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and then put the meat on the fire. Now if the meat burnt quickly, without popping, all would be well, but if it popped, throwing pieces of meat toward the people, just so many of them would die, during the year.

The sacrifice being ended, the priest then consulted his u lu sa ta (or, oo, lu sa ta, u, in the second syllable nasal) i.e. "light", and as many as were to die during the year, appeared lying in that stone.
The meat which had been distributed before noon had been  cooked and was now called for by the speaker. This boited?, corn bread, beans, potatoes and whatever of ripe fruit as food they might have, was now brought forward, and placed on long benches in the yard. The priest then prayed, and directed all to eat. The multitude then all ate at the same moment. The seven men and women designated to fast, could not eat till after dark, while the priest and his right hand man, must defer eating till late at night.