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other auguries also which concerned everyone, those of the order of priesthood as well as 

 others. But it was through the order of ])riestlio()d tliat these auguries liecame known 

 to all the people. 



OF SMALL SPIUKUS (KUUKUU). 



This was one of the recognized omens and a lasting one. This kuukuu is a spider 

 which pays out its weh from within itself. Suppose that a man was resting sometime, 

 and a spider was seen to drop right hefore him then the meaning of such spider was that 

 a henefit will come forth, or else a stranger will arrive. Fjut if the spider was seen to 

 drop on the right, or left side, or had droi)ped Ijchind, then it was a spider of no henefit. 



57. TWITCHING OF THE EYES. 



The twitching of the eyes was a sign which pertained to the order of priest- 

 hood. If the twitching of the eyes happened to a jierson then it was something that fore- 

 told the arrival of a stranger, or mourning for some dead person. Therefore the twitch- 

 ing of the eyes was followed hy wailing, whether it be for the stranger, or for the de- 

 ceased. If the twitching of the eyes continued for sexeral days, perhaps ten or more, then 

 ceased, its jjortent was about to be fulfilled; its consummation would surely follow. 



RINGING IN THE EAR. 



Ringing in the ear was also a sign which pertained to the order of j^riesthood. If 

 a ringing in the ear occurred to a person, he would know that he was being spoken ill of 

 by some person. If the ringing was in the right ear the priest of the order of ])riest- 

 hood would say that a man was the person speaking ill. And if the ringing was in the 

 left ear then the divining i)riest of the order of i^riesthood said that a woman was the 

 one speaking ill. The ringing of the ear did not refer only to evil speaking. It had 

 reference also to matters of a different nature. If sickness was to befall the person hav- 

 ing ringing ears, that was to be expected. These were the only two ways which it had 

 any application. 



BRISTLING UP OF THE HAIR OF THE HEAD. 



It is a creeping sensation in the head as though made by lice. There were two 

 appellations given to this sensation, "Bristling up of the head," and "Swelling of the 

 head." If this sensation, the bristling up of the hair of the head, was felt by a person 

 while he was simply idling away the time, with a feeling of contentment, there being 

 no cause for dissatisfaction, the sensation coming on suddenly, then the i^erson thus af- 

 fected knew that he was being spoken ill of. This had the same divination as the ring- 

 ing in the ears. This sign did not, however, refer to this condition only, but had refer- 

 ence also to other matters. For instance : Supposing that sometime remembrances came 

 to a man through fear, of the sudden death of a person; if the recollection of the dead 

 person became very great, then the bristling of the hair of the head would surely hap- 

 pen to that man. Fear was the cause. 



