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doe and fawn skins had in the meanwhile been replaced. The priest and his right hand man now took their position west of the fire, facing the east. Behind and about them, stood the seven prime counsellors in a semi-circle. The priest raised the flower of old (wild) tobacco from the buckskin where he had dropped them in the morning, and flung them on the fire. They emitted a very singular odour. After this, the priest having cut off the end of the tongue of the buck which had been brought in whole, put it into the fire. While burning, it was eyed with intense attention; as every thing relative there to was deemed significant of life or death. The sacrifice being offered, the buck which had been dressed and brought in whole, was cooked and kept by itself. A kind of thick batter or stiff mush, was made of newly pounded meal to be eaten with it; and no other accompaniment was permitted. The meat was required to be so distributed as to give each person present, if possible, a taste. Not a particle must be suffered to see the next morning all mist be consumed: other meat cooked for the occasion might be kept as usual, but none of this. No eating was permitted until after the evening sacrifice and the distribution