222 



BUREAU OP AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



[Bull. 99 



other, and 



DfGt*'GaGe"°' 



thoy (are) red 



v'ndi'ksti' 



they to 

 urinate with 



na*'skt-Gw5" 



this here — L 



go' Ik WO 'Gi' 



38 



yi;'nuistvN'€*'*a° 



if they are stopped up 

 to them 



na.SGWO" I 

 also 



Dt-'Ga°lDt"'sti 



thoy (1.) to be put 



<^' 



n9\vo"t*i 



to cure 

 with 



a St 

 it must 



G€S^/i 



it has been, 

 H, 



nQ- 



"DOGWt 



sourwood 



ya 



(This is) to Treat (Them) With, if They have Their Urinary 

 Passages Stopped up 



FREE TRANSLATION 



And this one right here is another one also : But seven red sourwood 

 twigs should be put along with the rest into (the infusion). 



explanation 



This is likewise a prescription against a urinary trouble but against 

 one of a different order, viz, suppression of the urine. A warm infusion 

 of the same simples as those prescribed in the previous recipe is to 

 be made, but in addition, seven sourwood twigs are to be added to 

 the other ingredients. 



[It is clear why the sourwood twigs, ny'^DO'Gwe^'ya, Oxydendrum 

 arhoreum, (L.) DC. (also Nyssa sylvatica Marsh) are chosen to effect 

 relief: the disease is thought to be caused by the urinary passages 

 being tAN-isted, kinked, coiled, clogged up; the smooth, even twigs are 

 considered the very best means to restore them to their original 

 straight, smooth condition. 



Sourwood twigs are also the favorite material for making arrow 

 shafts.] 



39 



(a) 



Daye* na 



