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to his own camp about 6 miles from here and had a house built for it. I have a photograph of the "moon." It was then that the peyote was taken up seriously and the Osages went on with it on their own responsibility. "Moonhead" taught them many things about proper personal conduct and morality and ceremonial symbols. He also taught them many songs but the words are in Caddo, and no attempt seems to have been made to compose new songs in the Osage language, as the Omahas have done in their own language.

McCarthy is coming to see me this morning and may be here anytime. He has written out the history of the peyote as it relates to the Osage, according to his own memory, and wishes me to have a copy of it to use in my work. I am glad of this as it will save me much work and time. I am giving some attention to the symbols and while I cannot cover it all I shall be able to secure those that are the most essential to the religion.

The day is beautiful, the sun shines and the wind is mild and south. Yesterday it was cold and the wind swept up and kept a goodly portion of the earth in the air. It was disagreeable. 

Last evening an Osage gave me a drawerful of photographs to ransack. From the collection I selected two, one of one of the meeting houses and the other of two children playing dolls. You will see that while the new toy was adopted the old was not abandoned but added to the new. 

Give my love to the Parsons.

Affly, F