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At the word "Go!" each tries to unbalance the other; 

 that is, make him lift or move one of his feet. A lift of 

 a shift ends the round. 

 Battles are for best out of 3, 5, 7, or ii rounds. 



BADGER-PULLING 



The two contestants, on hands and knees, face each other. 

 A strong belt or strap is buckled into one great loop that 

 passes round the head of each; that is, crosses his nape. 

 Halfway between them is a dead line. The one who pulls 

 the other over this line is winner. 



The contestant can at any time end the bout by lowering 

 his head so the strap slips off; but this counts i against him. 



Game is best out of 5, 7, 11, or 13 points. 



STUNG, OR STEP ON THE RATTLER — SOMETIMES 

 CALLED POISON 



This is an ancient game. A circle about three feet across 

 is drawn on the ground. The players, holding hands, make 

 a ring around this, and try to make one of the number step 

 into the poison circle. He can evade it by side-stepping, 

 by jumping over, or by dragging another fellow into it. 



First to make the misstep is *'it" for the time or for next 

 game. 



Sometimes we use a newspaper with a switch lying 

 across it. Each when stung sits down. When one only 

 is left he is the Rattler, and may sting each of the others 

 with the switch across their hand. 



BUFFALO CHIPS 



When I was among the Chipewyan Indians of Great 

 Slave Lake, in 1907, 1 made myself popular with the young 

 men, as well as boys, by teaching them the old game of 

 hat-ball or Buffalo Chips. 



