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Uncleannesses The Indians suppose or fear that certain uncleannesses are contracted, or communicated during the night, therefore the most religious among them used to observe the following ceremonies in the morning for their cleansing. On awaking sometime before day they turned onto the face, & sung the following four times, vir. Hi na tu hu yi, ka lu la ti, ha tla su gu ti. They then devoted some time to meditation, & then sung the same again; and so on till day light. They then arose, went to a stream, and on the bank sang again. They then plunged into the stream, & continued as long as they could hold their breath. They arose, and again plunged in the water as before. And thus seven times. After this they supposed to be purified from all night uncleannesses, and enchantments. Br. Nutsawi.

Anciently when the Cherokees lay down to sleep, they sung, or repeated, the following prayer, vir. [[Sago hi ne, ku lu lu ti yu ko lu lo i, ka ye wo ti, a ga ta nu to. Tu line i, ku lu lu ti yu ko lu lo i, ka ye wo ti, a ga ta nu to. Tso i ne i, ku lu lo ti yu, ku lu lo i, ka ye wo ti a ga tassu to. Nu ki ne i, ku lu lu ti yu, nu lo to i, ka ye wo ti, a ga ta nu to, Huski nei, kululiyu, kululo i, ka ye woti, aq ua ta nu to. Su tolinei, ku lu]]