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The ritual of the Symbole Painting was likewise re- 
corded. This relates to the symbolic painting of the man 
who acts as the initiator in the initiation of a new mem- 
ber of the No"ho*zhi"ga order. The paint is symbolic of 
the dawn and the rising sun. 
Another ritual, that of the apeoads to the House of 
Initiation, is recited by the officiating priest while he, the 
initiator, and the votary ceremonially approach the place 
of meeting of the No*ho*zhi'ga for performing some of 
the ceremonies. It relates to the Tsi’wako"dagi, or 
‘* mysterious house,’’ of the Ho*ga clan. 
The ritual of Feeding of the Fire relates to the cere- 
monial building of the sacred fire at the place of gather- 
ing of the No*ho"zhi"ga to perform one of the ceremonies. 
It is an appeal to the supernatural for aid in obtaining 
deer for the sustenance of life and also for help to over- 
come the tribes whieh menace the lives, the peace, and 
the happiness of the people. : 
While these rituals are in themselves complete, each one 
forms a part of the great No*ho"zhi'ga rite, which Mr. 
La Flesche is endeavoring to record in its entirety. 
Aside from the rituals and songs, Mr. La Flesche has 
procured stories of the wako”"’dagi, or medicine men, and 
of the strange animals from which they obtained super- 
natural powers; he has also recorded love stories, stories 
of those who had died and returned to life, war stories, 
and myths. Some of these have been transcribed in final 
form. In all, the text of these stories aggregates about 
250 pages. Mr. La Flesche, however, has given com- 
paratively little attention to legends and stories of this 
kind, having devoted his energies chiefly to the secret 
rites that at one time meant so much. to the Osage peo- 
ple, and which are so rapidly disappearing. 
By agreement with Mr. Karl Moon, noted for his work 
in Indian photography, the bureau is to receive a series 
of Osage photographs, taken with the aid of Mr. La 
Flesche, who made the necessary arrangements with the 
indians to pose for them. Mr. La Flesche received as a 
