ket. The invalid then entered the lodge, followed by the
representatives of the gods, who were careful to remove their masks
before going in. The invalid sat on the cornstalk in the center of the
sand painting, facing east. Zaadoltjaii stepped upon the painting, and
taking the little medicine gourd from the hands of the rainbow goddess,
dipped the cedar twig into the medicine water and sprinkled the
painting, beginning at the south side. Zaadoltjaii gave the invalid a
draft from the gourd, and waving the gourd from left to right formed a
circle, amidst the wildest cries. He gave three more drafts to the
invalid, each time waving the gourd around the invalid with a wave
toward the east. He then placed the palm of his hand over the feet of
all the figures, beginning with the figure at the south end, west side;
running up that line he began with the figure on the north end east
side, running down that line; he then placed his hands to the soles of
the feet of the invalid, hooting twice; then the heart of the invalid
was touched in the same manner with the palm of the right hand, the left
hand being placed to his back. The body was pressed in this way four
times amid loud cries. This was repeated upon the invalid. After
touching each figure of the painting, the right hand was placed to the
forehead of the invalid and the left hand to the back of the head, and
the head pressed in this way on all sides. The song-priest put live
coals before the invalid and upon them sprinkled tobacco and water, the
fumes of which the invalid inhaled. An attendant then threw the coals
out of the fire opening, and the song-priest gathered the twelve turkey
wands from around the painting while the inmates of the lodge hastened
forward to press their hands upon what remained of the figures, then
drawing a breath from their hands, they pressed them upon their bodies
that they might be cured of any infirmities, moral or physical, after
which four men gathered at the points of the compass and swept the sand
to the center of the painting, and placing it in a blanket deposited it
a short distance from the lodge.

NINTH DAY.

FIRST CEREMONY.

The final decoration of masks with ribbons, plumes, etc., began at
sunrise and consumed most of the morning. About noon two sticks 1 inch
in diameter and 6 inches long were colored; one, of pinon, was painted
black, the other, of cedar, was colored red. Three medicine tubes were
made, one black, one red