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4 Alowen?, the chief hunter approached, and taking hold of the tongue, before touching it in any other place, cut off a sliver from the end, on the right side, and wrapped it in leaves for sacrifice. Whoever shot the buck then took off the skin, and barbequed the meat, which, together with the skin, and the skins of all the deer killed on the occasion belonged to the priest, and were delivered to his right hand man on the return of the hunters. But the priest must not taste of the meat of this buck till he had offered the tongue for sacrifice. Those also appointed to provide articles of purification went in search of them. These consisted of seven kinds, which were all put into a cane basket, and made fast, and brought to the council house on the evening of the sixth day, and deposited in the treasure house; and all the people also assembled at the council house. All were solemn and must be so during the feast.

The next morning, being the first day of the feast, at day break, the seven appointed to cleanse the house &c. commenced their labours. They swept the house in every part, took out all the ashes, and repaired the altar of earth in the middle of the house. This was raised about one foot, and mounding on the top. They now covered it with new dirt.
They then white washed anew, the three white seats. - the upright planks forming the backs to those seats, and all the other white seats. They also white washed the bench standing by the fire, on which the gourds for dipping water, and the medicine, were placed. They then white washed those gourds and the not to be used on the occasion. Having done this, they white washed all the seven posts, and the seven joists coupling those parts together.
Having thus cleaned the house before sunrise, they got the new fire (this had been made by the persons appointed) and kindled it on the altar, with several kinds of wood (see for keeping off fevers &c) and set on the  white pot. They then walked round the fire four times, now & then saying u u, (as u long) and then raising a whoop. Then stepping to the bench, took the seven white gourds for carrying water, and went to a stream of running water (or (as others say) to a spring of living water, - filled their gourds - returned, walked once round the fire, and poured the water int the pot, & again put the gourds on the white bench. Then going to the