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this brightness has failed to rest on those it passed among, who have all died before the termination of the following these monthly. During these ceremonies, the priest never touched the chrystal; he simply stands by, and repeats his prayers. The chrystal used for recovering things lost or stolen was less than either of the former. After setting the talisman in the sum, and praying for instruction, the priest would see the object in it, together with the thief. That employed in reference to hunting was of a still lesser size. After an appropriate prayer and an advantageous adjustment of the chrystal in the morning sunlight, if a buck were to be killed, it would be seen in the stone; of a doe, a tinge of blood would appear; but if nothing, these would be no change. When used during the actual chase, it would be fixed on a stool as the river bank, covered with seven folded deer skins; and success was inferred from the appearance in it of a multitude of deers' horns; or failure, from that of few or none. The smallest chrystal of the five was