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BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



[Bull. 99 



For some ritualistic reason it is specified that the stones used must 

 be white. In some cases a portion of the decoction is first drunk as 

 an emetic. Ay. stated that the sickness is caused by tcsGO'^ya or 

 insects, which were formerly parasites of snakes and are sent into the 

 body of the patient in revenge for some offense given to those reptiles. 



The barks used are those of itse'^i ustf'ca, a variety of Alnus 

 serrulata Willd., red alder; siili', Diospyros virginiana L., common 

 persimmon; t'aya', Prunus virginiana L., chokecherry; k'y'wa 

 i;n€*'G8, Platanus occidentalis, sycamore, buttonwood; tst'yu', Li- 

 riodendron tulipifera L., tulip tree, poplar, whitewood; tsu**yo°/sti, 

 Magnolia acuminata L., cucumber tree. 



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 tsi;*'na.staGo'!i Di'k'an9*'wo*tT 



whenever they have to cure them with 

 their (feet) frostbitten 



tcf^-tsi.-"wa'ya' {4 times). 



I, I wolf 



tcc'^-tst-*tsi;*la' {4 times). 



I, I fox 



tci'^-tst-.aVfya' (4 times). 



I, I deer 



I tct"'-tst*-si'kwa' (4 times), 



I, I, opposum 



a^^'ye-h-'sti "wa'Cso''*^) 



by itself 



to imitate it 



uti.sQ-'.i I 



when it is 

 ended 



tsv'na.stacQ'.'i 



where they have their 

 (feet) frost bitten 



na.SGWO'^' 



also 



v^StaGQ'.'i 



whenever he has 

 frost bitten (feet) 



kwa:' 

 tsi'ntG8we'°'.a 



that what it calls 



5°"skwutt.sQ''.i 



every time when it is 

 ended 



i^GaW€-"stl 



is to be called 



5°"skw- 



every time 



Dtskwanu'^tsa.e'ti' 



they must be sucked 



To Cure Them When They Have Their Feet Frost Bitten 



FREE TRANSLATION 



I, I am a wolf (4 times). 

 1, I am a fox (4 times). 

 I, I am a deer (4 times). 

 I, I am an opossum (4 times). 



Each time, at the end, the cry of each (animal) is to be imitated 

 and cried; (and) also every time, at the end, they *^ must be sucked 

 at their feet where they are frost bitten. 



explanation 



This is another formula for the cure of frostbite. (See Nos. 59, 60.) 

 [As it was obtained by Ay. from Ut. no additional information could 

 be obtained on it.] The treatment is probably the same as previously 



*8 Interpolated by editor. 



« The patients. 



