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men consulted during the editor's stay with the tribe give any infor- 

 mation on this subject]. 



The disease spirit is driven out by the Red Man, the Two Little 

 Red Men, and the Two Little Blue Men, all of whom carry threatening 

 switches in their hands, with which to thrash the intruder. The 

 formula as here given consists of three parts, each containing a song 

 and a prayer. It is quite probable that it had originally a fourth 

 part, which has been lost [in the course of tradition]. The treatment, 

 in regard to which both authorities agreed, consists of a simple rubbing 

 with the warm hands, as indicated in the last song. The medicine 

 man sings each verse while holding his hands over the fire, and 

 recites the following paragraph while rubbing the sore spot on the 

 patient's body, blowing four times upon the place at the close of 

 each paragraph. 



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Jt'a' ng-Vo't'i' i;^naDZ€-'no'tse'o'.[i^^] tsa'ndtsko°(.i'^^) 



this to cure with when it does it to them that which they call, H 



k*ulse"'Dzi' i;'skwa-ye*lo°'H wskwatT 



(Honey locust) short body — Loc they have it (sol) 



at the top 



This (is) to Treat (Them) with When "It Affects Them in 

 Such a Way," as They Usually Call It 



FREE TRANSLATION 



Honey locust; venus looking-glass; red buckeye. 



EXPLANATION 



This is a prescription to cure an aggravated form of dyspepsia or 

 indigestion caused by overeating. The abdomen becomes swollen 

 and the patient has an insatiable appetite, but constantly loses flesh. 



The medicine used is the bark of k*ulse''Dzi, Gleditsia triacanthos L., 

 honey locust, and the roots of i;'skwaye"lo'°Si, Specularia perfoliata (L.) 

 A. DC, Venus looking-glass ; n'skwatT, AesculuspaviaL.jHed buckeye, 

 steeped in warm water overnight. Early next morning the medicine 

 man goes to the stream with the patient, who bathes himself all over, 

 and then drinks a little of the infusion, bathing himself from head 

 to foot with the remainder. The operation is probably repeated, if 

 necessary [according to the regular pattern]. 



^^Emendations by W.; recorded by editor. 

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