Note 117 — THE ETHNOLOGY OF PEYOTISM

Some rattle the marbles of the drum, put them in the mouth and spit them into the palm. Members commonly “baptize” themselves with the drum-water, using the drumstick to moisten the palm and rubbing the hair, face, chest, arms and thighs as in blessing with cedar incense; some paint themselves with the charcoal in the drum. The remaining water in the drum is poured along the moon. The sage under the peyote may be passed to the patient, if there is one, or it may be requested for absent ailing relatives.