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toward the fire. Tbeu the door opened and the new ha'mats'a, who 

 had been brought back in the morning, entered, crying "hap, hap, 

 hap." He 'wore a head ring made of balsam pine, to which a long 

 plaited trail of the same material was attached. The trail reached 

 down to the small of the back. Three white rings about one inch in 

 diameter, made of cedar withs, the bark of which had been stripped 

 off", were attached to the ring over his forehead and one on each side, 

 all on the same level. Another ring of the same material was attached 

 to the trail. He wore an apron made of balsam pine; his neck ring, 

 arm rings, and anklets were made of the same material. He was held 

 by one assistant. 



As soQn as he entered, the singers began to beat the boards, and con- 

 tinued until he had come down to the floor. Then they began to sing- 

 bis first song: 



1. He cried lifip for me, tlie only great being in our world. 



2. BaxbakualantiXsi'wae cried liiip for me, the great cannibal of onr world. 



3. BaxbakaalaunXsi'war- taught me to devour lives, the gre.it cannibal of our world. 



He danced to this song, and Ts'a'qoalag-ilis, the chief ha'mats'a, 

 danced forward to meet him, cried "hap!'' and attacked the people. 



After this song LoXuaxstaak" arose in the rear of the house, holding 

 a copper, and a woman named Ayaqa, brought a striji of calico about 

 40 yards long, which was unrolled and spread in a circle around the fire. 



Then the singers began the second song: 



1. I give you to eat, I give you to eat, good cannibal. 



2. I pacify you with property, I pacify you with property, good cannibal. 



3. I push down your wildness, I push down your wilduess, good cannibal. 



4. I give you lives to eat, I give you lives to eat, good cannibal. 



The luVmats'as were dancing between the calico and the fire in a 

 squatting position. Their attendants tried to pacify them with cries of 

 '•hoip," and women danced for them. Then A'Labala stepped forward 

 and asked the singers to wait before beginning the third song. He 

 called his speaker, Td'qoamalis, who took his position in the rear of the 

 house, and addressed the people as follows: 



"Yes, my children, I am the storage box of your thoughts, for I 

 remember all the old tales, and in my young days I have seen things 

 which you young people never heard of. It is good that there is one 

 old man who can show you all these things. Now I will go to this 

 hfi'mats'a and take off" the dress that BaxbakualanuXsT'wae put on 

 him." He stepped up to the ha'mats'a, who was standing in the rear 

 of the house, and took off" his head ring first, then his neck ring. He 

 cut off the arm rings and anklets and gave them to LamfiLa. Then he 

 asked Nau'a(iala to bring blankets and ornaments made of red cedar 

 bark. Nau'aqala went to fetch them from his bedroom, and when he 

 had returned, Td'qoamalis proceeded to dress the ha'mats'a. Pie put the 

 blue blanket over his back and cedar bark ornaments on his head, 

 bis neck, his arms, and around his ankles. He also tied a dancing 



