In the idiom of the formulas it is said that these “have just come and are sticking to them” (the players), the same word (_danûtsgû´lani’ga_) being used to express the devoted attention of a lover to his mistress. The Watatuga, a small species of dragon-fly, is also invoked, together with the bat, which, according to a Cherokee myth, once took sides with the birds in a great ball contest with the four-footed animals, and won the victory for the birds by reason of his superior skill in dodging. This myth explains also why birds, and no quadrupeds, are invoked by the shaman to the aid of his friends. In accordance with the regular color symbolism the flycatcher, martin, and dragon-fly, like the bat and the tlă´niwă, should be red, the color of success, instead of blue, evidently so written by mistake. The white thread is frequently mentioned in the formulas, but in this instance the reference is not clear. The twelve refers to the number of runs made in the game. Index. A‘wanita, or Young Deer, Cherokee formulas furnished by 316 Ayasta, Cherokee manuscript obtained from 313 A‘yû[n]´inĭ, or Swimmer, Cherokee manuscripts obtained from 310-312 Bathing in medical practice of Cherokees 333-334, 335-336 Bleeding, practice of among the Cherokees 334-335 Brinton, D.G., cited on linguistic value of Indian records 318 Catawba Killer, Cherokee formulas furnished by 316 Cherokees, paper on Sacred Formulas of, by James Mooney 301-397 bathing, rubbing, and bleeding in medical practice of 333-336 manuscripts of, containing sacred, medical, and other formulas, character and age of 307-318 medical practice of, list of plants used in 324-327 medicine dance of 337 color symbolism of 342-343 gods of, and their abiding places 340-342 religion of 319 Cherokee Sacred Formulas, language of 343-344 specimens of 344-397 for rheumatism 345-351 for snake bite 351-353 for worms 353-356 for neuralgia 356-359 for fever and ague 359-363 for child birth 363-364 for biliousness 365-366 for ordeal diseases 367-369 for hunting and fishing 369-375 for love 375-384 to kill a witch 384-386 to find something 386-387 to prevent a storm 387-388 for going to war 388-391 for destroying an enemy 391-395 for ball play 395-397 Color symbolism of the Cherokees 342, 343 Disease, Cherokee theory of 322-324 Disease and medicine, Cherokee tradition of origin of 319-322 Gahuni manuscript of Cherokee formulas 313, 314 Gatigwanasti manuscript of Cherokee formulas 312, 313 Gods of the Cherokees and their abiding places 340-342 Haywood, John, cited on witchcraft beliefs among the Cherokees 322 Inali manuscript of Cherokee formulas 314-316 Long, W.W., collection of Cherokee formulas and songs prepared by 317 Medical practice of Cherokees, plants used 322-331 Medicine dance of Cherokees 337