Contents
CONTENTS
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| Introduction | 307 |
| How the formulas were obtained | 310 |
| The A`yuninï (Swimmer) manuscript | 310 |
| The Gatigwanastï (Belt) manuscript | 312 |
| The Gahunï manuscript | 313 |
| The Inâlï (Black Fox) manuscript | 314 |
| Other manuscripts | 316 |
| The Kanâhe'ta Ani-Tsa'lagï Etï 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 gakûnta or tabu | 331 |
| Neglect of sanitary regulations | 332 |
| The sweat bath--bleeding--rubbing--bathing | 333 |
| Opposition of shamans to white physicians | 336 |
| Medicine dances | 337 |
| Description of symptoms | 337 |
| The ugista'`tï 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 chill--A`yûnini | 359 |
| To make children jump down (child birth)-- A`yûnini | 363 |
| Second formula for child birth--Takwatihi | 364 |
| Song and prayer for the black yellowness (biliousness)--A`yûnini | 365 |
| To treat for ordeal diseases (witchcraft)-A`yûnini | 366 |
| Hunting | 369 |
| Concerning hunting-- A`yûnini | 369 |
| For hunting birds-- A`yûnini | 371 |
| To shoot dwellers in the wilderness---A`wanita | 372 |
| Bear song--A`yûnini | 373 |
| For catching large fish--A`yûnini | 374 |
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| Specimen formulas-Continued. |
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| Love | 375 |
| Concerning living humanity--Gatigwanasti | 376 |
| For going to water--Gatigwanasti | 378 |
| Yûnwehi song for painting--Gatigwanasti | 379 |
| Song and prayer to fix the affections--A`yûnini | 880 |
| To separate lovers--A`yûnini | 381 |
| Song and prayer to fix the affections--Gatigwanasti | 382 |
| Miscellaneous | 384 |
| To shorten a night goer on this side--A`yûnini | 384 |
| To find lost articles--Gatigwanasti | 386 |
| To frighten away a storm--A`yûnini | 387 |
| To help warriors--A`wanita | 388 |
| To destroy life (ceremony with beads)--A`yûnini | 391 |
| To take to water for the hall play--A`yûnini | 395 |
ILLUSTRATIONS
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| Pl. XXIV. Portrait of A`yûnini (Swimmer) | 306 |
| XXV. Facsimile of A`yûnini manuscript-Formula for Dalâni Ûnnagei | 310 |
| XXVI. Facsimile of Gatigwanasti manuscript--Yûnwëhï formula | 312 |
| XXVII. Facsimile of Gahuni manuscript--Formula for Didûnlëskï | 314 |