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as before. Thus they proceeded four times. The Gole, stool, eeh then ordered his right hand man to place the sacred basket in the caldron. The right hand man, holding it in both hands, moved it round four times over the caldron, then slowly set it in. After this they both walked round the fire once; ___ the Oole, stool, eeh again waved the steam with the wing; ___ and then both retired to the sacred seats. ___ From the moment of depositing the basket in the caldron, it was watched night and day by some of the seven prime counsellors, who remained constantly around the fire. ___ The ceremony of waving the white heron's wing being over, the seven cleansers or exorcisers renewed the fire upon the altar.

    It may be well here to mention that on the dawn of this first day, every fire throughout the nation was extinguished by the women; every fire-place' carefully cleansed; and all ashes and brands flung away. The women of the metropolitan town went to the National Heptagon as soon as the new fire was lighted there, to supply themselves. Those from a distance took a supply home with them from the Ah, tawh, hung, nah, on their return. A piece of the first meat cooked by the new fire was always sacrificed; and no food whatever might be tasted on this day until after the new fire was made. Of the hour for eating, there will be mention