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they have the means of obtaining life by praying for it," by offering 

 tobacco and a flute. '^ 



"Disease-giver himself made these things holy. Thus they would 

 obtain life, if they had any illness, by offering you reed flutes, food, 

 tobacco, feathers, a white dog, and by naaking you at the same time 

 an offering of buckskin hides. (Thus Disease-giver spoke to our 

 grandfather when he blessed liim:) 'A holy flute I made for you, and 

 I forbade you to blow upon it, 3'et you did it. Now, hereafter, if you 

 offer me a sufTicient nmnber of buckskins, you may blow upon it. A 

 different life from that of others will you lead, if you do that. You 

 will be able to cut oft" (stop) a bad disease caused by someone else. 

 Nor will this one (who was ill) ever have another disease.' " 



"Thus Disease-giver spoke. This is what the one who causes 

 disease said. That is how they blessed om* grandfather Djoben^- 

 giwi'jjxga. A song I am now about to start. War-bimdle owners 

 who are seated here, I greet you." (Disease-giver song.) 



Host's fourth speech. — "War-bundle owners who are seated here, 

 I greet you. The last (song) we will now finish. You who are in the 

 east, Night Spirits, you also added your blessing to the spirit bundle 

 of grandfather Djobensigiwi'rjxga. So that he might know (be 

 blessed by) the spirits, grandfather Djoben^giwi'T^xga starved and 

 thirsted himself to death *" and made himself pitiable. At first he 

 fasted four nights and the Night Spirits came to him; with mighty 

 soimds they came.*' There thej' stood (and said), 'Human, you have 

 tliirsted yourself to death and we bless you (for that reason). We 

 • who speak are the spirits who are caUed Night Spirits.' They blessed 

 him with war power and life, they said. Then he looked and (said to 

 himself), 'I wonder whether these really are the Night Spirits that 

 speak.' So he looked at them and they were small birds called 

 hece'TpgeP They had fooled him. Then once again was his heart 

 sore. 'Well! I will die,' he thought (fasting). So he fasted again 

 and once again he rubbed on (the charcoal). For six nights he con- 

 tinued to fast. And again from the east the Night Spirits came. 

 They came making a great noise and they stood near him (and said), 

 'Human, we bless j'ou. You have thirsted yourself to death and 

 you have made your heart sore. We felt sad on your account. With 



T^ A rather curious expression used only in elevated language and meaning, literally, "to obtain with 

 the mouth "— i. e., either by speeches, prayers, or singing. The expression would hardly be permitted in 

 ordinary Winnebago. 



™ He does not mean by offering flutes, but by playing on them. Reed flutes are generally contained in 

 the blessings of most spirits, but they seem to be more closely connected with the Disease-giver and the 

 Buffalo. 



79 This, I believe, is the meaning of the last three sentences. They are somewhat obscure, and 1 do not 

 guarantee the correctness of the rendering. 



f" RituaUslic expression for fasting. 



81 .\U powerful spirits are supposed to approach with loud noises. This is also characteristic of the 

 Ojibway spirits. 



B English equivalent unknown. 



