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who are initiated into the mystery with great ceremonies & | who are initiated into the mystery with great ceremonies & bound to secresy; of what, it is difficult to say for the secret has never been divulged to any white man & those who have been longest among them know no more than the merest stranger. The dance & medicine feast take place at the same time and is the principal festival of the order. On the death of an individual, his relations, as a manifestation of their grief, neglect all personal adornment, cleanliness, or attention to dress. Their hair is cut off, their faces painted black, they wear the poorest clothing & often decorate themselves & "mortify the flesh" in the most painful manner. This mourning cannot be discontinued until a medicine feast has been given by the [[nearest?]] | ||
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23 who are initiated into the mystery with great ceremonies & bound to secresy; of what, it is difficult to say for the secret has never been divulged to any white man & those who have been longest among them know no more than the merest stranger. The dance & medicine feast take place at the same time and is the principal festival of the order. On the death of an individual, his relations, as a manifestation of their grief, neglect all personal adornment, cleanliness, or attention to dress. Their hair is cut off, their faces painted black, they wear the poorest clothing & often decorate themselves & "mortify the flesh" in the most painful manner. This mourning cannot be discontinued until a medicine feast has been given by the nearest?