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digging-stick for carrots (some | Indians call it rock carrot) is 
25 finished, he puts it down by the fire of the house || so that 
the heat will strike its back; and when it begins to smoke, he | 
turns it over so that the inner side (2) is towards the fire; and when 
this | also begins to smoke, he takes deer-tallow and rubs it on | all 
over the stick and the knob (3). The name of | this knob is “top 
30 handle.” Then he puts it down again by the side of the fire, || and 
turns it over so that the melting tallow will soak into | the digging-stick. 
When it nearly catches fire on account of the heat, | he wraps soft 
cedar-bark around his hand, takes hold of | the handle at the end of 
the digging-stick, and pushes the flat digging-point | (4) into the hot 
35 ashes. He watches it; and || when the hot ashes seems to boil up, 
he knows | that the point of the digging-stick is burnt black. | Then 
he takes the top handle of the digging-stick | and pushes it into the 
tallow; and when it has been there long enough, he | heats the point 
40 of the digging-stick again. When the melted || tallow at the end 
begins to boil, he dips it into cold | water and takes it out again. 
Now it is brittle. | Now the digging-stick for carrots is finished. | 
1 Digging-Stick for Cryptochiton.—First the man goes | into the woods 
to get a branch of yew-wood. When he finds | a curved branch, he 
chops it off. When it is off, | he measures off two spans. Then he 
bak!ums xetxet!a laq. Wi, lai kadnolisas lax lnewilasés g:okwé 
25 qa Liés‘alasm*wés &wig'acyas yix (1). Wa, gilmésé kwax"idexs laé 
léx-nlésaq qa Llask:!aésalés 6k!waédza‘yas yix (2). Wa, gilemxaa- 
wise kwax‘‘idpxs laé 4x‘édxa yaspkwasa géwasé qa‘s dzek-ét!édés 
laq qa hameElx‘rndéséq Lo'mé megtitatya yix (3). Hérm LégadEs 
q!wédzadzrtatyé. Wai, laxaé ét!éd k-adnolisas laxés Ingwile. Wi, 
30 laf‘mé léx‘i‘lilaq ga labrtésa yaxa yasrk" lax dgwida‘yasa ts!oyayo- 
waxa xEtxEtla. Wa, gil'mésé nlaq x ix‘étsés laéna‘yé ts!elqwaxs 
laé sax'ts!analaxa qloyaakwé k-adzekwaxs laé dax“‘idex q!wedzadzE- 
tifyasa ts!oyayowaxa xEtxEt!a qa‘s L!enxbptalisésa ts!oyayoba- 
fyas yix (4) laxa ts!mlqwa gtinatya. Wi, li ddqwalaq. Wai, giil- 
35 ‘mésé hé gwex's la marmdelqitléda ts!elqwa gtifnixs laé q!ite- 
laqéxs In‘maé k!timla‘naktiléda ts!oyayobatyasa ts!oyayowé. Wii, 
la héx*fida‘mésé dax‘idxa q!wédzadzntid‘yasa ts!oyaydixa xEtxEt!a 
qa‘s Llenx‘édés laxa yasekwé. Wai, gil'mésé gagiilaxs laé et led 
pEX“itsa ts!oyayoba‘yé laxa Imgwilé. Wi, gil‘mésé marmdelqi- 
40 léda yaxa yasek" lax dbatyaséxs laé L!enxstents laxa wiida‘sta 
‘wapa. Wa, la xwélax‘tistendeq. Wa, la‘mé L!emx‘wida laxéq. 
Wi, la‘mé gwata ts!oyoyixa xEtxet!a laxéq. 
1 Digging-Stick for Cryptochiton.—Wii, hérm gil la ixsdsa begwa- 
nemé laxa aL!lé wienak'!lasa wLlemq!é. Wi, gilfmésé q!axa 
wawak‘aliixs laé sdpodxa t!lenaké. Wa, gil'mésé lawiixs laé 
