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35 then descended lower and lower, till it struck people as they sat. Now if any one in the assembly was to die before the first spring new moon this light would pass without touching that person. During the whole time, the priest did not touch the stone, but continued praying.

This ceremony being ended, the priest put up his Divining stone, and all went out.  The women to cooking, and the men to getting wood and pine so as to have their victuals in readiness by twelve O'Clock. The priest set one of his right hand men to watch the women and children, to see that no tasted of victuals before noon, and the others to prepare the seven kinds of bark and place on the altar, before noon.
He then directed several men to clear the way to the stream, prepare seats for the people, and a table near the bank for the priest to spread his deer skins.  During the time they were attending to this the priest retired to a mountain alone to sing and pray. But as soon as he could determine that it was a little past twelve which he did by a stick placed

perpendicularly he again collected the people into the house placing them, standing in rows, with their faces toward the east, and prayed.

 Two deed skins, one of a buck, and the other of a doe, being spread on the table, with the flesh side up, the priest then took a piece of new cloth, which had been given him for the purpose, folded it, and put it on the deer skins. He then took seven strands of beads, about six inches long, one for each clan, and put them on the buck skin.
Then all the women in the house, having each a string about six inches long, with three beads on it, one red, one white & one black, w..? the beads with spittle, (infants not excepted. mot..?ing for them) and put the string on the doe skin.  The males also did the same, putting their strings on the buck skin. The skins were then folded so that the hair only could be seen; and the two right hand men took them in their hands.  On seeing this all the people left the house and walked directly to the river. No