I tell you. For as long as they continue to 
believe earnestly in you, for so long will (their life) be like (your 
life). Those who continue to mature in the future after us shall 
tell each other how I blessed you. Their lives will continue to be 
the same as (yours) if they believe in you. And you must tell them 
to cherish (this religion) firmly. You will tell them so. As long as 
they do not forget what you are they may depend upon it. Some- 
times the disease walks abroad every summer. At that time the 
people suffer. That verily is how I bless you, my grandchild. 
“Whenever you initiate each other, you must tell each other this 
which I say to you. And this also, do not be careful with your 
clothing, even if it rains. And if you are making (the drum) resound, 
if anyone obstructs the way in front, he must be whipped. The 
‘Camp Police’ (?) will whip him. I do what I say. That is why that 
disease fears me. I am not careful with anything. This is what 
you shall name (the society). ‘The singing around rite’ you will 
call it. Now I have finished my instructions to you, my grandchild, 
and I must depart,’’ he was told. He watched him as the other 
continued upward. He vanished out of sight where there was a 
cloud yonder. 
(The one blessed) awoke exactly at dawn. ‘‘ Now perhaps what 
I have obtained is very fine; (it is) as my grandfather instructed me 
from time to time while he was yet alive, when he used to say to me, 
‘you must help the future generation after us.’ Perhaps I have 
obtained that very thing,’ he thought. Well, he merely went about 
knowing that and he had ceased fasting. When he had finished 
fasting for the last time he was nearly twenty years old. In the fall 
the people depended tremendously upon him. Suddenly whenever 
anyone was hungry he was sent to hunt for them. And he was 
sent (on errands) far off as he was a swift runner. He was not in 
need of anything. Though it was winter it seemed to him the same 
as summer. On all sides those who had girls desired him to be 
their son-in-law, but he courted no one. He did what probably he 
