576 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



ally put forth fruit. So then, I have assigned to a certain kind of 

 tree the duty that it shall exude customarily a sap which shall be called 

 sugar. It is that, then, customarily, that shall be put into it, when 

 one shall prepare the juice of the fruit (as a drink). It is that, then, 

 that I have appointed to this duty what wiU be called the Maple 

 (tree). So then, this matter will be marked at the time and place 

 when the days are beginning to be warm again, and also the earth. 

 At that time, it will then be possible that it shall exude sap which 

 will become sugar; that, then, too, will result in good that, m this 

 instance as well, that you shall do the same thing, that you shall 

 continue to utter thanksgivings when you will again see it, and then 

 you will again drink it anew. So then, that shall be called the Gath- 

 ering of One's Sugar. So then, you shall just do exactly the same as 

 in the Ceremony that you shall perform, that shall be called the 

 Gathering of One's Fruit. So then, now, there is only one thing 

 left, and that is, that I will yet visit this earth again. Now, then, 

 I have placed in the midst of you a very important matter, love, that 

 you shall continue to love one another's interests, so that there always 

 will be peace. Now, then, I depart home again." 



Now, at that time, He just disappeared again. No one knew the 

 place whither De'hae'"hiyawa"kho°' went. 



And, then, they made use of the things, as means, the things such 

 as He severally ordained them, and they performed these Ceremonies 

 in the order in which they were marked (placed) and all highly loved 

 these Ceremonies. 



For some time the Ceremonies were carried on correctly, and then 

 again, there began to be disagreements among the people; and now, 

 also, they disputed among themselves, and next, they resorted to all 

 means and methods in their disputes to win, and eveiy one also said, 

 "I, indeed, am doing this in the right, correct way. I, then, will 

 control it (do as I please)." Thus it was day after day, and also 

 night after night. The next thing it now became frequent that where 

 they traveled about from place to place in the forest, hunting game, 

 that there, then, they habitually saw those animals which they did 

 not know. These were ugly; and now, then, these began to slaughter 

 them; now, then, it was not usually well for them to go away a long 

 distance, for, without an exception, customarily, a certain number of 

 them were killed by these monsters, if it so be that they went travel- 

 ing even a short distance away. More and more numerous they 

 were now, all kinds of things befalling the inhabitants. Now, also, 

 only few in number were the persons who still carried on the Cere- 

 monies which De'hae'"hiyawa"kho'" had ordained. Now, also, it 

 began to be that one just died in their village, where before they had 

 not known of such a thing coming to pass. Now, then, these hap- 

 penings came to pass more frequently. Now the continuing grief of 



