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Show 194 THE MIDB'WIWIN OF THE 0J1BWA. A'- ni- na - nesh- mi'- I- an ni'- na'- wi- to'. I follow with my arms. [ Arms extended to take up " medicine " or Mide' secrets.] Man'- i- do'- wi- an' nl- nie'- shine'- mi'- an. Knowledge comee from the heart, the heart reaches to sources of " medicine** in the earth. [ A Mide' whose heart's desires and knowledge extend to the secrets of the earth. The lines diverging toward the earth denote direction.] We'- gi- kwo' Ke- mi'- nl- nan'. ? From whence comes the rain? [ The power of making a clear sky, i. e., weather.] Mi- shok kwot', dzhe- man'- i- do'- yan. The sky, nevertheless, may be dear, Good Spirit. [ Giving life to the sick; Dzhe Man'ido handing it to the Mide'.] Wi' - ka- ka- nun'- e- nan. Very seldom I make this request of you. [ The Good Spirit filling the body of the supplicant with knowledge of secrets of the earth.] In the following song ( PL ix, B), the singer relates to the candidate the gratitude which he experiences for the favors derived from the Good Spirit; he has been blessed with knowledge of plants and other sacred objects taken from the ground, which knowledge has been derived by his having himself become a member of the Mide'- wiwin, and hence urges upon the candidate the great need of his also continuing in the course which he has thus far pursued. Na- witsh'- tshi na- kum'- i- en a- na'- pi- a0' ? When I am out of hearing, where am I? [ The lines extending from the ears denote hearing; the arms directed toward the right and left, being the gesture of negation, usually made by throwing the hands outward and away from the front of the body.] We'- nen- ne' en'- da- yan. In my house, I see. [ Sight is indicated by the lines extending from the eyes; the horns denote superiority of the singer.] |