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Olbrechts] the swimmer MANUSCRIPT 287
The medicine was blown from a distance of 3 to 4 feet in the direction
of the patient's bare abdomen by the medicine man, a tube of
a'madi'*to.ti' i;''t'on6°' being used for this purpose.]
!t'a' Dalo-'ni-G€''° ts-a-'ndtk'8'Q-'[.i ^^] n^wo-t'i' Dt'^'cfyi'
this yellow-ish that which they urinate (Hab.) to cure with to give it them
to drink—E.
'ya'' I
*a'-no'GWo"'
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skwAt*Q'''r)a'ne''h"Ga' oalg^'ldi aye*'k--yu'
Sliarplyl ha, now thou hast come to listen to me above middle, E.
tso'tlt'o*tsti' skwane-'tlano!''i |
'a-no-'Gwu-Di*na'
ngVot'i'
thou art staying thou hast apportioned for me ha, now, E. to cure with
un€-'G8 *a-'-t'a'°lsko-lt'a' |
*a'
+ + Golstii'tH f'yuDo-'tali + +
it white ha, thou hast given ha, so and so his clan heaped up so and so
permission
tsuD0''tD8 tsu-'lt'o^tst-g' v'lte'-jL''i>zo^ t't't'o'\st*am*Ga''
his names are
I
where he stays T. L. near, Loc, Direction thou hast come to
put it to stay
I
*a-'-Go'i;s'ti sttnu"'l8'5°'ski m'Ge'sg-na' | 'a'-no-'Gwu-Dfna'
ha, something you two fail (Hab.) never ha, now, K
9'Dal-o°'na'G€-stQ--yi' 'a-Vtk'u'st'Ga' | + + Go'lstut'H | + +
lake, black, edge, Loc. ha, it (sol.) has been so and so his clan so and so
thrown in (liq.)
tsuD0-'tD8^ I
Ge'SQ.i' e'lsti' i;''Do'ni''®le-°.i' I
'a"'-ay€'l9'
his names ha, his body, Loc. it is, T. L. pain it has been said, App.
*a'-no*Gw5"' u'sonu*'h*-yu' DeGg'^le^tsiSGe'sti' N!istQne''k*Ga'
ha, now quickly, E. he shall arise continuously thou hast come to
do it for him
This is the Medicine to Give Them to Drink When They Urinate
Yellowish (Urine)
FREE TRANSLATION
Sharply! Ha, now thou hast come to listen to me, on high in the
center thou art staying, thou (who) bast apportioned (the things) for
me. Ha, now indeed thou hast given me permission (to use) the
white medicine. Ha, he is of such and such a clan, he is called so-and-
so. Thou hast come to put it to stay near the place where he is
staying. Ha, you two never fail in anything. Ha, but now it ^^
has been thrown into the black lake, near its shore. He is of such-andsuch
a clan, he is called so-and-so. Ha, his body *° has been caused
to become pain(ful). But now he will quickly and constantly arise;
you two have come to do it for him.
explanation
This formula, which was noted down by the medicine man at a later
time than most of the others, is carelessly written and evidently
^8 Emendation by editor. *" The disease. "> The patient.
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