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io karm ike people and members tkan ik tkev vers tied io tkem ike konds ok ike society. Idenos, ik a "dad Indian" could Ke initiated, ike people kelt tkat Ke was noi likelv io do ikein anv more Karin. d'Ke time lor initiating a person, or group ok persons, wa^ alwavs ai ike conclusion ok sorns dance or skainans' meeting, following is a descripiion ok ike ceremony. d'Ke skarnan, seeing one or inore persons wkom Ke is desirous ok initiating inio ike socieiv, savs io one ok ike old mernkers, wkile all are sitting akout tke dance-kouse at tke end ok some dance, " d'kere is so and so, and so and so. d'Kis will Ke a good ckance to catck tkem, and initiate tkern." d'Ke old rncinker tken, witk an attempt at casualness, moves toward tke door, and closes it. ?dl otkers present tken, except msmkers ok tke society and tke persons it is desired to initiate, are made io leave; and ike skaman iken tells ike Ko vs ok Kis purpose io make ikem mernkers. 8kould ike candidates, kowever, suspect tkat tke skaman Kas planned tkeir capture, tkev mav trv to run out kekore tke doors can Ke closed, and tkus escape kor tke time ksing. Once tke doors are closed, kowever, tkev mav not trv to get awav. Ik tks^ succeed in getting awav, tkev laugk at tke skaman, and )oks Kim on Kis kailure to secure tkem; and Ke, in Kis turn, declares tkat Ke will Ke mors carekul anotker time, and will catck tkem surely tken. d'ks selection ok tke kovs or persons to Ke initiated is supposed io Ke made kzr ike spirits; kor, immediately preceding tke attempted capture, tke skaman kolds a ceremony in wkick Ke asks tke spirits to tell Kim tke names ok tke persons tkev wisk to kecoms mernkers. soon as all wko are not memkers ok tke society are out, and tke door again closed, tke skaman gives to eack ok tke candidates a wand. "Ikis is tken Kung up in tke dance-kouse, and remains tkem until all kave keen kukv initiated, ^.U tken sit down; and tks skaman, taking some sacred meal (composed ok a mixture ok acorn and kirck-seed meal, pre pared k^ tke skaman, and prated over), sprinkles it on tke kead ok sack neopkzde, and ruks it tkorougklzi into Kis kair. tke ko^s tken lie down; and tks skaman, taking a ligktcd