reeds. The yellow sticks were thrown to the west; the black to
the north. This was all done amidst the wildest hoots and song of the
choir, accompanied by the rattle.

Hasjelti again appeared and placed the square four times over the
invalid's head with wild hoots. The four cigarettes to be smoked by the
gods were afterwards taken by four of the personators of the gods and
deposited in a secluded spot under a tree and sprinkled with corn
pollen; after their return Hasjelti again placed the square over the
invalid's head. The song priest placed two live coals in front of the
invalid, and upon the coals he put a pinch of tobacco, the smoke of
which the invalid inhaled. The attendant poured water over the coals,
when they were thrown out at the fire opening of the lodge. The
personators of the gods returned to the lodge bearing their masks in
their hands. The invalid put on his clothing and took his seat upon the
rug, but in a short time he returned to his former seat on the northwest
side of the lodge. The sweat-house priest appeared with a large buffalo
robe which he spread before the song priest, the head pointing north,
and upon this various kinds of calico were laid, carefully folded the
length of the robe. There were many yards of this. Upon the calico was
spread a fine large buckskin, and on this white muslin; these were all
gifts from the invalid to the song priest. The masks were then laid upon
the cotton (see Pl. CXV, 7, 8); the mask of Hasjelti was on the east
side to the north end, that of Hostjoghon at the south end, and between
these the six masks of the Hostjobokon were placed. Immediately under
these were the six Hostjoboard, and beneath the latter were the masks of
Naiyenesgony and Tobaidischinni at the north end. Three other masks of
the Etsethle followed in line running south. After all the masks had
been properly arranged the song priest sprinkled them with pollen.
Beginning with Hasjelti he sprinkled every mask of the upper line thus:
Over the top of the head down the center of the face, then forming a
kind of half-circle he passed over the right cheek, then passing his
hand backward to the left he sprinkled the same line up the left cheek.
The second and third rows had simply a line of the pollen run across the
masks, beginning at the north end. The theurgist repeated a prayer
during the sprinkling of the pollen, then handed the bag of pollen to
the priest of the sweat house, who repeated the sprinklin