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14 +This great king taught them the virtue of all kinds of root & herbs, trees, shrubs &c. and how to administer them as medicines. He also taught them all the chairms verses &c. which they sing when administering the medicines. In his day the Indians generally were wise. He also formed two kinds of little spirits called a nita we hi. One kind was evil and killed people by poison, (witchcraft) & made them crazy: but the other kind could cure the poison, and this King taught the people what to do to obtain their assistance in relieving persons poisoned (bewitched) They were to rub their patients when most affected, with the end of the fore finger, for the cramp they were to rub the spot with a root called Black, then for dizziness took the root cut off by scan; 5 words blow the water on the head. citation: Nutsawi