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was to be inferred from it. The people then withdrew, leaving the Oolee, stool, eeh,? his right hand man, the seven counselors, the speaker, in the Town Council House, to watch the omens of the sacrifice . The Ooler, stool, eeh?, with his face toward the setting sun, put the deer's tongue on the fire, and sprinkled over it the powder of old (wild) tobacco, and prayed that he might be informed whether the dreaded pestilence would be driven away. This prayer and sacrifice was required to be witnessed by the departing sun. If sickness was to prevail, the smoke would gather in a blueish cloud and rest over the flame; if not, the flame would rise straight upward to the sky; and also, if the sickness were not to be averted, the Ooh, lung, sah tah, or Divining Chrystal, would assume a bluish tint and the whole town would appear in it. Those who were to die would be distinguished by a peculiarly dark blue; the others would look bright. If health were to prevail, the Chrystal would grow more and more brilliant. The Speaker made known the omens to the people seated at the table in the sacred square; and on its announcement, all