O^BRECHTs] THE SWIMMER MANUSCRIPT 291 



In the third upper world (etc.). 



In the fourth upper world {etc.). 



In the fifth upper world (etc.). 



In the sixth upper world (etc.). 



In the seventh upper world the white chairs have been let down; 

 the white cloth has come to rest on them; the white beads have 

 come to rest on (the white cloth). He is called so-and-so. His 

 soul, made pleasing, has become examined. In the seventh upper 

 world it has appeared, the soul will ascend constantly. Sharply! 



EXPLANATION 



[This is one of the three formulas published by Mr. Mooney 

 in his interesting account of the Cherokee River Cult (p. 8).] It 

 is recited when "going to water," for obtaining long life, before 

 eating the new com, etc. The general ceremony is the same as 

 the one described in Nos. 43 and 93, but in this case the medicine 

 man also uses the beads. 



When the medicine man takes a whole family to the water he 

 performs the whole ceremony for each member in turn. Should 

 the movements of the beads foreshadow sickness for any member 

 of the party he afterwards performs another ceremony to learn 

 whether that person will recover or die, and also, if possible, to 

 avert the threatened evil. 



[According to the oral directions given by Ay.] the beads must 

 be laid down upon a yard of cloth; [both] cloth [and beads] after- 

 wards become the fee of the medicine man. 



84 

 *tV Dt'DQ'le'soi a'Da'ng'wO'tT 



this it breaks them, to cure aoyonc with 



Hab 



SGe'* I V-'no'GWo"' GaTLL'th. ^ Ga'nitlp'wa ^ Gc'sq-' 



Now, then! ha, now bedstead under the floor it is, T L 



n9*VaDu"'y9no''i | wlsGf'Da Dunf'y't'am'le'^.i' wa'd'iGwo"' 



it has formed itself it important he has put it under, App Measure-worm 



(a) u'sonvli GaN!sta' tsune-'ca G€*'s€*°.i' DaDo-'"ltst*Ga'' | 



quickly switch(es) they are it is, App they have come and 



white recognized each other 



a^ntDa'^^Wc tsvnstf'Ga De-'Ge'tsu'tltO't'anfOa" I GaN^sta' 



they wizards they little they have come to make thee get up switch((';-.) 



tsiine-'oa De'Ge-'Gas^-'Goldtst'anrGa' | a''ye*'lsti une^'Ga Ge'ts*= 



they are white they have come to take them knife white they 



into their (hands) have 



ska'se'-'taDt'Ga' | ntDLi-'lt'anQ'Da n9r)e''ts9n€-'lfGa' | n9'D0'= 



come to frighten thee arisen at the same time they have come and made sun, 



it so for thee 



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