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46 When a man suspected his wife of incontinency, he took two white beads and coloured one black. He then held the white bead between the thumb and finger of his right hand, and the black one between those of his left hand, and prayed for information: He put the question first whether strikeout: his wife a man of the Paint clan had been with his wife? If not both beads remained still; and he put the same question respecting a man of the next clan. And if he went through thus with all the seven clans, without receiving any answer, then he knew that his wife was innocent. But if on putting the question suspecting a man of some particular clan, the black bead moved between his thumb and finger, manifesting life, while the white bead was still, then he concluded that some man of that clan had been unlawfully with his wife, and he of course left her. But sometimes men on suspecting their wives took them to the priest (who had been early devoted and trained up for the priesthood) and requested him to determine whether his wife was guilty or not, and if she was, to take her away. The priest then consulted his u-ly sa ta, and if he saw two persons in it lying together, he knew she was guilty; and took some dead flies in his hand, and as he held them, he saw that if the woman was guilty one of those flies would come to life, -- fly directly to her, -- eat into her belly -- work about in her till the seventh day, causing great distress, and would then go to her heart, and take away her life. When opening his hand one of the flies would immediately go forth to execute the curse, and on the seventh day the woman would die. citation: Nutrawi. -- Anciently when women cooked breakfast, they put some of whatever they cooked in the fire for sacrifice. When they made mush, they offered a little of that. When they cooked meat, a little of the best of that, but when they were cooking birds, they offered a whole one. They plucked off the feathers, took out the entrails and then put the whole bird on the fire. citation: Nutrawi Cherokees anciently gave thanks before eating strikeout at common meals -- citation: Nutrawi God commanded all the Indians to assemble at the feast of first fruits and at the U ku dance. citation: Tarapin head, The U ku dance was commanded to be celebrated about the last of summer or first of autumn, once in seven years.+ citation: Wm Chism