RADIN] THE CLAN WAR-BUNDLE FEASTS 515 



sons) that they (the host and his band) have done this. Do not say 

 anything frivolously, for the host has offered in your behalf tobacco 

 and tears. Cry that you may obtain life, even as the host and his 

 people have done. Act thus so that }-ou may be of help to one 

 another even as our ancestors of old were. If people act together 

 they will accomplish their purpose. That is what they did in the 

 beginning and that is why they lived like spirits at that time. They 

 cried and made offerings of tobacco, grandfather said. For the Night 

 Spirits shall you pour tobacco here. I send forth my greetings to. 

 you." (Terminal Night Spu'it song.) 



After they have finished the terminal Night Spii'it song then (the 

 host) gets ready to use the dance song, but (first) speaks as follows: 



Speech of host. — "War-bundle owners who are seated here, I greet 

 you. The dance song they are about to use and then they will get 

 ready to throw out the offerings of buckskin to the spirits. Now let 

 us put them above. This is what I wished to tell you. War-bundle 

 owners who are seated here, I greet you." 



The host and the others now take the buckskins and dance around 

 the lodge four times. 



When he (the host) starts the oldest men sing the dance songs. 

 Then the feasters take the buckskin offerings down and all, one by 

 one, dance around the lodge four times. An attendant precedes 

 them carrying cedar incense and one follows them carrying the same. 

 Mter they have made the circuit of the lodge for the third time, just 

 before they begin the fourth circuit, those carrying the buckskin 

 that is to be thrown out for Earthmaker and who march at the 

 head of the procession, let the children, after they have smoked 

 tlieu' hands, touch the buckskin. After that all touch it for (they 

 believe) that if they touch this l)uckskin they ■will obtain long life 

 thereby. 



After they have made the fourth circuit they roll up the buckskins 

 and tlu-ow them out through the top of the lodge. They hold 

 tobacco in both hands when they do this and this tobacco they pour 

 into the fire. Then all the feasters, those who had buckskins and 

 the others who were within the lodge, the children, the women, 

 indeed, all the people, rise and standing near their seats dance. 

 Thus they did. 



Before throwing the buckskins through the top of the lodge they 

 would tell the people not to sleep, for otherwise some of the old 

 Night Spirits who are about at the approach of day might strike them 



