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ribbon, three of which are in ring form while the fourth is a perforated 

 disk. Holding his hands close together Kwe'lele, bending forward, 

 moves them over the patient from the head down the center of the body 

 to the feet. He now stands at each side of the shoulders and runs his 

 hands down the body to the feet, and standing each side of the upper 

 arms he runs his hands down to the feet, and repeats the same, stand- 

 ing over the forearms, which are extended down the body. Again 

 standing each side of the lower legs, which are close together, he 

 extends his hands toward the head, drawing them downward; passing 

 around to the left side of the patient, and again standing each side of 

 the head, he runs the hands down to the heart, la3'ing the string of bread 

 over it. With female patients the bread is laid upon the dress and not 

 next to the nude body. He then leaves the house to join the other 

 gods on the roof. The gods now depart, Shits'ukia leading, followed 

 by Kok'ko 'hlan'na and Kwe'lele in tile; they all encircle the village 

 and pass on over the eastern road to their home near Shi'papolima." 

 After the gods leave the chamber the fraternity father hands the 

 string of bread to the invalid, Avho eats three pieces and throws the 

 fourth to a dog which has been brought into the room by his mother- 

 in-law for the express purpose of receiving the bi'ead.* The dog's 

 eating the bread that has been laid upon the heart of the invalid is 

 supposed to absorb the disease from the invalid. After the bread has 

 been thrown to the dog the wife of the fraternity father places a 

 bowl of yucca suds near him, and the fraternity father presents the 

 invalid with four ears of corn, two prayer plumes, one to the Sun 

 Father and the other to the Moon Mother, and a calico shirt or some 

 such gift. Each member present dips a handful of suds and deposits 

 them on the head of the invalid, after which the head is thoroughly 

 washed by the wife of the fraternity father. The invalid becomes a 

 member of the order of Kok'ko 4ilan'na through the treatment 

 described, without further ceremon3\ A feast follows, furnished b}' 

 the wife and immediate relatives of the invalid, who also send gifts of 

 Hour and meal to the house of the fraternity father. 



INITIATION INTO THE ORDER OF o'nAYA'nAKIA '' 



The ceremonial described was observed b}^ the writer in 1891. The 

 fraternity convenes on the 11th of November.'' 

 The first day is consumed in decorating the tablet altar, preparing 



a In reality they go a short distance from the village and exchange their regalia for their ordinary 

 clothing, which is secreted under the blankets of several attendants, who follow the gods at a 

 respectful distance. These same attendants bring back the masks and other paraphernalia of the 

 gods, which is also hidden under their blankets. 



h When the invalid is able to do so he goes to the door and throws the bread outside to the dog, 

 but when this is impossible the dog is brought in by a female relative of the patient, or by a relative 

 of his wife, should he be married. These women are not present during the ceremonial. 



c Referred to by the fraternity as i'wenash'nawe (knowledge of sucking). 



rt One may belong to the three orders and every division of the Fire order or to only one or a portion 

 of these. Though a member of the fraternity may be present at the meetings of other than his own 

 orders, he participates only in the proceedings of the order or orders to which he belongs, except for 

 taking part in the dancing. 



