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O^BRECHTs] THE SWIMMER MANUSCRIPT 291<br />

In the third upper world (etc.).<br />

In the fourth upper world {etc.).<br />

In the fifth upper world (etc.).<br />

In the sixth upper world (etc.).<br />

In the seventh upper world the white chairs have been let down;<br />

the white cloth has come to rest on them; the white beads have<br />

come to rest on (the white cloth). He is called so-and-so. His<br />

soul, made pleasing, has become examined. In the seventh upper<br />

world it has appeared, the soul will ascend constantly. Sharply!<br />

EXPLANATION<br />

[This is one of the three formulas published by Mr. Mooney<br />

in his interesting account of the Cherokee River Cult (p. 8).] It<br />

is recited when "going to water," for obtaining long life, before<br />

eating the new com, etc. The general ceremony is the same as<br />

the one described in Nos. 43 and 93, but in this case the medicine<br />

man also uses the beads.<br />

When the medicine man takes a whole family to the water he<br />

performs the whole ceremony for each member in turn. Should<br />

the movements of the beads foreshadow sickness for any member<br />

of the party he afterwards performs another ceremony to learn<br />

whether that person will recover or die, and also, if possible, to<br />

avert the threatened evil.<br />

[According to the oral directions given by Ay.] the beads must<br />

be laid down upon a yard of cloth; [both] cloth [and beads] afterwards<br />

become the fee of the medicine man.<br />

84<br />

*tV Dt'DQ'le'soi a'Da'ng'wO'tT<br />

this it breaks them, to cure aoyonc with<br />

Hab<br />

SGe'* V-'no'GWo"' GaTLL'th. ^ Ga'nitlp'wa ^ Gc'sq-'<br />

Now, then!<br />

I<br />

ha, now bedstead under the floor it is, T L<br />

n9*VaDu"'y9no''i |<br />

wlsGf'Da<br />

Dunf'y't'am'le'^.i' wa'd'iGwo"'<br />

it has formed itself it important he has put it under, App Measure-worm<br />

(a) u'sonvli GaN!sta' tsune-'ca G€*'s€*°.i' DaDo-'"ltst*Ga'' |<br />

quickly switch(es) they are it is, App they have come and<br />

white recognized each other<br />

a^ntDa'^^Wc tsvnstf'Ga De-'Ge'tsu'tltO't'anfOa" I<br />

GaN^sta'<br />

they wizards they little they have come to make thee get up switch((';-.)<br />

tsiine-'oa De'Ge-'Gas^-'Goldtst'anrGa' |<br />

a''ye*'lsti une^'Ga Ge'ts*=<br />

they are white they have come to take them knife white they<br />

into their (hands) have<br />

| ska'se'-'taDt'Ga' | ntDLi-'lt'anQ'Da n9r)e''ts9n€-'lfGa'<br />

come to frighten thee arisen at the same time they have come and made<br />

it so for thee<br />

sun,<br />

« W. Dial, form; W. Dial. -tl->C. Dial. -s-.<br />

n9'D0'=

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