. ... The code of Handsome Lake, the Seneca prophet . g me, He who created theworld at the beginning employed us to come to earth. Our visitnow is not the only one we have made. He commanded us saying Go once more down upon the earth and [this time] visit him whothinks of me. He is grateful for my creations, moreover he wishesto rise from sickness and walk [in health] upon the earth. Go youand help him to recover. Then said the messengers, Take theseberries and eat of every color. They will give you strength andyour people with us will help you rise. So I took and ate theberries. Then said the
. ... The code of Handsome Lake, the Seneca prophet . g me, He who created theworld at the beginning employed us to come to earth. Our visitnow is not the only one we have made. He commanded us saying Go once more down upon the earth and [this time] visit him whothinks of me. He is grateful for my creations, moreover he wishesto rise from sickness and walk [in health] upon the earth. Go youand help him to recover. Then said the messengers, Take theseberries and eat of every color. They will give you strength andyour people with us will help you rise. So I took and ate theberries. Then said the beings, On the morrow we will have it thata fire will be in the bushes and a medicine steeped to give youstrength. We will appoint Odjiskwathe^ and Gayantgogwijs,^ an-an and his wife, to make the medicine. Now they are the best ofall the medicine people. Early in the morning we will see themand at that time you will have the medicine for your use, and be-fore noon the unused medicine will be cast away because you will Dry Pudding. - Dipped THE CODE OF HANDSOME LAKE 25 have recovered. Now moreover before noon many people willgather at the council house. These people will be your relativesand will see you. They will have gathered the early strawberries^and made a strawberry feast, and moreover will have strawberrywine sweetened with sugar. Then will all drink the juice of theberry and thank the Creator for your recovery and moreover theyseverally will call upon you by your name as a relative accordingas you are. Now when the day came I w^ent as appointed and all the peoplesaw me coming and it was as predicted. THE MESSAGE OF THE FOUR BEINGS Now the messengers spoke to me and said that they would nowtell me how things ought to be upon the earth. They said: Donot allow any one to say that you have had great fortune in beingable to rise again. The favor of the four beings is not alone foryou and the Creator is willing to help all mankind. Now on that same day the Great Fe
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