366 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [BrH. ANN. 36 
3 rear of the house. She takes her tongs, and takes up | the skin with 
them, by the middle, in this manner: Then she blis- 
5 ters || its edge on the flesh side; and when all the 
fat on its side begins to cook, | then she blisters 
the inner side; | and when all its fat begins to 
cook, she turns it over and | scorches its back. As 
soon as it is covered with blisters, | it is done. Then the woman 
10 takes her food-mat, || and she takes the scorched skin and puts 
it on a (mat); and she rolls it up | and treads on it, to make 
it soft, and also that the | scorched parts may come off. After 
she has trodden on it for a long time, | it is done. Then she opens 
it out, and spreads out the mat that she has been using. | Then 
she strikes the scorched skin on the middle of the mat, || so that 
the scorched part comes off; then she stops. | Then she shakes the mat, 
so that the scorched part comes off. Then she breaks into pieces 
the | scorched skin and puts them down on the food-mat. | Immedi- 
ately they drink water, and eat it quickly, while | the scorched skin 
20 is still hot; for as soon as it gets cold, || it becomes hard. After they 
finish eating, | they drink fresh water. Scorched skin is not given 
at a feast. | Only the owner eats it when it is scorched. | They do not 
dip scorched skin into oil, because it is very | fat. That is all. || 
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3 la’xa 0’gwiwalilasa g°0’kwé qa‘s ’x‘°e’déxés k !ipia’la qa‘s k lip !é’dés 
lax negd’yAtyasa L!é’sé ga gwi’léga (fig.). Wa, la pex’a’x éwen- 
5 xafyas 1a’xa E’lsadza‘yé. Wa, gi/fmésé ‘na’xwa la medn’lx‘widé 
tsb/ntsEnxtinxa‘yasexs la’é pEx“i/dex O’ts!iwas. Wa, g‘i’l*mésé 
ewitla la meEdn’lx‘widé tsE’/nxwa‘yaséxs la’é 1é’x-‘idkq qa‘s ts!Ex“1’- 
dex Awi’gratyas. Wa, gi’l'mésé la hamn’lgedzodéda pxr/nsiixs la’é 
Lld’pa. Wai, la Ax‘ée’déda ts!eda’qaxés ha‘madzowé’ lé’*wa‘ya. Wii, 
10 la ixte’dxa ts!n/nkwé L!é’sa qa‘’s prgEdzo’dés 1a’ qéxs la’é lé’x*tindEq. 
Wa, la t!é’plédeq qa pe’xtwideés. Wa, hé’mis la lawiilisa 
ts!a/xmoté Axdzewé’q. Wa, gi’l'mésé gé’oilil t!lé’paqéxs la’é 
gwa'la. Wa, la da’Iidmq. Wa, la’xaa Lep!a’lilaxaaxés ixnléda 1é’- 
éwatyé. Wa, la xtisa’sa ts!e/nkwé Llés lax negEedza’‘yasa lé/‘watyé. 
15 Wi, gi’/lfmésé ‘witliwéda  ts!a’x*mOtaxs la’é gwa’la. Wa, la 
ik likédxa léowatyé qa lawiyésa ts!a’x"moté. Wa, la Ik !0’k !ipsEnd- 
xa ts!n/nkwe L!é’sa qa‘s &xdz0’dalés la’xa ha‘madzowée’ lé’*wa‘ya. 
Wi, hé’x‘idafmésé na’x‘idxa ‘wa’pé qa‘s ha’labalé hi‘mx-‘i’dqéxs 
hé/*maé a’lés ts!n/Ikwéda ts!n’nkwé L!e’sa, qaxs g‘i’l’maé wtdex’- 
29 ‘i/da, wi, la p!e’s‘ida. Wa, gi’lfmésé gwal ha‘ma’pexs la’é 
“na’/xtidxa a/Ité ‘wa’pa. Wai, la’xaa k:!és k!wé’ladzema ts!n/nkwé 
Lié’sa; 1é’x-a‘méda &xn6’gwadiis ha‘ma’pqéxs ts!e’nkwae. Wai, 
la’xaa k!és ts!mpa’sa ts!e’/nkwe Liés la’xa L!é’*na, qaxs &’laé 
tsk/nxwa. Wa, lab’m gwa’ta. 
