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308 penciled at top of page house, eating the food of the past year, seven days longer, when the town had another feast, and all partook together of the new fruits of the earth. The following form? of observing the green corn feast is, by some, considered more ancient than the preceeding. God commanded the whole nation to meet at the feast of green fruits, (Tanapin? head, a very old man.)]] This was the greatest of the feasts (Bow, - also an aged man) This feast was held four days. The priest, his right hand man, and seven counsellors, one from each clan, and also seven women of the seven clans, commenced fasting six days previous to the beginning of the feast. They ate only once in twenty four hours, a little after dark. The hunters also in the chief town commenced hunting at the same time. The first buck shot, was for sacrifice. The chief hunter, without touching this buck in any other pace, took hold of his tongue, - cut off a piece from the end of the right side, - wrapped it in old leaves of the last year, and put it up for sacrifice. The man who shot the buck then skinned and dressed it, and barbicued the meat. The meat of this buck, - the skin, and the skins of all the deer killed on the occasion were the property of the priest, and delivered to his right hand man on the return of the hunters; but the priest must not eat any of the meat of the buck till he had offered the tongue for sacrifice. On the evening of the sixth day the hunters came in, with their meat barbicued, and deposited it in the storehouse, west of the council house. This house was not only a place of deposit for meat, first fruits, etc. but also for provision of various kinds furnished by the people for the use of the priests and elders who resided at and near the council house. On the same evening also the whole nation assembled at the council house, and the night was spent in dancing. Early the next morning the priest ordered all to the river and while standing on the bank, he uttered a short