402 THE ORIGIN OF MEDICINE CEREMONIES OR POWER. 
about the Eagles, and waved the eagle wing over their bodies where the 
pain was. The pain would leave them. 
Eagle-Boy became a great medicine-man, a warrior, and finally a 
chief. He became very old. Then he handed the story, the eagle skin, 
and everything that went with it to his son. These talismans have 
been handed down until at the present time Hawk, of the Pitahauirat 
band, is the keeper of everything—the whistle, the rattle, and the white 
clay. He now dances the Eagle dance. In the medicine-men’s dances, 
Hawk sings the song that was taught the boy by the Eagles when they 
carried the boy’s uncle upintothesky. There is another song sung when 
the boy was transformed into an eagle. There are also other songs which 
go with this story. 
106. THE DOG MEDICINE.* 
A boy was going along when he came to a hill, where he sat down to 
rest. After a while he saw a Dog coming, but he did not notice the Dog 
closely. After a little time the Dog came and sat down near him, and 
spoke to him and said: ‘‘Listen tome. I have something to tell you. 
I am sorry that I am here. People do not take care of me. You have 
had hard times in the village. I saw you coming away because the 
woman whom you wanted tomarry scolded you. I know that you want 
that woman and by my help youshall have her. You must go south, for 
the people have gone into the southern country.”’ 
The young man went south. He found the village and remained 
there, and as the Dog had taught the boy a song, the boy sang in the 
night. The girl he wanted to marry came, and he told her to go with him, 
and she consented. They traveled far, until they came to the place where 
the Dog was sitting. The Dog was glad to see them and said: “‘Tell me 
of your marriage. You must call me brother all the time.” The boy 
told how he had gone into the village, and how the people were glad to 
see him. He told how at night he went out and sang a song and the girl 
came to him. The Dog then gave the boy a buffalo robe, an eagle wing 
for a fan, a bone whistle, and a gourd. The Dog said: ‘‘ Whistle when 
you want me. The bone whistle you must use in your medicine cere- 
mony. I will give you many children. I have taken pity upon you, 
for you had a great desire to have children. I am going to teach you 
how to be a medicine-man.”” The Dog blew his breath and the smoke 
came out of his mouth. Then he gave the man some roots and taught 
_! Told by White-Sun, Kitkehahki. The story teaches that even dogs should not 
ze see for they also have powers which it is possible for them to bestow upon 
the people. 
