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THE MENOMINI INDIANS 



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by hopping twice on one foot and then on the other, each at the same 

 time grasping his medicine bag as if holding a gun and making a charge 

 upon an enemy. ' At the same time and in rhythm with the movement 



they repeated the word "Ho", ho, ho, ho." as they came along from the 

 eastern end toward the candidate until just before his body, when each 

 breathed on and thrust forward his medicine bag, with the loud excla- 



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Fig. 16 — Kirm- an's trick \\ i tli claw and mirror. 



mation •• Ho!" This utterance is made with a strong, quick sound, as 

 in imitation of the cry of a startled animal, and is intended to typify 

 the approach of the shade of the bear, as it is said to have approached 

 the candidate when Ma'nabush himself conducted the first ceremonies 

 at the command of Kishii' Ma'nido. 



A.s the first medicine man thrust his bag toward the candidate and 

 passed by, he gradually fell to the rear of the file, allowing the second 



