True piety would effectually solve such scruples.

by being connected with the strap which unites the principal and tiebeam, it cannot move from its place at the extremity

Keep sight of the ball!

The assistant's role is not a minor one: When they become shaman, after they start in, his assistants have to know just what song to sing and how to beat the drum. If they misbeat the drum, the shaman just become normal again.