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bone, that nothing might bo lost, and then ottered his palm and snuff to 

 his friend, who went through the same performance. The others who 

 were near watched the performance with interest, making remarks as 

 it proceeded. The one who holds out his palm stands perfectly 

 motionless during the snuff taking. 



The permanent residence of the Jamamadi is a great conical, com- 

 munal house, fitted with cells or rooms for all the families of the vil- 

 lage. These are arranged in a circle within the outer wall of the 

 building, leaving the center clear for dances and assemblies (tig. N). 



Fig. 8. — Ground plan of Jarnamadi Indian house, a, outer posts; b, inner posts; c, room; </, inner 



open space. 



The building visited was about 130 feet in diameter and about 70 feet 

 high. The framework consisted of loo small posts, 4i feet high and 

 about 1 feet apart. Near the top of these posts a strong hoop of poles 

 was fastened, being tied with vines to each post. Inside of this outer 

 circle of posts, at a distance of about 12 feet, a second circle of stronger 

 posts was set, about 14 feet high and 12 feet apart, The tops of these 

 posts were notched, and in these notches a second hoop of poles, tied 

 end to end. was placed. Long, slender poles, rafters, were now lashed 

 at their larger ends to the bottom hoop about 2 feet apart and leaned 



