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272 BUBEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bmx. 99
tsa''"waDZf'l9 aDo'm'Ga' | i;tst"-nawa' m;*'Dat'an9''Da | sGe"
thy saliva it has been said beyond it, stretched it has been said
simultaneously
now then
G€*'tstyo*wlo'!i Dt'k'anQ''wo"t't*'-yi' | si;*'li u-'ofDu'tH Ga*'s9when
they have been shot to cure them with, E buzzard feather it cut off at
Gf'Da aDZOt"aStO.'tr I
a'N!o'skot'lti I
"Wa'ne'''-'GWU-'^N!5'
ends to blow him with hickory, L, and to have it (sol) in
the mouth
nO''GWO-N!$' Ga^ni' UWa'^N^J-^'M atc'f'la U"Wa°n5°' u'^GiDu'tli
now, and bullet it has hit T L down soft feather
5si;-'li Ga*'yil9*'-D9 |
Ga-kt'^'^DQ^-ya'
tso-'lo no°'Gi' tSfSO^'-tDa'
buzzard plastered it restricted E tobacco four nights, been
v'nda'n^wf'ski na.'sGwo'^-N!^' a'k'aiiQ'Wt'ski na.ski' i'G0*t''D8
they cure them (indef.) also, and he is being cured (Hab) this as long as
(Hab)
a^'ma-N^g" na/sGWo"^ no°"Gi uGa^'newa^
they must salt, and also four warm
u'^Dtyo'^str I
abstain from
na/sGWO"^ no""Gi tsi;'so'*-iD8 u-yo*'istr Ge-'tstyo"wlo'a-GWO"'
also four nights, been he must abstain they have been shot, L
from
"wa/so° na.'yo'Go'° I
by himself however buzzard, and if there is none (Gerardia)
sy'ltN!^' yi'k'anf'G^'qa' Df'tlastaGf'sta-
IQGWO'^ i;*'S9"°D0-'n8 aDZO*'t*aSto/tr
L hollow to blow with
To Cure Them with, When They Have Been Shot
FREE TRANSLATION
This, in the beginning, has to be sung:
Gu'ya' (4 times), in the middle of the rocks Gvya', Gu"ya',
Gv'ya' (3 times), in the middle of the earth Gu'ya (3 times).
Gu'ya' (3 times), in the middle of the woods Gu'ya (3 times).
Gu'ya' (3 times), in the middle of the water Gu'ya (3 times).
And this now has to be recited: Now, then! Ha, on high, in the
center thou art staying, Brown Dog. Ha, now, thou hast come to let
thy path down. Thou hast come to halt in the middle of the spot
where the blood is spouting. Now, it has become thy saliva. Relief
has been caused forthwith. Now, then!
To cure them with when they have been shot. A buzzard feather
cut off at both ends (should be used) to blow with. And hickory
(bark) should be chewed. Where the bullet has hit bim,^^ down and
soft feathers of the buzzard should be plastered. Rigorously re-
stricted are: Tobacco during four days; (both) they who cure and also
they who are being cured should abstain from it for a considerable
time; and from salt also (during) four (days); and from warm (food)
he ^^ must also abstain for four days (this latter restriction referring
only to) those who have been shot. Should no buzzard feather be
available, the hollow Gerardia is (to be used) to blow them.
' 21 The patient.