388 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [BTH. ANN. 35 
33 handled ladle and dips up the liquid of | what is being cooked by her, 
so that it becomes milky; and when it is really | milky, she takes the 
35 kettle from the fire. Then || it is done. At once she calls her hus- 
band and her | children to eat with spoons what is in the kettle, for 
the tainted codfish is not | used to invite many people. It is | only 
food in the house for the married couple and their children. As 
soon | as they have eaten it with spoons, the man takes the head. || 
40 The first thing to be eaten are the eyes; and | when he finishes them, 
he breaks the head and eats the | fat of the skull; and when this is 
finished, he takes a | spoon and eats the meat and the liquid; but 
first | they drink water, and they also cool themselves with water || 
45 when they have finished eating. That is all about this. | 
1  Codfish-Head.—When the head of the codfish is | really tainted 
and has been kept for a long time in the | corner of the house, the 
woman takes her kettle and | puts it down at the place where the 
5 heads are. Then she puts || the heads into it. They are put in so that 
the face is upward. | As soon as the kettle is full, she takes an old 
mat and | covers them over. Then she takes a bucket of water and | 
pours it over the old-mat covering. She | only stops pouring water 
10 When it shows all || around the mouth of the kettle. The reason why 
32 gi’/lt!exna’la k-a’ts!enaqa qa‘s tség-ustaléx ‘wa’palisés ha‘mé’x’- 
silasESwe qa dzm/mx"stox'widés. Wa, gii’lfmésé A’lak'!ala la 
dzr’mx"stox'widexs la’é hi’nx'sendnq 1a’xa lngwi/lé. Wi, Jan’m 
35 L!O’pa. Wai, &’mésé hé’x‘idarm Le’‘lalaxés la’'winrmé Lewis 
si’semé qa‘s yo’s‘idégéxs g’é’ts!oé la’xa hi/nx’Lanowe, qaxs k:!é’- 
saé Lé‘‘lalayod la’xa q!é’nemé begwa’nEma la q!al né’ts!afya, yixs 
a/'maé ha’‘ma‘yaéitsa haya’srk'dla LE‘wis sa’semé. Wai, gi’ 
‘mésé yo’s‘idpx'da‘xwa la’é hé’déda begwa’nemé Ax‘é’dxa hé’x:- 
40 tlatyé. Wa, hé’*mis gil hi’mx“itsdséda gebelo’xstatyé. Wi, gil 
emésé ‘witlaqéxs la’é wewn’x"sendxa hé’x't!afyé qa‘s hi‘mx‘‘i/déx 
dr/ngwap!a‘yas. Wa, gil‘mésé ‘wi‘laqéxs laé ax‘é’dxa k‘a’ts!n- 
naqé qa‘s yo’s‘idéxa q!r/mlalé LE‘wa’ ‘wa’pala. Wi, lan/miéda 
fwa’pé gil na’x‘itsos. Wa, la’xaa k‘0’xwaxddarmsa ‘wa’paxs 
45 la’é gwal yo’saq. Wa, lan’m gwat la’xéq. 
1 Codfish-Head (Hé’x't!é‘sa né’ts!af‘yé)—Wa, hé’*maaxs la’é 4’la- 
k lala la q!a’la hé’x't!atyasa né’ts!atyaxs la’é gael g-ae’t lax oné’- 
gwilasa g°0’kwe. Wa, Je’da ts!mda’qe &x*é’dxés h&’nx'Lanowé 
qa‘s lé hi/ngvalitas lax &xé’lasasa hé’x't!latyé. Wa la Axts!A’lasa 
5 he’x'tlatyé lag. Wa, laz’m é’/k !ngrmits !axs la’é &xts!i’/lag. Wa, 
gi/lsmésé qo’t!éda ha/nxLanaxs la’é ax‘é’dxa kk !a’k-!obané qa‘s 
nasEyi’ndés laq. Wa, la &x@/dxés ‘wa’brts!ala na’gats!a qa‘s 
giiqryi‘ndés lax 6’kityatyasa na’sema‘ye k'!a’k-!obani. Wi, a’l- 
emésé gwal giiqa’sa ‘wa’paxs g'a’xaé net id lax d’kttyatyas 6*wa- 
10 né’qwas iwa’/xstatyasa hi’nxLanowe. Wai, hé’nm 1a’gilas gtiqn- 
