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will not be tampered with to any considerable degree by what little 

 Tie sells, if only the others would not sell so much of it. 



Theoretically speaking, there are no restrictions as to the formulas 

 a medicine man may know. But for practical reasons most of them 

 specialize in a certain set of them, according to the subbranch of 

 magic or curing he speciaUzes in (as love attraction, medicine, etc.), 

 or he may even specialize in a narrower field, according to the two 

 or three diseases he is reputed to be an authority on. 



For specialists among the medicine men see page 85 ; for the special 

 sets of formulas see below. 



When it comes to classifying the various formulas which the Chero- 

 kee use we can do so according to their own standards or according to 

 ours. 



They themselves distinguish clearly between "good" formulas and 

 "bad" ones, the good ones being those the object of which is bene- 

 ficial, the bad ones those with deleterious aims. Under the former 

 they would classify those that have been listed by me as Nos. 1 to 9, 

 pages 149-153; among the latter those which I list as Nos. 10 to 



14, pages 153-155. 



Classification 



A. Praters: 



1. For protection. 



2. For long life. 



3. For gathering medicine. 



B. Conjurations: 



4. For curing. 



5. For using tobacco. 



6. For examining with the beads. 



7. Against witches. 



8. Agricultural. 



9. For hunting and fishing. 



C. Incantations: 



10. " To change." 



11. To kill. 



12. For love attraction. 



13. For making unattractive. 



14. For separating. 



I feel that I should motivate in a few words this classification, as 

 well as the terminology used. 



I apply the name of "formula" as a generic term to any of the 

 three kinds used. 



Prayer,— 'Bj this name I call a formula in which a request is made 

 or in which a desire is expressed to a power which is clearly felt as 

 superior, and upon whom the one who prays feels himself dependent. 

 The object is to bring about morally or materially beneficial results. 

 The request is made, the desire expressed ia a humble way; it is not 

 felt that the result desired can be forced or extorted from the being 

 addressed. He can not be commanded or compelled to act. 



