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46 went to the treasure, or store house, where the articles for boiling had been deposited the night before, and the right hand man took the basket with the sacred roots etc. in it, and walked a few steps, followed by the priest The priest then told him to stop. He did so, and the priest repeated in a low voice, a certain prayer. The right hand man then proceeded, followed by the priest till they entered the council house; where the priest again ordered a halt, and again prayed as before. They then proceeded to the north side of the altar, and walked round the fire once, and stopped. The priest then sprinkled some powder of old tobacco on the fire, and took the wing of a white heron, perfectly white and waved it over the pot, so as to blow the steam in every directions, and again prayed. Then both walked round the fire again, and again the priest sprinkled on old tobacco, waved the white wing over the pot and again prayed, as before. Thus also they proceeded four times. The priest then ordered his right hand man, to put the basket with its contents into the pot. The right hand man, holding the basket with both hands, moved it round four times over the pot, and then set it in the water. After this they both walked round the fire once, the priest waved the steam with the wing as before, and they took their seats. -- The white seats, now covered with buck skins, dressed white, having the same kind of skin spread on the ground for their feet to rest on. And on this occasion seven deerskins brought in by the hunters were hung over their heads.

    The seven men who had kindled the fire now renewed round the pot.
    On this morning also all the women in the town extinguished their old fire, threw away all the ashes, brands etc. and thus changed all their fire plans, and then repaired to the place where the new fire was made and supply themselves with that, & kindle it in their houses. None must eat till this was done, i.e. till about 12 O'clock. Other towns were supplied with this fire, it is probable, on returning home