after the feast, when Ah-zhay-wainee blessed me with the name Pay-shig-ah-deék, "Lone-Caribou," the old mystery-man made a talk in eulogy of his special má-ni-dó and declared that he was acting merely as the agent of his "strong" spirit-helper, the "ThunderBird," one of the extremely powerful Thunder-Gods mentioned in the "Rain Song." Thus because of their power to secure the influence and the advice of these "strong helpers" and the other ghosts of the spirit world, the medicine men may be called upon to appease the wrath of the spirits in times of drought; or to drive out of a sick Indian the bad spirits which it is believed possess him; to regulate the weather; or to invoke the aid of the gods whenever the tribe enters upon some great task. The utter faith of some of the older folk in the power of the medicine man is illustrated by the following incident:
One day J journeyed to the wigwam of Mis-kwée-mee-giz-zi, "Blood-Eagle," an old Chippewa (sometimes written and pronounced "Ojibway") to induce him to join in a canoe trip. I found the old fellow sitting in the sun in front of his cedar shack, morose and stolid, with a high fever and other significant symptoms. In reply to a question concerning the nature of the trouble, old "Eagle" grunted, "I got-um 'sumbtion " (consumption).
"Then why don't you see the doctor at the settlement?"
"I go w'ite man doctor ten sleep ago," he replied; "no damn good! I give-um wan dolla', he give-um wan glass bottle—no-good med'cine! Tomorrow I
