544 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. asn. 43 



beings which shall be the principal thing that they will continue 

 to employ. I have designated it the Great Precious Smoke, the 

 Native Tobacco. Manldnd will contmue to use it no matter which 

 way they may face on the earth. 



"If also that the world above is thought of, then that will be the 

 manner of doing, no matter about what thing they may be thinking, 

 no matter in which direction their mind may turn. Customarily 

 they must take up the native tobacco growing beside their bodies, 

 they will hold that when they shall speak, no matter in what 

 direction they may face it shall be held, then at that time they will 

 throw it into the fire they have kindled. That will become their 

 Word. So then it will continue to be so long as the world shall con- 

 tinue. That will continue to be used thus. So now with reference 

 to myself, I employ that which first grew here on the earth, the 

 red willow. So now I am ready to use that for thee. Now thou 

 shalt start, thither thou wilt go to the place where I have assigned 

 thy duty. So then no one will be able to defeat you two who have 

 become assistants to each other until I speak, no matter at what 

 time Ln the future. So in the next place I will make use of the red 

 willow." 



Now at that time he took what he had prepared. Now then he 

 cast it on the fire and then he said, "Thereon cast thy body; now 

 verily smoke is arising." Now verily she cast her body thereon. 

 Now the smoke arose, going up high. Now at that time De'hae"- 

 'hiyawa"kho° ' said, "Now verily Odefidonni"a' and she who is 

 thy mate, now you two naust watch. Verily you two understand 

 all the matter that has come to pass. So that wdl come to pass that 

 at the end of three days ye two shall watch to see what will take 

 place. If it so be that thou, Awenhaniyonda, ^' will notice that a 

 change will come over thy life, that thou shalt see the Moon, the 

 Grandmother of you two will commence to grow again, to grow anew, 

 and that shall be a sign for knowing it if thus it shall come to pass 

 that thou shalt see it thou shalt become aware that thy life has 

 become new,^^ so that will continue to be a sign that there will begin 

 to start the formation of new human beings, who will overflow the 

 earth as dwellers. At that very place it will begin wherein for the 

 first time ye two will see the Moon, your Grandmother. So then never 

 will it disappoint the mind, it will last as long as the earth shall live, 

 also all the things that grow, also all the game animals, also the human 

 beings, also the stars. So now I leave it beside your bodies as a tale 

 and you two will have this matter in your continuing posterity. They 

 will learn all the matters which have taken place and which you two 

 saw. Also there are still left fearsome things which you will see in 

 the future." 



See note on p 610. 



