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or bark from Black oak and black ash, he then put on a clean pot filled with water and put in a certain seed called | 83 | ||
or bark from Black oak and black ash, he then put on a clean pot filled with water and put in a certain seed called u, yu, sti and boiled it. + With this water he sprinkled the inside of the house, and took some ceder boughs and put with the top of a weed called ______ and then burnt these in the middle of the house, thus smoking it with ceder. | |||
*The house being thus clean, she took some of the above water from the pot to the family, and gave them to drink and wash themselves with. Nu's tea puked them, and thus cleansed their stomachs. The priest took them to the river, or creek, prayed for them, and ordered them to bathe in water. This they did, by wading in, and plunging seven times, toward the east and west alternately. | |||
On such occasions they generally had on old clothes, which being unclean, were let go in the water and swam off, and the family, on coming to the shore put on new | |||
clothes, + They then continued unclean four days, and of course continued in the tent, observing the strictest sobriety. No one must smile or show the least lightness in | |||
conversation. They ate only homany or thin drink and sexual intercourse was prohibited. During the four days, they must touch no person. On the morning of the fifth day, | |||
at day break, the priest took them all to the river, and after plunging seven times as before, and coming out of the water, the priest took them to the house, and on entering, he offered a sacrifice for them. Now if this meat popped, and threw little pieces towards the family, more were soon to die, but if not all would be well. The priest then consulted his u lo sa ta,, and this ended his ceremonies. [[citation:]] Nutsawi. | |||
Among the Creeks (& formerly among the Cherokees probably) the uncleanness continued seven days and the unclean persons were cleansed on the third and the seventh day. [[citation:]] Yu wi yo ka | |||
Warriors on their return from fighting at the | All who touched a dead body, a bone or grave contracted a similar uncleanness, and must remain alone and observe the above ceremonies for their cleansing* | ||
Warriors on their return from fighting continued at the council house seven days and were cleaned by the priest for the war, nearly in the same manner, as the family above mentioned : but on some occasions they remained in their uncleanness and separation twenty four days, and such as had been wounded still longer, some say, seven years. | |||
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83 or bark from Black oak and black ash, he then put on a clean pot filled with water and put in a certain seed called u, yu, sti and boiled it. + With this water he sprinkled the inside of the house, and took some ceder boughs and put with the top of a weed called ______ and then burnt these in the middle of the house, thus smoking it with ceder.
- The house being thus clean, she took some of the above water from the pot to the family, and gave them to drink and wash themselves with. Nu's tea puked them, and thus cleansed their stomachs. The priest took them to the river, or creek, prayed for them, and ordered them to bathe in water. This they did, by wading in, and plunging seven times, toward the east and west alternately.
On such occasions they generally had on old clothes, which being unclean, were let go in the water and swam off, and the family, on coming to the shore put on new
clothes, + They then continued unclean four days, and of course continued in the tent, observing the strictest sobriety. No one must smile or show the least lightness in conversation. They ate only homany or thin drink and sexual intercourse was prohibited. During the four days, they must touch no person. On the morning of the fifth day, at day break, the priest took them all to the river, and after plunging seven times as before, and coming out of the water, the priest took them to the house, and on entering, he offered a sacrifice for them. Now if this meat popped, and threw little pieces towards the family, more were soon to die, but if not all would be well. The priest then consulted his u lo sa ta,, and this ended his ceremonies. citation: Nutsawi.
Among the Creeks (& formerly among the Cherokees probably) the uncleanness continued seven days and the unclean persons were cleansed on the third and the seventh day. citation: Yu wi yo ka
All who touched a dead body, a bone or grave contracted a similar uncleanness, and must remain alone and observe the above ceremonies for their cleansing*
Warriors on their return from fighting continued at the council house seven days and were cleaned by the priest for the war, nearly in the same manner, as the family above mentioned : but on some occasions they remained in their uncleanness and separation twenty four days, and such as had been wounded still longer, some say, seven years.