364 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [BTH. ANN. 85 
20 Then she takes the || oil-dish and puts it on what they are going to 
eat, and she also | takes water and draws it for them. When it is 
in the morning, | the guests all rinse their mouths. After they have 
finished | drinking, they take the blistered half-dried halibut and | 
25 dip it into the oil. Then they put it into their mouths. || They do 
not chew it first, for it is brittle, but they take much | oil on it. 
When they have finished eating, the woman folds up | the food-mat, 
and puts it down at the place where she is sitting, | together with 
the oil-dish. Then she draws water for them, and | they drink. 
30 After they have all finished drinking, they wait || for the second 
course. | 
1 Boiled Dried Halibut.— | When the dried halibut has been in the 
house a long time, it turns red, | and itis also hard and tough. When 
5 it is this | way, the woman takes her kettle, and she takes || the 
dried halibut and folds it into a ball. Then she puts it into the 
kettle, | and she pours water over it, and she only stops | when the 
top of the dried halibut is covered with water. Then she takes a | 
flat sandstone and puts it on top of it, to keep the dried halibut under 
water. | Then she puts it over the fire. Then it boils for a long time. || 
10 When she thinks that it is soaked through, | she takes it off, and she 
lets the kettle stay on the floor of the house. Then | the woman 
20 ts!eba’ts!@ qafs lé ha’nqas 1a’xa hatmii’Lé. Wai, lanmxaa’wisé 
axe/dxa ‘wa'pé qa‘s lé tsex"‘i’ts lag. Wii, gi’l’'mésé gaa’laxs la’é 
hé’xidarm ‘na’xwa ts!ewe’L!exodéda k!we'lé. Wii, gi’lsmésée gwal 
na’qaxs la’é da’x‘id 1a’xa pr/nkwé k'!a’yaxwa k-!a’wasa qa‘s 
L!e/nxstEndés la’xa L!é’"na. Wii, la ts!mq!t’sas la’xés sp’msé. Wa, 
25 lan’m k:!és ma’léx"bendrq qaxs tsd’saé. Wii, la’La q!é’q!nbalaxa 
Llé’na. Wi, gi’lmésé gwal ha‘ma’pexs la’éda ts!eda’qé k-!d’xt- 
litxa hafmadzowé’ léwafya qa‘s lé &x‘a/lilaq 1a’xés k!waé/lasé 
LE'wa ts!eba’ts!e. Wa, la’xaa tsé’x‘itsa ‘wa’pé liq. Wa, la’x:- 
dafxwé na’x‘ida. Wa, gi’l'mésé ‘wifla na’x‘idpxs la’é iwe’/lgEm- 
30 g-alil qas hé’lég-intsE‘wé. ; 
1. Boiled Dried Halibut (K°!ek'!a’wasg’iixa xamasé hi’nx-Laakwa).— 
Wa, hé’*maaxs la’é gi’léda k'!a’wasé; wii, la Lla’L!egtidzd’x‘*wida. 
Wii, la’xaa p!é’sa. Wa, la’xaa ts!exa’. Wi, hé’*maaxs la’é hé 
gwe’x"idé, wii, 1é’da ts!eda’qé &x‘é’dxés hi’nx'Lanowé qa‘s §x‘é’dé- 
5 xa k!a’wasé qa‘’s k'!0’xsemdéq. Wa, la Axts!o’ts 1a’xa hi/nxLa- 
nowé. Wi, la gtiq!eqa’sa ‘wa’pé laq. Wa, a’lsmése gwal giiqa’sa 
ewa’paxs la’é tleprya’léda k-!a’wasaxa ‘wa’pe. Wi, la ax*e/dxa 
pExsb’/mé drwna’ t!é’sema qa‘s paqryi’ndés laq qa wii’/nsalayosa 
k-!a’wase. Wa, la hi’nx‘Lents 1a’xés legwi'te. Wa, la‘mé’sé gé’g-t- 
10 ikem mar/mdelqtla. Wi, gf’/lmésé k:d’taq lan’m pex‘wi'da la’é 
hi’nx'sendrq. Wii, 4’emxaa’wisé la ha‘né’la hi’nxLanowaxs la’é 
ix:e’déda ts!eda’qaxés ts!eba’ts!é qafs k!tixts!d’désa L!é’'na laq. 
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—- Fy 
