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38 of fern-root, then the inner part is just | held by the chief, who often 
does not eat it. He just gives it | to the one to whom he wishes to 
40 give it; for the Indians say, that, if || a chief eats the inner part of a 
fern-root, he will always | waver in his mind about giving away 
blankets, for one side of his mind will | forbid him to give away 
blankets. Therefore the inner part of fern-root is not eaten by the | 
head chiefs. When the guests | have all eaten two fern-roots each, 
45 they drink water, and || the woman gives each man two fern-roots to | 
take home to his wife. Then the guests go out of the house. | That is 
all about this. | 
1 Fern-Root (2).—As' soon as she enters the house, she puts the bundle 
of fern-roots down by the side | of the fire. She builds up a large 
fire; | and as soon as it begins to burn low, she unties the root | with 
which the bundle of fern-root has been tied, and she spreads them out 
5 so that they are straight. || Then she puts them on the fire, and | turns 
them over so that the whole outer side of the fern-root is charred. | 
When the whole fern-root is charred, she takes it off | from the fire; 
and when they are all off, she takes a | short wedge and a piece of 
10 fire-wood and her fish-knife, and || she puts them down at the place 
where she charred the fern-roots. Now | the fire in which she charred 
the fern-roots has gone out, and she takes the long | charred roots 
37 lai ‘wi'‘lawe q!wa’sgema‘yasa tsa’k-usé la’é &’pm la meg’é’sé da- 
akwasa g'i’gima‘yé la q!tina’la k:!és hi¢mx‘i’deq. Wa, 4/misé ts!4s 
la’xés gwr‘y0’ qas ts!Ewats qaxs ‘né’k-aéda ba’k!itmaqéxs g‘t’/lfmaé 
40 hi‘mii’sa g'i’/gimaéda mxEg’é’sasa tsi’k-usé, wii, la’laé hé’/menalaem 
ma’g-isi‘lailé né’qayas qa‘s p!ps‘i/dé Loxs brla’é ipsa’/négwisé na’ ges 
qa‘s k-!é’sé p!es‘i/da. Wa, hé’tmés la’g'ita k-!és hi‘miisa xa/mage- 
ma‘yé gi/gimatéda mrg’é’sasa tsa’k'use. Wa, g‘i/lfmésé ‘wi’‘leda 
ktwe’laxa maé/maltsemé tsa’k‘usexs la’é na’x‘idxa ‘wa’pé. Wa, 
45 li’da ts!mda’qé @’t!éd ts!mwanaésasa maé/maltsemé tsa’k'usa qa 
mo’dolts qaés grgenn’mé. Wi, hé’xida‘mésé hod’qiwelséda 
k!we’ldé la’xéq. Wi, lan’m gwal la’xéq. 
1 Fern-Root (2).—Wi,! g‘il'mésé laét laxés g‘dkwaxs laé g-énolisas 
lax legwilasés g:okwé. Wa, li leqwélax*‘id qa L!agawastalisés 
lngwile. Wa, gil'mésé q!walatnakilaxs laé qwéelodxa L!op!ek-é 
qEnoyowés sigwanrmas sagumaxs laé dalidmq qa naEnqElés. 
5 Wa, li kattendalas lixa q!tq!walemétas Imgwilas. Wi, 1a 
léxi‘lilaqg qa ‘nema‘naktilés k!timelx‘idé dgwida‘yasa sagumé. 
Wa, gilfmésé ‘naxwa k!timelx‘idé dgwida‘yaséxs laé AxsendEq 
laxa q!iq!walemotasés legwilé. Wa, gfl'mésé ‘witlaxs laé ix‘édxa 
ts!ek!wa Lemg‘atyé hé*misa leqwa; wi, hé‘misés xwaLayowé qa‘s 
10 la g‘iyimg-alilas laxa mag*inwalisas L!enasaséxa sagumé, yixs la- 
‘maaLal klilx‘edé L!ex'damasés Ingwile. Wi, li dax'‘idxa g‘ilt!a 
Lenk" saguma qa‘s gwanax‘édéq. Wi, li k'at!ents lixa leqwa 
4 Continued from p. 616, line 63. 
