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The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees.

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By JAMES MOONEY.

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Introduction

Introduction How the Formulas Were Obtained The Swimmer Manuscript The Gatigwanasti Manuscript The Gahuni Manuscript The Inâli Manuscript Other Manuscripts The Kanâheta Ani-Tsalagi Eti Character of the Formulas--The Cherokee Religion The Origin of Disease and Medicine Theory of Disease--Animals, Ghosts, Witches Selected List of Plants Used Medical Practice Illustration of the Tabu Neglect of Sanitary Regulations The Sweat Bath-Bleeding--Rubbing--Bathing Shamans and White Physicians Medicine Dances Description of Symptoms The Pay of the Shaman Ceremonies for Gathering Plants and Preparing Medicine The Cherokee Gods and Their Abiding Places Color Symbolism Importance Attached to Names Language of the Formulas

Specimen Formulas

Note on the Orthography and Translation Formula for Treating the Crippler (Rheumatism)And This Also is for Treating the Crippler This is to Treat Them if They are Bitten by a Snake To Treat Them When Something is Causing Something to Eat Them To Treat Gûnwani'gistû'nï This Tells About Moving Pains in the Teeth (Neuralgia?)To Treat the Great Chill This is to Make Children Jump Down To Treat the Black Yellowness To Treat for Ordeal Diseases Concerning Hunting This is for Hunting Birds To Shoot Dwellers in the Wilderness Bear Song This is for Catching Large Fish Concerning Living Humanity (Love)This Tells About Going into the Water Song for Painting To Attract and Fix the Affections For Separation (of Lovers)To Fix the Affections To Shorten a Night-Goer on this Side I Have Lost Something This is to Frighten a Storm What Those who Have Been to War Did to Help Themselves To Destroy Life This Concerns the Ball Play--To Take Them to Water With it