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the other medicmes, like the courting medicme, etc. The Indians 

 were destroymg their own souls. So Earthmaker decided to give 

 them a new medicine. We have now all broken away from the old 

 things. We have broken away from the devil and are eammg our 

 salvation through Earthmaker. For this reason I am thankful 

 both for my sake and that of my people.] 



This is a medicine that is good for consumption, for stomach 

 trouble, for a cold, for a sore throat, and for general illnesses. It 

 consists of the f oUowiug ingredients : 



1. Waraxa'dax hoske'rera, English unknown. 



2. Waraxa'dax ma°nap'a'rara, English unknown. 



3. Enai'°tcox mank'a'^na, English xmknown. 



4. Nicu'tcera, red water. 



5. Mai)k'a'°skaka, white medicine. 



6. Maijk'a'" niyetco'tcera, medicine of the water. 



7. Gi'xuk'unina, English imknown. 



8. Maqk'a^ne^xeda, English unknown. 



If a woman has any trouble with her womb this medicine will cure 

 her immediately. She must not, however, drink it, but inject it. 

 It makes no difference how severe her illness is, this medicme will 

 always effect a cure. This man was blessed with the knowledge of 

 its efficacy. 



This is another medicine: 



1. Maqk'a'" manup'ara'ra, medicine that spreads over the 



groimd. 



2. Xa°wiwingi'ckera, medicine to tie with. 



3. Maqk'a'" p'orop'orora, round medicine. 



4. Hap'o'skra, English unknown. 



5. Mai)k'a'° kere'xera, sweet flag. 



6. Na°p'aca'k'onai)k' hura, English unknown. 



7. Huntc p'istara, bear liver. 



This is aU ground together and mixed with water. When thor- 

 oughly mixed it is put into a bladder and injected by means of a 

 wing bone. 



This is a medicine for diarrhea : 



1. K'etcG'qk'sire tco'ra, English unknown. 



2. Aseni ho-ap hodo'p'iricera, curled sumac leaves. 



3. Maqk'a'ni tetco'tcera, medicine of the water. 



4. Waraxadax skaka', English imknown. 



5. Na^da'nicura, maple sugar. 



These are all ground together into a fine powder and sweetened 

 with maple sugar. Otherwise no one would take it, for it does not 

 taste good. It is called hasawan'kemank'. 

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