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went to the treasure, or store house, where the articles for boiling had been deposited the night before, and the right hand man took the basket with the sacred roots etc. in it, and walked a few steps, followed by the priest The priest thn told him to stop. He did so, and the priest repeated in a low voice, a certain prayer. The right hand man then proceeded, followed by the priest till they entered the council house; when the priest again ordered a halt, and again prayed as before. They then proceeded to the north side of the altar, and walked round the fire once, and stopped. The priest then sprinkled some provider of old tobacco on the fire, and took the wing of a white heron, perfectly white and waved it over the pot, so as to blow the steam in every directions, and again prayed. Then both walked round the fire again, and again the priest sprinkled on old tobacco, waved the white wing over the pot and again prayed