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44 accompanying each other, applied to a priest for cleansing. He gave them the same kind of purifying drink as mentioned above. With this they cleansed both their stomachs inwardly, as it puked them, and outwardly, as they washed themselves with it. This thus used for three days, and fasted, each day, till after noon. The priest then prepared a tent for sweating, as mentioned above.+| and on getting them into a profuse sweat, ordered them to plunge immediately into the river, where they must plunge entirely seven times, first toward the east, then toward the west &c. On coming out of the water, & strikeout: putting the priest consulted for them (sometimes, not always) his u lu sa ta. If they were to be successful, he would see deer &c. lying in the stone, if not he would see nothing.

The priest sometimes accompanied his hunters in this expedition. In which case, for seven nights (& mornings) successively he ordered them to plunge, as before, seven times. The first buck shot was the priest's and this tongue was offered in the usual manner for sacrifice, being burned with new fire, which this priest had made before starting.  If the appearance of the sacrifice indicated poor +success, then, after a few days sacrifice was offered again. citation: Tarapin head.  Nutsawi.  
During a hunting expedition, which lasted half the year, the hunters must not have intercourse with their wives, or any females.  This rule was in force from the time of the hunters feast in September, to the sacrifice on their return sometimes during the first spring new moon.  In case a priest did not accompany the hunters, he authorized the leading, or chief hunter, to offer sacrifice &c. in his stead.  citation: Nutsawi. G. Ross 
During a hunting expedition all the hunters must bathe, plunging seven times every new moon. citation: Nutsawi  

Old men, who still believe in their old ways, will not make them known, as it will, they say shorten their lives -- citation: Nutsawi. The priest trained up from infancy or childhood, to sanctify hunters, and prepare them for this employment, was called, the wi ti yo hi hi. When a company of hunters applied to him, he prepared his medicine of a compound formed of various kinds of roots. The company fasted all day. Then towards night drank the above medicine. He then ordered them into the osi, or place for sweating, then to the river &c. as above. That night they might sleep. At daybreak next morning he took all again to the river where they plunged as before seven times. The priest then fixed a stool, on the bank of the river, and put on it seven deer skins folded, and set on them his u ly sa ta, and prayed. Now if they were to be successful