aved the pine bough five times around the invalid and planted it in the
cavity, where it was held in place by the gods. Then bending its top,
the attendant attached it to the mask over the invalid's head by a
buckskin string which was fastened to the mask. The song priest and
choir all the while sang a weird chant. The gods raised the bough, gave
their peculiar hoots, and disappeared from the lodge, carrying with them
the pine bough with the mask attached to it. In a few minutes they came
back with the mask. After the chant the song-priest placed meal on the
soles of the invalid's feet, knees, palms, breast, back, shoulders, and
head, and then put some in the cavity, after which the cavity was filled
with earth. Two coals were laid in front of the invalid, and upon these
the song priest placed finely broken herbs; an attendant sprinkled water
on the herbs, and the invalid inhaled the fumes. The cotton cloth was
removed from the blanket rug, and the invalid stepped upon the rug and
put on his clothing. When the mask was removed from the invalid's head
it drew all fever with it.

[Illustration: Plate CXVI. BLANKET RUG AND MEDICINE TUBES.]

FOURTH DAY.

FIRST CEREMONY.

The theurgist carried a bowl of water and pine needles, and an attendant
bore a gourd of water, a small vase of powdered herbs, and an Apache
basket containing corn meal, buckskin bags, horn of the mountain sheep
and a piece of hide cut from between the eyes of the animal. The
theurgist and attendant took seats to the right of the entrance of the
sweat house west of the medicine lodge. This sweat house was decorated
with the rainbow. Over the entrance were, first, two striped blankets,
one upon the other, a buckskin, and a piece of white cotton. Hot stones,
etc., having been previously placed in the sweat house, the sick man
entered. The song-priest and four attendants sang, accompanied by the
rattle. At the conclusion of the chant Hasjelti and Hostjoghon appeared
as on the previous days. Hasjelti lifted the coverings from the entrance
and the invalid came out and sat upon a blanket south of the entrance
and bathed both his hands in the bowl containing the pine needles and
water; he then drank of it and bathed his feet and legs to the thighs,
his arms and shoulders, body and face and head, and then emptied the
remainder over his back. Hasjelti manipulated the right leg with the
sheep's horn and hide, rubbing the upper part of the leg with the r