means, that many others accompany to the sweat-lodge, into which about
six persons can crowd themselves, bereaved husbands, wives or parents,
because the deceased were related to them.
586, 7. Shi[/u]lakiank etc. For developing steam the natives collect
only such stones for heating as are neither too large nor too small;
a medium size seeming most appropriate for concentrating the largest
amount of heat. The old sweat-lodges are surrounded with large
accumulations of stones which, to judge from their blackened exterior,
have served the purpose of generating steam; they weigh not over 3 to
5 pounds in the average, and in the vicinity travelers discover many
small cairns, not over four feet high, and others lying in ruins.
The shrubbery around the sudatory is in many localities tied up with
willow wisps and ropes.
586, 11. Spukli-u[/a]pka m[=a]'ntch means that the sweating-process is
repeated many times during the five days of observance; they sweat at
least twice a day.
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A DOG'S REVENGE.
A DAKOTA FABLE, BY MICHEL RENVILLE.
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