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32 591 19. A sore approaching to gangrene. The conj. prays to a Mullberry in the east, and to a blue goose above to come and feast. (probably on the wound supposed to occasion the sore. 20. A thorn on sliver in the flesh. The conj. prays to the wolf and the red dog above, to come & heal the would then sings or chants a kind of song. 21. Snake bite. The conj. prays to the raven (supposed a great being) to go to god, and get him to send down his seven messengers and heal the wound. The god mentioned here was probably the sun. The conj. whom I follow now in all his addresses to that planet, I believe, considers it as a male. 22. Gravel. The conj. prays to the mother of the earth. The mother of the water, the mother of the stones, & the mother of the mulberry, to afford relief. In case no relief is obtained, the conjur is apt to ascribe his failure to witchcraft, mismanagement in the patient, or the attendants, or to some other cause beyond his control. He then conjures a gain to know whether the person is to live or to die. In doing this, he takes two beans, one between each thumb & forefinger, one for life and the other for death. He then prays to the creator, (the sun) for a sign whether the person is to recover or not. Then, it is said the beads between his thumbs & foreigners move. If the person is to recover, the bead representing life, moves with the greatest force, otherwise, that for death. If the person is to die, generally, nothing more is done, only to smooth the way to the grave, by kind offices on the past of the relatives.