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down for them uext to tlie dish. The qa'iieiiox holds the mat in his 

 hands, turns, and pretends to put it down. After he has done so three 

 times, he really puts it down. Every time he turns he says, "hoi'p." 

 The fourth time, after putting down the mat, the k-i'nqalaLala sings 

 the he'lig-a song.' The k-i'nqalaLala goes four times around the fire 

 singing. The ha'mats'a must follow her, and every time the k'l'nqala- 

 Lala turns he must turn too. They turn whenever they reach the point 

 opposite the door and in the rear of the house. After they hav'e made 

 four circuits, they sit down, the ha/mats'a looking wild all the time, as 

 though he wanted to bite the people. The qa'nenox rises and goes 

 around the fire after signaling the t'a'mtsenox to heat time. He takes 

 a small stick, and places it in the wall of the house a little below the 

 tongs on which the qa'nfiyu is hanging, but before really placing it 

 there he pretends to make the motion three times, tnrning after each 

 motion. Then he attempts to take the qa'nayu from the tongs, but he 

 really does not take it down until after he has made the motion three 

 times. As soon as he really takes it, the t'a'mtsenox gives a loud rap, 

 and says " ya." Then the qa'nenox turns once and puts the <{a'nayu 

 on the short stick. Again he goes around the fire while the t'a'mtse- 

 nox is beating time. He goes to the tongs, turns around once, and 

 takes them down. 



He goes around the fire holding the tongs downward. During this 

 time the t'a'mtsenox beats time. The qa'nenox stops at the door and 

 holds the tongs toward the door. Then the kue'ts'enox rises, and with 

 a common baton he strikes the small stick which spreads the tongs, 

 thus throwing it out of the door. If the stick should happen to strike 

 the walls of the house and not hit the door, it forebodes short life for 

 the ha'mats'a. Then the ts'e'silaenox turns and goes around the fire. 

 Three times he pretends to take the stones out of the fire, every time 

 extending the tongs towards the sun. The fourth time he really takes 

 the stones up. Then the people cry "wa wa." He turns, goes around 

 the fire four times, and stops near the dish containing the water. Three 

 times he pretends to throw the stones into the water, and every time 

 he does so the t'a'mtsenox beats time. The fourth time he throws them 

 into the water. 



This ceremony is performed with each stone singly. Then he goes 

 again around the fire and puts the tongs back under the roof in the 

 same place where they were before. 



Now the kue'ts'enox rises. He goes around the fire stretching his 

 right hand backward and shaking it. This is the signal for the t'a'm- 

 tsenox to beat the board as hard as possible. Every time he reaches 

 the east and the west side of the fire he turns around and the beater 

 gives one short rap. Every time he comes to the turning point he 

 extends his hands toward the qa'na'yu as though he was going to 

 take it down. His hands are shaking all the time like those of Bax- 



1 It is my power to pacify you (see page 527). 



