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45 in hunting a great multitude of deer horns strikeout would appear in the stone, if not but few would be seen. When all started and if a deer was killed the first day, then the morning after the priest offered sacrifice (end of deers tongue) But if they killed nothing the first day, then the morning after they did kill one. Now if they were to be successful, the sacrifice frequently popped towards the East: but if not pieces flew towards the west. citation: Nutsawi

 H and heaped hot stones in the middle, crowded the hunters in & then poured water onto the rocks, till all were in a profuse sweat.  
+ Hunters sometimes sacrificed the meat of the deer. citation: T. Smith. Nutsawi   
The Shawnees sacrificed the whole breast of the deer, cutting it into seven parts. citation: Nutsawi.  

A company, about to prepare for hunting, applied to a priest.  He prepared a tent, sufficiently large, where he received them.  They had each, a deer skin with the hair on for a seat.  Here all spent the first night without sleep.  The priest now and then singing the hunters song.  A short time before day the priest took them all to the osi, or tent for sweating in which all being crowded, he put hot stones in the middle of the tent & poured water on them, till all the men were in a profuse sweat.  All were naked except the flap, having left their clothes in the tent where they spent the night.  The priest then ordered them to bathe, and accordingly all plunged immediately into the river and dipped entirely 4 times (notably 7 times as others say)  All then returned to the tent, & dressed them, and commenced drinking the medicine for purification.  This was a tea made of Cedar boughs, horse mint, cane and old tobacco.  This puked them, and with it they also washed themselves all over, and on this day all fasted till after noon. -- On the next day also all drank & washed with the above drink, but did not fast quite so long; and thus every day till on the seventh day their first meal was in the morning.  On the night of the seventh day all sat up while the priest sang frequently the hunters song as on the first night; and just before day sweat, & at day break plunged, as on the morning of the first day.  Then taking the new fire the priest had prepared, all started, and on killing a deer, they took the melt [meat?] & offered for sacrifice.  Suppose wind puffed out of the meat while burning, or if it popped.  Throwing pieces toward the east, the sign was good. citation: G. HIcks, Grand mother.  

Sometimes individuals prepared themselves for hunting by going through the above ceremonies. citation: Wm Chism