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in which the element of superstition or strange beliefs play a promi- 
nent part. 
Tales Nos. 69 to 82 possess no element of magic power. They are 
to be considered as traditions or war tales, from ‘which may be gained 
certain information interesting in a general study of the Arikara. Tale 
No. 71, and the last of the series, No. 82, are especially interesting, as 
relating the story of the medicine war shield and the personal experi- 
ence of a member of the Bear society. 
GrorcE A. Dorsey. 
Cuicaco, July I, 1904. 
