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Feasts etc. __________ When the weather is too cold, the people again assemble at the town house. Seven men are selected to gather seven large bundles of sticks, ver. one of Peach, one of Plum, one of Mulberry, one of Locust, one of Black jack (a low kind of red oak) one of grape vine, and one of Whortleberry. (There is in this country a large kind of Whortleberry growing on, or near brooks, eight and ten feet high). The conjurer then makes a fire of these sticks, and throws into it a tarapin shell full of tobacco, as a sacrifice to the woman in the east, entreating her to send warm weather. If she complies with their request, as it is supposed she will, they hold to her honor an all night dance. But when the weather becomes too warm, the conjurer prays to a great red man in the North, to send his cold, and cool the air, sacrificing at the same time to his honour, spanish oak and ivy leaves. X When the conjurer perceived a storm arising, which he feared might injure the corn, he light his pipe, went out into the door yard, and blew the tobacco smoke toward the cloud, praying the fire and the smoke to turn away the storm, but in case of thunder, he adds a request to the thunder to turn onto the mountain. (wheat white seats were prepared, etc) But when a thunder storm was desired, the conjurer prayed to a great Beaver, Otter and Muskrat in the west, to fetch thunder, rain etc. quickly to their assistance (as in war etc)