118 = An account of the War Customs of the Osages. [F 
wa’-kdhe, whom we may style lieutenants (though that is han 
the translation). These men drop their blankets and wear not 
“ing but their breech-cloths as they stand in a row with 
‘mourners, The old men who made the bags select a her 
each mourner out of any gens. These stand next to the 
ants. Each lieutenant and herald receives a war pipe 
Cheezhoo herald receives in his left hand a knife with 
dle painted red. The Hañka herald receives in his right hi 
hatchet with the handle reddened, 
Then the Hafika mourner (B) is brought to the front, 
told to select the best men on the Cheezhoo side for s 
bearers. He chooses one (Æ), leading him to the front, the 
crying as he goes, To the latter is handed a standard with s 
feathers by Cheezhoo’s teacher. It is received in the left 
and the man performs a war dance according to his own des 
custom, and then he takes his seat. Then the Cheezhoo mo 
is called to the front, being told to select the best man f 
Hafika side for standard-bearers, The first that he choo 
taken to the front, crying as he goes. Hafika’s teacher } 
him the other standard with seven feathers, which is 
the right hand. He dances, and sits down. Haiika’s ‘ 
selects a man from the opposite side (F) to carry the s$ 
with six feathers; and Cheezhoo’s mourner chooses 4 fi 
‘man (X) for a similar office. When the Hafika mourner 
the third man on the Cheezhoo side (G), the latter takes the 
ard from Æ, dances, and returns it to its holder. So 
Cheezhoo mourner selects the third man on the Hañk 
the latter takes the standard from J, dances, and returns 
fourth standard-bearer on the Cheezhoo side (Æ) takes the 
ard from F, dances, and returns it. And the fourth man 
Hañka side (M) takes the standard from K, to whom 
it after dancing. 
Then the lieutenants are painted with charcoal. Bef 
done, the Black bear people make a fire outside the 
placing on it a quantity of small willows which will $ 
' When these are charred, they are broken in small 
placed in pans, with a little water in each, Each liet 
the Cheezhoo side dips his hands into a pan, rubs them 
and then with his left palm he rubs his face, begi 
right ear, and going down the cheek, across the mouth 
