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Show 286 THE MIDI'WIWIN OF THE OJIBWA. Hen - ta - ne- we- a, Hen - ta - ne- we- a, Hen - ta - ne- we- a, Hen - ta - ne- we- a, ci ft ft ^ := s^ - p ^ t^ n ^_ - fe ^ Hen - ta - ne- we- a, Hen - ta - ne- we- a, Hen- ta - ne- we- a, Hen - ta - ne- we- a, D. C. adlib. Na- sa- Di- nen- di- ya, Na- sa- ni- nen- di- ya, Na- fia- ni- nen- di- ya, Awasiy6k, Nogwenow6k. If the patient becomes strong enough to walk round the inclosure he is led to the western end arid seated upon a blanket, where he is initiated. If not, the ml'gis is " shot into his body" as he reclines against the sacred stone, after which a substitute is selected from among the Mide' present, who takes his place and goes through the remainder of the initiation for him. Before proceeding upon either course, however, the chief attendant Mide' announces his readiness in the following manner: Mi'- o- shi'- gwa, wi- kwod'- gi- o- wflg' ga- m&'- dzhi- a- ka'- dtLng bi- ma- di- si- wln'-" Now we are ready to escape from this and to begin to watch life." This signifies his desire to escape from his present procedure and to advance to another course of action, to the exercise of the power of giving life by transferring the sacred ml'gis. The remainder of the ceremony is then conducted as in the manner described as pertains to \ he first degree of the Mide'wiwin. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES. PICTOGRAPHY. Before concluding, it may be of interest to refer in some detail to several subjects mentioned in the preceding pages. The mnemonic songs are in nearly every instance incised upon birch bark by means of a sharp- pointed piece of bone or a nail. The inner surface of the bark is generally selected because it is softer than the reverse. Bark for such purposes is peeled from the trunk during the spring months. On the right hand upper corner of PI. xix is reproduced a portion |
