SACRED FORMULAS OF THE CHEROKEES.

Introduction 307

How the formulas were obtained. 310

The A‘yûⁿinĭ (Swimmer) manuscript 310

The Gatigwanastĭ (Belt) manuscript 312

The Gahunĭ manuscript 313

The Inâlĭ (Black Fox) manuscript 314

Other manuscripts 316

The Kanâhe´ta Ani-Tsa´lagĭ Etĭ or Ancient Cherokee Formulas 317

Character of the formulas—the Cherokee religion 318

Myth of the origin of disease and medicine 319

Theory of disease—animals, ghosts, witches 322

Selected list of plants used 324

Medical practice—theory of resemblances—fasting—tabu—seclusion—women 328

Illustration of the gaktûⁿta or tabu 331

Neglect of sanitary regulations 332

The sweat bath—bleeding—rubbing—bathing 338

Opposition of shamans to white physicians 336

Medicine dances 337

Description of symptoms 337

The ugista´‘tĭ or pay of the shaman 337

Ceremonies for gathering plants and preparing medicine 339

The Cherokee gods and their abiding places 340

Color symbolism 342

Importance attached to names 343

Language of the formulas 343

Specimen formulas 344

Medicine 345

To treat the crippler (rheumatism)—from Gahuni 345

Second formula for the crippler—from Gahuni 349

Song and prescription for snake bites—from Gahuni 351

When something is causing something to eat them—Gahuni 353

Second formula for the same disease—A‘wanita 355

For moving pains in the teeth (neuralgia?)—Gatigwanasti 356

Song and prayer for the great