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his breath four times upon the body at the end of each paragraph. 

 The rubbing at first is easy on account of the soreness of the patient, 

 but the medicine man gradually increases the pressure of his hands. 



The first or preliminary statement of each paragraph serves the 

 purpose of an introduction conveying information as to the cause of 

 the ailment, the whereabouts and tlve origin of the disease causer. 

 (See p. 159.) 



The second part of each paragraph calls upon the Two Little Red 

 Men, the Thunder Boys, to cast out the disease. Here again we find 

 the regular four stages in the cure: In the first the Red Men with the 

 red switches chase out the intruder and drive him out into the yard; 

 in the next they drive him across the mountain ridge; in the third 

 they pursue him across the other ridge; and in the fourth they throw 

 him beyond the great lake (in the west?), where all disease is banned. 



s9*Di;-'li is a place name, probably somewhere in nQ"Do-'yi, the abode 

 of the Thunder Boys, but the meaning of it has now been lost. 



68 

 ^'a' a'nin€''Dzi i^ne'^sta-'ne'p"' a^Da'np-'wo'tT 



this their breast whenever it aches to them to cure anyone with 



SGe" I s5°'Gi' 'a-GV " 'a-Gf'GaG€-°' 

 now, then Mink ha, ha, red 



SO°'Gi' *aGi' *aGf'GaG€-°' 

 u'lsGe-'na *tGi' ^^ *tGa' 



it important take it eat it "" 



SO^'ci' 'a-Gf'GaGf' 'i,Da''"We!i' i;'sonv'li 5 



Mink ha, red thou wizard quickly 



i;tst"-nawa' aDo^'nt'-Ga' | '5''a'' 



beyond it, stretched it has been said Sharplyl 



SG?" I no"Gwo"' 'a't'or)a"^nfGa' tst'ya' 'tCf^GaGf' 'iDa*^"= 



now, then now thou hast come to listen Otter thou red thou 



Well I iilsGe"'D9 ^'-DunwV't'ant'lf.i' a'sGf'n-VDo'no'^i 'iGe'Se'' | 

 wizard it important it which, he has put under, App. ghost, it has been said it which, App. 



vlsGe-'no 't'Dunu''y't'ant'lf.i' i;Do-'li;Va\tS°\ti' ntGe-'sQ'na' | 



it important it which he has put under, App. to be found never 



SGe" I no'GWD^' 'a't'c^'qa-'nfGa"" tsfya' tsA'ska'se'ti' 10 



now, then! now thou hast come to listen Otter thou frightful 



DtGe''alo"'s€!i' I u'lsGe"'D8 nr't'o'tlt^anfGa' | Dtst"-nawa' 



thou penotratest them it important thou hast put him on his (legs) beyond it stretched 



aDo^'nt'Ga' uso''-tD8' ni;"'Da'n9"'na | utst^'-navvu-Gwo''^ aDo*'nfGa' 



it has been said night, been it has not been said beyond it, stretched, L. (=E.) it has been said 

 Sharply 



sGt" I tci*'ste* Dalo*'ni 'tDa*'"we!i' u'soni;-'li ng'no' do*'- 



now, then rat yellow thou wizard quickly trail(s) thou 



Datsuna''"wati' | i;lsGe"'D8 a'sGt"'n-u"Do''noyi 'tGf'sf.i' I 15 



hast them lying it important ghost, it has been said it which is, App. 



stretched toward us 



^' Abbreviation of following word. 



^8 Erpencjation by editor; instead of 'aGi=he takes it. 



