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only thing- in mind being the wife, or the hnslsand, tlie eyes seeming to remain fixed. 

 Such was tlie character of induced or concocted love. 



49. OF THE ONKONEIIIONUA (OEDICATION SERNICi:) . 



This is a certain ordinance of the priesthood relating to the high priest, to the 

 government, the chiefs and the common people. Oneoneilionua was a prayer form of 

 service. On the occasion of erecting a tem])le, and when near its dedication, the dis- 

 trict chiefs were assembled together, with the nobles and the courtiers, who all occupied 

 the forward part of a building prepared for the priesthood of the chiefs. The services 

 then took place for the dedication of the temple. At this time the oneoneilionua priest 

 arose, and with an invocation dedicated the temple before the assembly. This was a 

 great honor to stand forth on the day of the dedication of the temple, or in sanctifying 

 a temple. 



50. SOME SIGNS. PERTAINING TO FISHERMEN. 



Fishermen had signs ))ertaining- to the order of priesthood, important signs too; 

 auguries which exposed the mischievous actions of a husband or wife, or some one in 

 the home. For example: The parting of a hook. Supposing that a i)erson was going 

 out fishing with the hope of making a good catch, if the hook parted once and again and 

 so continued, the fisherman would murmur, "Those at home have transgressed." Thus 

 the fisherman grumbled because he knew that the reason the hook i^arted was the trans- 

 gression of those at home, whether the wife or others. Therefore the parting of the 

 hook was an omen of the fishermen, relating to the order of priesthood. 



THE TRANSGRESSION OF THOSE AT HOME. 



It was customary with those whose vocation was that of fishing to have certain 

 regulations. Before a person went out fishing he would admonish those who remained 

 at home not to do any act which would interfere with the fishing trip. He cautioned 

 them in this wise: 



1. The wife was forbidden from committing adultery. 



2. Adultery by other inmates of the house of the fisherman was also forbidden. 



3. Fighting was forbidden in the house of the person going out fishing. 



4. Inquiries such as "Where is (the fisherman)" while he was out on the ocean 

 were forbidden. 



5. Eating the bait reserved by the fisherman was forbidden. 



6. Covetousness during the fisherman's absence at sea was prohibited. If any 

 one of these things was violated by those at home while one was out fishing his labor 

 was in vain ; by observing the sanctity of the house of those going out fishing success 

 would result. 



The breaking of a hook was a recognized indication to the husband that his wife 

 committed adultery. The same would ap])ly to all the inmates of the house. In view 

 of these interdictions some |)co])le strictlv observed them when a jierson went out fishing. 



