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210 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 99 (a) sGt" I 30 this whenever they have to cure them with blisters iio'Gwo'^' ^a't'^qa-'ufca' k^a'nany'sti ts'Astf'oa Now then now thou liast come to listen Frost tbou Little 'iDa-'"we't'-Go*Ga' Go'u'sti tsuiiu-'lti above thou art staying thou wizard, E something thou failest Gal^-'ldi tso'tltVisti' I ntG€''sQ"na' | i;'soni;-'li n^'no' *ikso'"'i°'t'a'nfGa' | 'a'-u'Dtle^Gtowo"' never quickly trail thou hast caused it ha, Ileat to come down 5 GeSf .i' LilsGe"'D9 ^'Dunu'V'it'ant'le.i' | 'a"\-usoni;"'li yk'o^'ata^ it is, App. it important it which he has put under, App. ha, quickly fog ts*Astf'Ga t'i.'suldo"'t*aiu"Ga' utS(."-nawu-Gw5"' ni;"'Dat'an9"'D8 thou little thou hast come to make him beyond it, stretched L (=E) it has been said get up simultaneously no""t'9Ti€-'lfGa' thou hast come to do it for him (b) {Exactly as (a) but change k'a'naiiu'sti ts'Astt'oa and Frost thou Little uk'o^'ata' ts'^Astf'Ga to k'ananu'sti *e''G\vu*f-yu' and vk^b^' ata Fog thou Little Frost thou Big, E Fog 10 'e-'GwiVf-yu', respectively.) thou Big, E. '"t'a Di;"'nt*tstalo''.r Dt'k'an9"'wo*t*r ! a'a' no-'wo"t'i' didzo''^ This whenever they have to cure them with this to cure with it must be blisters Ga'a'tk'^^) no.tst-!'! tSD^'V^'G?''.! t'tt-e-'ti-GWO"^' (u'nfGf'na blown on them, L I (chinquapin) pine(s), Loc where it (Hab) grows j tsi;'staGa"yo''Do tsu'GWab-Go'''i tsuGvva'N^totr tst'ki I no"'Gi' they are dry they have been leaves they are stuck in with it it which is four Ga-'kt'^-'Do I ISt'yy^'i' I i;-'Dtle"Gi | a'ma' | wa'ctOu-N'o' | fya' | restricted hot salt pumpkin(s), and melon(s) tsa'ntno^-'Do | tsa'ntsa'GwalQ-'.r | nu"'n5° nu-'n8 bean(s) potato(es) they are long potato(es) they are round tSllWe"''tst-N''^' I SQ'qi I ntGa*'D8 Ga''GUma' | Goyf'sti I a'm- eggs, and all cucumber wutermelon(s) on- mGa*'D8 Du-'ndfw^skQ-'-ijwo'^' t'Go'f'DO ions all they recover, L (E) as long as This is to Treat Them With When They Have Blisters FREE TRANSLATION Now then! Now thou hast come to listen, thou Little Frost, thou art staying on high. Thou powerful wizard, thou never failest in anything. Quicldy thou hast caused the trails to come down. It is only Heat that put the important thing under him. Ha, quickly thou hast come, little Fog, to lift him up. Relief htis been caused forthwith, thou hast come to do it for him.^* " Interpolation by J. M. ^^ Yot the patient.

oIbrechts] the swimmer MANUSCRIPT 211 (b) Same as (a), but change ''Little Frost" and "Little Fog" to "Very Great Frost" and. "Very Great Fog," respectively. This is to treat them with when they have blisters. This is the medicme which is to be merely blown on them: Chinquapin growing in the pme forests, the leaves of which are dry and crumbling while they are still on the plants. (During) four (days) are restricted: Hot (food), salt, cymlings also, pumpldns, beans, long potatoes, round potatoes, eggs also, all (kinds of) cucumbers, watermelons, muskmelons, all (these are forbidden) until they get well. EXPLANATION This formula is for the treatment of the burning and festering "fever blisters," which according to the medicine men are worst in the hottest part of summer and upon children. The disease theory is beautifully set forth in the formula as well as in the directions. The disease is caused by the spirit of Heat, and is expelled by the spirits of Frost and Fog, both cooling in their nature. kV-'nanu'sti, the name here given to the frost, is used only in the formulas, [and seems to be connected with the -yl-nanvGO "that which opens up"], the common word for frost being u*yo*'tla. As for the treatment, through carelessness the medicine man has omitted the leading word of the name of the simple used, but there is not the slightest doubt but that it is the same as the medicinal plant prescribed in No. 23, page 200; the ceremony is also probably the same as described under the prescription just quoted. The taboo, besides the regularly proscribed items of salt and hot food for four days, includes until final recovery: Beans and potatoes, because their skins shrivel up as from an inward heat; eggs, melons, etc., because these are watery in their nature. The medicine men recognize a relationship in tomatoes, pumpkins, squashes, cymlings, gourds, cucumbers, and melons on account of the watery fluid they contain. Several of the [vegetables] named have been adopted by the Indians from the whites, and are included [in the taboo] because of their resemblance to others previously known. The avoidance of any such vegetables in all cases of blisters is a matter of common knowledge among the people ; an infraction of any part of the taboo would interfere with recoveiy and would lead to a recurrence of the ailment.

210 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 99<br />

(a) sGt" I<br />

30<br />

this whenever they have to cure them with<br />

blisters<br />

iio'Gwo'^' ^a't'^qa-'ufca' k^a'nany'sti ts'Astf'oa<br />

Now then now thou liast come to listen Frost tbou Little<br />

'iDa-'"we't'-Go*Ga' Go'u'sti tsuiiu-'lti<br />

above thou art staying thou wizard, E something thou failest<br />

Gal^-'ldi tso'tltVisti' I<br />

ntG€''sQ"na' |<br />

i;'soni;-'li<br />

n^'no' *ikso'"'i°'t'a'nfGa' |<br />

'a'-u'Dtle^Gtowo"'<br />

never quickly trail thou hast caused it ha, Ileat<br />

to come down<br />

5 GeSf .i' LilsGe"'D9 ^'Dunu'V'it'ant'le.i' |<br />

'a"\-usoni;"'li<br />

yk'o^'ata^<br />

it is, App. it important it which he has put under, App. ha, quickly fog<br />

ts*Astf'Ga t'i.'suldo"'t*aiu"Ga' utS(."-nawu-Gw5"' ni;"'Dat'an9"'D8<br />

thou little thou hast come to make him beyond it, stretched L (=E) it has been said<br />

get up simultaneously<br />

no""t'9Ti€-'lfGa'<br />

thou hast come to do it for him<br />

(b) {Exactly as (a) but change k'a'naiiu'sti ts'Astt'oa and<br />

Frost thou Little<br />

uk'o^'ata' ts'^Astf'Ga to k'ananu'sti *e''G\vu*f-yu' and vk^b^' ata<br />

Fog thou Little Frost thou Big, E Fog<br />

10 'e-'GwiVf-yu', respectively.)<br />

thou Big, E.<br />

'"t'a Di;"'nt*tstalo''.r Dt'k'an9"'wo*t*r !<br />

a'a'<br />

no-'wo"t'i' didzo''^<br />

This whenever they have to cure them with this to cure with it must be<br />

blisters<br />

Ga'a'tk'^^) no.tst-!'! tSD^'V^'G?''.!<br />

t'tt-e-'ti-GWO"^' (u'nfGf'na<br />

blown on them, L<br />

I<br />

(chinquapin) pine(s), Loc where it (Hab)<br />

grows<br />

j<br />

tsi;'staGa"yo''Do tsu'GWab-Go'''i tsuGvva'N^totr tst'ki<br />

I<br />

no"'Gi'<br />

they are dry they have been leaves they are stuck in with it it which is four<br />

Ga-'kt'^-'Do I<br />

ISt'yy^'i' I<br />

i;-'Dtle"Gi |<br />

a'ma'<br />

|<br />

wa'ctOu-N'o'<br />

|<br />

fya'<br />

|<br />

restricted hot salt pumpkin(s), and melon(s)<br />

tsa'ntno^-'Do |<br />

tsa'ntsa'GwalQ-'.r |<br />

nu"'n5° nu-'n8<br />

bean(s) potato(es) they are long potato(es) they are round<br />

tSllWe"''tst-N''^' I<br />

SQ'qi I<br />

ntGa*'D8<br />

Ga''GUma' |<br />

Goyf'sti<br />

I<br />

a'm-<br />

eggs, and all cucumber wutermelon(s) on-<br />

mGa*'D8<br />

Du-'ndfw^skQ-'-ijwo'^' t'Go'f'DO<br />

ions all they recover, L (E) as long as<br />

This is to Treat Them With When They Have Blisters<br />

FREE TRANSLATION<br />

Now then! Now thou hast come to listen, thou Little Frost, thou<br />

art staying on high. Thou powerful wizard, thou never failest in<br />

anything. Quicldy thou hast caused the trails to come down. It<br />

is only Heat that put the important thing under him. Ha, quickly<br />

thou hast come, little Fog, to lift him up. Relief htis been caused<br />

forthwith, thou hast come to do it for him.^*<br />

" Interpolation by J. M. ^^ Yot the patient.

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