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— " MoogTubinna" by name —and brought her into the town- 

 ship, she being a party to the affair, as she did not like " Binda- 

 wadgie." On arrival in the township, the runaway gin camped 

 with a few others, when one evening she was pounced upon 

 by " Mootokobinna," a sister of " Bindawadgie," assisted by 

 several other women, and the consequence was that they nearly 

 killed hei;. T have been attending to her since the tight, but not 

 having mucli confidence in my skill, she has gone to the camp to 

 be treated by her friends. I went this morning to see her, and 

 found her in the camjD groaning, without any one to look after 

 her, until I then got some of the old women to do so. 



129-132. If a native chief should be very angy with another 

 tribe, he will "make thunder and lightning" by retiring to a cave^ 

 or a very secluded spot, where he sings a low-toned chant thus : — 

 " Jaugabangie cowa, 



Kangagea cowa, 



Gnaramma, Gnaramma, 



Xaragoo." 

 (Thunder come on, lightning come on, kill l^lackfellow.) This is 

 repeated for about an hour. They do not draw omens from 

 voices, animals, birds, etc., or use any other modes of divination. 



Religious axd Political Associations. 

 133. Nothing whatever of the kind is observed. 



Men as Women ; Women as Men. 



134-135. Exchange of dress between the sexes is never prac- 

 tised at any time. 



Sleep. 



136. Sleep is forbidden only on the night of the performance 

 of the ceremony at puberty. Those taking part in that ceremony 

 are compelled to keep awake, tlie penalty for going to sleejo is to 

 be laughed at and considered " old-womanish." 



Ceremonial Uncleanness. 



137. There are no instances of ceremonial uncleanness beyond 

 those already mentioned, but in some of their dances there is a 

 good deal of unclean ceremonial. 



Doctrine of Souls. 

 138-142. They quite believe that the body is possessed of a 

 spirit or ghost, which they call " Gnabya," and when seen is in the 

 nature of a shadow ; but there are no particular occasions for 

 the appearance of this shadow. No attempt is ever made to 

 restore life, or call the departed spirit back to the body, and they 



