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war-bundle songs then they fill the pipe and place it in front of the 

 war bundle, in the path of the Thimderbirds, extending the mouth- 

 piece in that direction (i. e., the west). Then they would sing some 

 songs and when these were finished, the Thunderbirds would come 

 as feasters to where the pipe lay extended and smoke. That is why 

 thej' place the pipes there. The Thunderbirds do this (i. e., smoke) 

 as a sign of acceptance of the tobacco, food, and buckskins. So that a 

 Thunderbird might smoke, do the feasters place the pipe there. 



Third filing of the pipe. — Then the host asked the others, "In 

 what direction shall I place this pipe?" and one of the feasters said, 

 "Toward the south, place it." Then they sang the songs of the 

 Disease-giver. Then when they were finished they carried around 

 the pipe. 



Fourth filling of the pipe.- — Then the host fills the pipe again and 

 again asks, "In what dnection shall I place the pipe?" (and some one 

 answers), "Place it toward the earth." So he placed it toward the 

 ground. For those under the ground, the Water-spirits, they also 

 place the pipe by standing it on the ground. Then theA' sing paint 

 songs and when they are finished they pass the pipe around so that 

 all may smoke. When it retm'ns (to the host) it is not filled again 

 but placed empty on the ground. 



Basic Ritual"^ 



Host's first speech. — "War-bundle owners, who are sitting here, I 

 send forth my greeting to you. It is good that you have come (in 

 response to my invitation). It is my purpose to make j'ou tired 

 from sitting, but do not for that reason tliink any the worse of us. 

 We will make you hungry, hungry to the point of starvation,"^ but 

 (we know) you came for the sake of the spirits (not for our sake). 

 It is good. We are not going to do anything in the correct manner, 

 but our grandfathers who live in the west taught our grandfather 

 Djoben^giwi'jjxga some songs and these we are going to try and 

 repeat. We will now sing the songs just as they taught it to grand- 

 father. We may perhaps sing only one song. However, if you 

 know only one song and take pains about it, it will suffice (to pro- 

 pitiate the spirits); so grandfather said, it is said. Anyhow, if we 

 try to cry, in our efforts of singing,''^ our grandfathers will take 

 cognizance of it, it is said. That is what we are thinking of when 

 we try to get the spirits' attention by singing."^ We will do oiu" 

 best to sing the songs,"' and we will sing four of them ; and when we 



M For explanation see Introduction. 



" Ritualistic depreciation. 



" I. e., if you put yourself into a state of religious fen'or, a state that I have generally rendered by the 

 word "pitiable." 



^ The word "hok'a'rai^a" means, literally, "by voice to attract attention." "Ho" is not an instru- 

 mental particle but the word for voice, speech. 



" Literally, "to make one's breath visible in the form of song or speech," a ritualistic circumlocution for 

 song. 



