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Schoolcraft states that "Sacred Jusukawin." is the highest act in mystery and is [?] to the ancient arts of prophesy and [?] To "Jesuka" in Ojibway means to mutter or peep and is taken from the sound of the human voice. low on the ground as that is the position assumed by the seer, or prophet in responding to questions. The sun is termed "Jessaked."

  The old fashioned custom was to erect a long wigwam. the "Meda ne gawn".   The situation 

Insert Ojibway "Medane gawm"

we saw standing at Rice Lake Minnesota in 1891 was fifty four feet in length. fifteen feet wide and eight feet high. made of poles set up in the ground and secured by [?] tied to the uprights with Bass wood files. the tip was open that the Manito could see in. [?Mr.??Rev?] W. W. Warren in his History of the Ojibway says that this "Me da. wo gann" is now commonly known as "Grand Medecine Lodge." The term Grand Medicine is now applied to a different form of [?] among the Ojibway which we will describe later. and "Lodge" is not as we [?] it an Ojibway experience. All over the plains among the Dakota the word. "Lodge" is used. but we never heard it among the Ojibway.

   The "Med ew ay aw." or "med ew a win". as it is now called by the Ojibway is the [?] in which the squaws and all have meicine [?] and dance in two rows round and as they pass one another they throw the medicine at the other and the [?party?] throws it will duck. to aoid it.  If it does [?] him he will stiffen and [?] and [?]. and it sometimes requires all the power of the medecen man to bring him to again  This dance may last several days two three or four. and each day is alike except the part where they all [?wear?] a [?sash?] on the other days only the [?queen?] of the dance or the [?] wears the sash.  This is in brief the practice in 1892 A.D. and is it similar to that described by [?Mr? ?Rev?] Warren who says "The lodge measured in length about one hundred forty and fifteen in width. xxx. "On a pole raised horizontally [?] its whole length. now hung pieces of cloth. calico. handkerchiefs blankets etc."  the sacrifices made by the novice who were about to be inducted into the mysteries of the Medecine Society.  The lodge was full of men and women. member of the society others were excluded. but they could from the loose texture of the walls. see through.  The initiated were dressed and painted in their finest. and each carried the "Medacin [?]"