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shut leaving the unfortunate intruder to the mercy of the outside 

 guards and incoming members. 



Each member entering the lodge has with him his medicine, a 

 quantity of tobacco, a pipe and perhaps a rattle although most of 

 the lodge rattles are in the keeping of a Ho-non-di-ont or officer. 



Ourzf? Room 



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Outline plan of Little Water Lodge 



As the members enter the room they deposit their contribution of 

 tobacco in a husk basket placed for the purpose on a table at one 

 side and then put their medicine packets beside the basket of the 

 sacred herb. 



The ceremony proper commences about 11 p. m. in the summer 

 and in winter an hour earlier and lasts until daybreak. The feast 

 makers enter the lodge several hours previous to the ceremonv and 

 cook the food for the feast and prepare the strawberry wine. 



