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prayer or address he recounts the good deeds he has performed - the numerous sacrifices he has made in his life to the objects of his adoration. He does not confine his address to a single deity - The Great Spirit, The Rattlesnake, Stones, Tortoise & Buffaloes (Bisons) and many others - some, imaginary Gods - all receive a share of adoration and invocation. So soon as this tedious address is brought to a close (and it is often spun out to a great length) the Medicine Man, otherwise the Priest or Brahmin, is succeeded by others who wail in the most lamentable manner; then the food is cooked and guests invited, - each guest carrying his own dish to the place of feasting. Each one receives his food in his own dish, and if he fails to eat all that is given him, he is constrained by custom, if he be desirous to maintain his reputation unimpaired, to make a present to his host. Sometimes a gun is given; but more often some article of less value. The food that is given to one is often as much as a temperate man would consume at four or five meals. - As might reasonable be expected, sickness is frequently a consequence of this excessive alimentation and distentions. It is considered manly to