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on the wound, located the konii'pamik. Calling to the second friend 

 of the wa'beno, the first companion said, "Akui'kika v , come, draw out 

 the magic bullet; it will kill the wa'beno if you do not hasten." Then 

 the arrow drawer approached the body of the wa'beno, and, stooping 

 over it, reached toward the wound. With a vigorous gesture he pulled 

 out the bear's claw, whereupon the wa'beno jumped up well as before. 



The wa'beno now said to the mitii' v , "You see, I made no attempt 

 to destroy you, but allowed you to try to kill me. Now, take care, for 

 I am going to exercise my powers." The mita' v went to the eastern 

 end of the wigwam, and the wa'beno began slowly to approach him, 

 drumming upon the little wa'beno drum until he got very close to the 

 mita' T . The wa'beno had turned his drum upside down and was 

 drumming upon the bottom, during which time the spirit arrows could 

 be seen to fly from the drum at each stroke. Presently the wa'beno 

 gave the drum a hard stroke, and a magic arrow darted forward strik- 

 ing aud entering the mitii' v 's forehead, when he fell to the ground 

 apparently dead. 



The mitii'wok were alarmed, but the wa'beno called his chief assist- 

 ant, the prophet, and said, "Place your finger on the wound that he 

 may not die; I want merely to show him that T am more powerful than 

 he/' The prophet came and put his finger on the wound in the fore- 

 head of the niita' v . The wa'beno then told Akui'kika v to come and 

 extract the mystery arrow. So soon as the arrow was pulled from the 

 wound, the mit;i' v arose, when the wa'beno said to him, "You see now 

 that I am more powerful than you; and had I so desired I could have 

 left you lying here dead. 1 am more powerful, for I am the chief of 

 those who receive their power from Wa'benona'sie — Mystery of the 

 Dawn!" 



The mita' T then admitted that he had been in error, saying, "I had 

 always been led to think that the mitii'wok were the more powerful, 

 but now I know that the wa'beno'ak are more powerful." 



The mita' T then went out to his own wigwam, gathered up all his 

 goods and killed a little dog which he had prized very much, and, 

 returning to the wigwam occupied by the mitii'wok aud the wa'beno'ak, 

 laid upon the ground before the wa'beno the goods and the carcass of 

 the dog, saying, "Here are gifts for restoring me to life. I wish to 

 retain your friendship, so accept them." The wa'beno received the 

 gifts, and soon both the mita' v and the wa'beno left, each going to his 

 respective w T igwam. 



THE DREAMERS 



The fourth class of shamans are termed the Ne'moak, literally "the 

 dance," commonly designated "The Dreamers." This society became 

 known to the Menomini in the autumn of 1880, through the Potawa- 

 tomi of the Prairie, or those living in Indian territory and Kansas. 



It is asserted by the Menomini that Kisha' Ma'nido became angered 

 at the Indians because the old customs and ceremonials of the Mita'wit 



