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mountain flank. Thy trails ^ lead from here to the swamp into 

 which tliey disappear. They have played with thee/ it seems (and 

 tossed thee about). So, indeed, it has happened. (And) who cares 

 what happens to it? ^ Thou ^ hast come and scattered it for him.^ 

 Relief has now been caused, and will not be undone. 



Now then! Ha! Now thou hast come to hear, thou Big Whirlwind, 

 big indeed. Among the stretched out (tree branches) of the big 

 mountains, over yonder, thou art staying. Thou Big Whirlwind, 

 ha! quickly thou hast arisen, facing us. Only a minute portion of the 

 disease has remained. Thou hast come to sweep it away into the 

 great swamp on the plateau along the mountain flank. Thy ^ 

 trails lead from here to the great swamp over yonder. They will play 

 with thee ^ and toss thee about continually; who cares what happens to 

 it,^ now! Relief indeed has been caused at the same time, completely 

 indeed. Sharp there! 



When they are ill with the big chill, cherry is to be used to blow 

 them with. If old tobacco is available (it is) also very efficient. 



NOTES 



[This formula has been edited with notes and comments by James 

 Mooney, SFC, pp. 359-361. The plants used have been identified 

 as tso-'laGayQ^'li {Nicotiana rustica L., wild tobacco), and t'cuya' 

 (Prunus mrginiana L., chokecherry; also Prunus serotina Ehrh., wild 

 black or rum cherry).] 



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this-und 



am sGu ya 



they men 



alli'loH' I 



they just 

 passed by 



vtst^nawa^ 



beyond it 

 stretched 



Df'nisko'li' 



their heads 



ani'lo!i' | 



they just 



Di;*'nitl9i39"'.i' ^ ] 



whenever they are ill 



i;tst'*nQ:vva^ ano'*ni'Ga' 



passed by 



utst'hiawa^ 



beyond it 

 stretched 



Q:no''nfGa' 



they have come 

 and said it 



beyond-it- 

 stretched 



ano nt'Ga 



they have come 

 and said it 



Sharp! 



they liave come 

 and said it 



vtst^'nawa' 



beyond it stretched 



a niDa' "we 



they (are) wizards 



GO^tlta!a"' I 

 it (has been) 

 rubbed 



this-and 



O'^Dali-Gu'Dli 



mountain-he climbs 



na.^sGwo"' ^ Dt'nisko'li' Di;^nitlor)6"'.i^ 



also their heads whenever they are ill 



DtDZo'-t^StO.ti' 



u a* 



this 



m-fsti' I 



so far like 



anp'^skotlg'.i 



it (sol.) used to be they to be blown witli it 

 held m the mouth— H 



J Addressing the disease. 

 2 "lt" = t,he disease. 



* Addressing the Little Whirlwind. 



* "Hiin" = the patient. 



6 W. Dial, form; C. Dial.: u-'nits^qg-'i. 



8 This is one of the cases alluded to on p. 2, and from which it appears that 

 a preceding formula or prescription, "also for headache," was not included by 

 Mooney in his transliteration of the manuscript. 



