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I tct"'-tst*-si'kwa'
298 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 99
For some ritualistic reason it is specified that the stones used must
be white. In some cases a portion of the decoction is first drunk as
an emetic. Ay. stated that the sickness is caused by tcsGO'^ya or
insects, which were formerly parasites of snakes and are sent into the
body of the patient in revenge for some offense given to those reptiles.
The barks used are those of itse'^i ustf'ca, a variety of Alnus
serrulata Willd., red alder; siili', Diospyros virginiana L., common
persimmon; t'aya', Prunus virginiana L., chokecherry; k'y'wa
i;n€*'G8, Platanus occidentalis, sycamore, buttonwood; tst'yu', Li-
riodendron tulipifera L., tulip tree, poplar, whitewood; tsu**yo°/sti,
Magnolia acuminata L., cucumber tree.
tcf^-tsi.-"wa'ya' {4 times).
I, I wolf
tcc'^-tst-*tsi;*la' {4 times).
I, I fox
tci'^-tst-.aVfya' (4 times).
I, I deer
(4 times),
I, I, opposum
a^^'ye-h-'sti "wa'Cso''*^)
to imitate it
by itself
uti.sQ-'.i I
when it is
ended
tsv'na.stacQ'.'i
where they have their
(feet) frost bitten
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tsi;*'na.staGo'!i Di'k'an9*'wo*tT
whenever they have to cure them with
their (feet) frostbitten
na.SGWO'^'
also
v^StaGQ'.'i
whenever he has
frost bitten (feet)
kwa:'
tsi'ntG8we'°'.a
that what it calls
5°"skwutt.sQ''.i
every time when it is
ended
i^GaW€-"stl
is to be called
5°"skwevery
time
Dtskwanu'^tsa.e'ti'
they must be sucked
To Cure Them When They Have Their Feet Frost Bitten
I, I am a wolf (4 times).
1, I am a fox (4 times).
I, I am a deer (4 times).
I, I am an opossum (4 times).
FREE TRANSLATION
Each time, at the end, the cry of each (animal) is to be imitated
and cried; (and) also every time, at the end, they *^ must be sucked
at their feet where they are frost bitten.
explanation
This is another formula for the cure of frostbite. (See Nos. 59, 60.)
[As it was obtained by Ay. from Ut. no additional information could
be obtained on it.] The treatment is probably the same as previously
*8 Interpolated by editor. « The patients.