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rocks and golden trees. He gets into a boat on a big river and the 

 boat " goes as fast as lightning " without any effort on his part. It 

 is interesting to note the presence of both native and acquired ideas 

 in the minds of the Tule. 



When asked concerning the origin of the Tule, Igwa said that 

 long ago 40 or 60 Tule Indians came down from the sky and that 

 " one of them knew everything." 



The informants said that all the Tule Indians know that the earth 

 is round and revolves once a day, this revolution making the sun 

 appear to be standing still. 



It was said that the Tule have five " gods," only the " god of 

 health " being represented by an image. The others are those of 

 harvest, rain, fishing, and hunting. No further inquiry was made 

 concerning the latter, but the " god of health " is mentioned in con- 

 nection with the treatment of the sick. 



GAMES 



The Tule do not sing to bring success in games or contests, as is 

 the custom in many North American tribes ; moreover, the playing 

 of games is limited to the boys. They do not use a ball in any of their 

 games. Contests with bows and arrows are often held, also foot 

 races and canoe races, the boys paddling the canoes instead of sailing 

 them. 



Five games were described and in them we find elements common 

 to many primitive peoples. ' There is no singing while these games 

 are in progress, and no mention was made of wagers on the result. 

 The games are as follows: 



1. Guessing who holds a small object. The boys sit in a row with 

 hands behind them, facing the " guesser." A boy goes behind them 

 and puts a small round stone in the hands of one boy, the guesser 

 trying to determine who holds this round stone. Similar games are 

 played by the North American Indians. 



2. Running the gauntlet. One boy sits down and the other boys 

 run by. The boy sitting down catches another boy, who also sits 

 down facing him. The boys run between them and some are caught. 

 A boy who is caught sits down next the boy who caught him. This 

 is continued until all the boys are seated on the ground. 



3. Blindfold. The boys stand in a circle, two boys in the middle 

 of the circle being blindfolded. The children step forward and clap 

 their hands behind the blindfolded boys who try to catch them. If 

 a blindfolded boy catches one of the others he blindfolds the one he 

 cauffht. 



