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37 small piece towards the family, one, two, or three &c. her sons were soon to die out of the family. but if it either did not pop at all or. if small pieces of meat were thrown from the place where the family stood, none were soon to die. *+ The sacrifice being offered, the people and house cleansed, the chief priest of the town, who resided at or near the council house, paid his respects to the family, to comfort them in their distress. The mourners then prepared victuals, the best they could, and took to the council house, where the priest and his immediate assistants partook with them in this feast of consolation citation: Nutrawi + the Creeks do nearly the same. The mourners provide the repast. The men in the bereaved family hunted for deer, turkey, &c. and made the best preparation possible --- citation: yu wi yo ka.. The Creeks not only use Cedar smoke for cleansing a house, but in almost all their purifications, and remedies for bodily complaints. citation: yu wi yo ka.