The sweat-house priest preceded the invalid and song-priest, the latter
carrying his medicine basket, wands, etc. The hot stones and pine boughs
were put into the sweat house; meal was sprinkled around the west base and
the wands deposited, as before described, by the song-priest. Three white
and black striped blankets were placed over the entrance, one upon the
other, and upon these were a buckskin and several folds of white muslin.
An attendant brought a large medicine bowl half filled with pine needles;
water was poured upon these; a small earthen bowl and a gourd containing
water were placed before the song-priest, who put into the bowl chopped
sage, over which he sprinkled dried foods reduced to powder; a small
quantity of meal was also sprinkled into the gourd and bowl. The song then
began. A small pine bough was laid to the right of the entrance of the
sweat house. The opening of the song was a call upon the gods to impart to
the medicine power to complete the cure of the invalid and to make all
people well, and to have a wet and good ground all over the earth. This
song is specially addressed to Toneennili, the water sprinkler.
Hasjelti and Hostjoghon arrived just as the sick man emerged from the
sweat house. The invalid bathed himself from the bowl of pine needles and
water. Taking the sheep's horn in the left hand and a piece of hide in the
right, Hasjelti pressed the invalid's body as before described. The god
was requested by the priest of the sweat house to pay special attention to
the rubbing of the head of the invalid. The small gourd was handed to
Hasjelti, who gave four drafts of its contents to the invalid. Hasjelti
touched the soles of the feet, palms, etc., of the invalid with medicine
water from the bowl. The gods then suddenly disappeared. On this occasion
Hostjoghon took no part in administering the medicine. The invalid, after
putting on his clothing, proceeded to the lodge, followed by the
song-priest. The sweat house was razed as usual, and the pine boughs and
stones were placed to the north of the house in a small piñon tree; the
logs of the house were deposited on the ground a few feet from the tree. A
line of meal the length of the medicine tube was sprinkled on the logs and
the tube laid thereon. Meal was sprinkled over the tube and logs.