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306 penciled at top of page and stepping to the body, without touching it in any other place, took hold of the tongue, and cut a small piece from the right side of the end, wrapped it in old leaves of the past year and put it in a safe place. On the evening of the sixth day of this hunt, the hunters returned with their meat barbicued. The chief hunter delivered the end of the tongue, for sacrifice, to the priest; and also the meat of the buck from which it was taken, and all the skins brought home by the hunter. These were the property of the priest, only he must not taste of the meat of the buck, till he had sacrificed the tongue. The rest of the meat, the hunters put away in the store house, which stood at the west side of the council house. On the same day that the hunters returned, the people from all parts of the nation assembled, each family bringing a portion of all their green fruits, ready cooked. These consisted of corn, beans, peaches and whatever they ate green. This provision was also deposited in the same storehouse with the meat. This night the whole nation observed as a vigil. None but infants were allowed to close their eyes in sleep. They spent a part of the night in a religious dance, moving in a solemn, still manner. On the morning of the seventh day, the seven counsellors delivered the priest the seven ears of corn, their messenger had collected; and the priest commanded the people to rest that day from all manual labors, and abstain from all merriment, laughter, whooping etc. during the whole day and maintain entire stillness. The altar of earth in the centre of the council house had been previously reperised? by the priest's right hand man. This altar was made of fresh new earth, in a conical shape, having a circle drawn round the top, in which the fire for sacrifice was made. The seven fire makers had also made new fire, and kindled it on the altar with the inside bark taken from the east side of the following trees, vis. White oak, Basswood, Black jack, Chestnut, Black oak, Water oak and white pine. No worms must be in any wood or bark for burning sacrifice.