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him from killing game. In the particular ease mentioned above the 

 spell was the followiBg: A man killed a deer, and a pregnant woman 

 ate a piece of the intestine. From that time on the man was unable 

 to kill any more deer. 



The above medicine is used to break the spell of ill luck in hunting 

 caused by the following actions: If a man cohabits with a widow, or 

 if one who is a widower eats together with another person, or if he 

 smokes out of the same pipe as another person. Not only would the 

 medicine free him from his ill luck in hunting, but it would give him 

 good luck in cards and speed in running. 



Here is an astringent medicine. It is compounded of a mixture of 

 the "clear" medicine and the "plant that spreads itself on the 

 ground." It is used for the following purposes: As an application 

 for swellings, for illness after childbirth, and for general sores and 

 eruptions of the skin. In case of illness after childbirth it is injected. 

 For sores, etc., it is taken internally. 



Here is another medicine, called bladder medicine. It is made of 

 the roots of a certain weed. These roots are boiled and then drimk. 

 If one is troubled with stricture, the drinking of this medicine will 

 enable him to pass water immediately. The same medicine is used 

 to alleviate a toothache and to stop too profuse a menstrual flow. 



Now this is another medicine. It is made of the leaves of a certain 

 plant. These leaves are rolled up and then drunk down with water. 

 The medicine is used for all stomach complaints. 



Here is another medicine used for diarrhea and dysentery. It is 

 made from the roots of a plant that has many thorns and beautiful 

 white blossoms. The roots are scraped and the scrapings boiled 

 and gulped down. At least a pint of this concoction must be taken. 

 It can also be used as a mouth wash for those troubled with sore 

 mouths. 



We have another medicine used to rid a person of superfluous bile. 

 This acts as a strong physic and not only cures a person of his indis- 

 position but also gives him a great appetite. 



Here is another medicine. It is called the medicine for bums. It 

 consists of the leaves of a certain weed that is dried. If anyone has 

 a burn, he chews some of this dried weed and then applies it to the 

 burn. 



Here is also a medicine for private diseases, compoimded of the 

 following : 



1. Doxicu'tckera hara, red willow bark. 



2. Ma^sixu'tckeda hara, English unknown. 



3. Nap'a'hira hara, sharp tree. 



These barks are pulverized and mixed together with skunk oil. 

 The next medicine I am going to describe is used in poisoning. It 

 is called small-part-of-a-black-root-tree. It is used for many pur- 



