92 TRANSACTIONS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. [VoL. IV. 



They are : — 



1. Horw9-thism* the fathom, measured from end to end of the arms 

 extended. 



2. Ne-tayo,'\ the half-fathom ; from the middle of the chest to the tip 

 of the fingers. 



3. Ne-fsH-kdt, X the smaller half-fathom ; from the breast to the 

 extremity of the hand. 



4. Ne-kra7i-kdz, \ the yard ; from the shoulder to the end of the fingers. 



5. Ne-fsilla,\ the cubit ; extremity of the hand to the elbow. 



6. Ne-lla-tcdn- kd\<*'^ the hand-length ; the hand up to the wrist. 



7. Ttltz3\<;W is the width of the fourfing ers slightly stretched out. It 

 is a net-mesh measure. 



8. U-kw^-sthan,^ the finger-width. It is obtained by laying on the 

 object measured as many fingers pressed together as may be necessary. 

 It is the smallest T>€v\€ measure, and is resorted to in connection with 

 pieces of tobacco, of bread, of costly cloth, etc. 



The largest and most commonly employed is the first named, Jiorwd- 

 thisni, which serves to measure houses, fish-traps, nets, logs, etc. 



Another measure of length of a more complex nature is obtained by 

 pressing one hand over the breast and reckoning from the tip of the 

 other hand to the elbow of the folded arm. It is therefore equivalent to 

 three-quarters of a fathom. 



To preserve their salmon the Carriers and Tsi[Koh'tin have recourse to 

 the well known method of drying. After the head has been cut off, they 

 open and clean the fish, after which they expose it for one day or two to 

 the rays of the sun. The spine and vertebrae are then extracted, together 

 with the flesh adhering thereto, which is destined for the dogs' larder or 

 used as bait when trapping. The fish is next furrowed inside with a 

 sharp knife as a precaution against putrefaction, and, two wooden 

 splinters having been driven through the flesh so as to keep its inside 

 constantly opened, it is dried beneath rough sheds by the action of the 

 sun and air aided by the fire and smoke underneath. 



As for the heads, which are considered by many as the morceaii dilicat 

 of the salmon, they are cut open and smoked or their oil is extracted in 

 this wise : After long willow twigs have been spitted through them, they 



* Lit. '■ along it it is embraced ; " verb. noun. § " Man-elbow end." 



t " Man-chest." ** " Man-hands-stick (wrist) -after." 



Man-breast-on." ft" It straddles," fourth category of nouns. 



" Man-arms-half." XX " It-over-it (long obj.) lies," a verbal noun. 



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