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As soon as the priest could determine that it was a little past noon, (as he did by a stick placed perpendicularly) he again collected the people in the house, placing them (standing) in rows with their faces to the east, and prayed with them, but in so low a tone as not to be understood. Two deer skins, one of a buck & the other of a doe, being spread on the table, with the flesh side up, the priest took a piece of new cloth, such as had been given him for the occasion, - folded it, and put it on the deer skins. He then put on the buck skin seven strands of beads, about six inches long, one for each clan. Then all the women in the house, having each a string about six inches long, with three beads on it, one red, one white & one black, wet the beads with spittle, (infants not excepted) and put them on the doe skin. The males also did the same, putting theirs on the buck skin. The skins were then folded, so that the hair only could be seen. The two right hand men then took the deer skins, and the people all left the house going directly to the stream. No one must look behind, nor to the right or left. All being out of the house, the two right hand men followed with the deer skins, and the priest made up the rear. On arriving at the creek the people could