The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-06

satisfactorily one Of the tricks Of his
repertoire to be selected by him (Beau.
lieu) in the presence of himself and Q
committee of his friends.
The J~es-sakkan or Jesysakkid lodge
was erected. The framework, of vertica.
poles inclined to the centre. was filled
with interlaced twigs covered with
blankets and birch bark from the grounc
to the top. leaving an orifice of about
a floor in diameter for the ingress anc
egress of spirits and the objects to b.
mentioned. but not large enough for the
passage of a mans body. At one side
of the lower wrapping a flap was lef'
for the entrance OF the Jes-sakkid.
"A committee Of twelve was selected
to see that no communication was pos
sible between the Jes-sakkid and oon-
federates. These were reliable people
one Of them being IN Episcopal clergy,
man OF the reservation. The spectators
were several hundred in number, bu,
they stood of, not being allowed to ap'
proach.
"The Jes-sakkid then removed his cloth,
ing until nothing remained but the breeci
cloth. Beaulieu took a rope, selected by
himself. for the purpose, and first tiec
and knotted one end about the juggler'f
ankles; his knees were then securely tied
together, next the wrists. after which
the arms were passed over the knees
and a billet Of wood passed through under
the knees. thus securing and keeping the
arms down motionless. The rope was
then passed around the neck again and
again, each time tied and knotted 80 az
to bring the ace down upon the knees.
"a fat stone, Of black color. which was
the Jes-eakkid's manido OF amulet, was
left lying upon his thighs. The Jes-sakkid
was then carried to the lodge and placed
inside upon a mat on the ground and
the flap covering restored 80 as completely
to hide him from view. :
Immediately loud, humping noises
were heard, and the framework began to
sway from side to side with great violence,
After a few minutes Of violent movements
and swaying Of the lodge. accompanied
by loud. l~nartioulate noises. the motions
gradually ceased and the voice OF the
go 10 the house Of a friend near by and
get the rope.
"Now Beaulieu. suspecting some Joke
was to be played upon him, directed
the committee to be very careful not to
permit any one to approach while he
went for the rope, which he found at the
place indicated, still tied exactly as he
tremities Of the Jes-sakkid. He i'm
mediately returned. laid 1t down before
the spectators and requested OF the Jes-
sakkid to be allow ed to look at him, which
was granted, but with the understanding
that Beaulieu was not to touch him.
When the covering was pulled aside
the Jes-sakkid sat within the lodge con-
tentedly smoking his pipe, with no other
object in sight than the black stone manido.
Beaulieu paid his wager OF 500.
Col. Mallery obtained further informa-
tion Of a similar kind from various per-
sons on the Red River reservation and
at Baysfield, Wis.
There is another class OF jugglers amonp
the Ojibwa Indians called Wabeno. Among
their performances Is that OF handling
burning brands and live Goals, washing
the hands In boiling water and even In
boiling maple strip with apparent immu.
nifty from harm.
w. j. Hoffman. an agent Of the Bureau
Of Ethnology, who made Investigations
among the ojibwas and the, Menomini