Boas] RECIPES 525 
doubled in two, and puts them on the fire-wood,| holding them with 13 
her left hand. Then she takes the sharp point of the | wedge and 
strikes the charred fern-root with the top of the wedge. || She does 15 
not strike it very hard, going along the whole length | while she is 
striking it. As soon as the fern-root has been pounded flat, she | 
takes her fish-knife and puts the handle between the big toe | and the 
other toes, turning the edge of the knife upward. | Then she takes the 
pounded charred fern-root and measures a piece three || finger-widths 20 
long. Then she | presses it against the sharp edge of the knife which 
is turned upward, | and cuts it off. She continues cutting that way; 
and as soon as all the roots have been cut in pieces, | she takes her 
oil-dish, puts some oil in it, | and begins to eat the pounded charred 
fern-root, || dipping it into oil every time she takes a piece, and put- 25 
ting it into her mouth. For a long time | she chews it and sucks at 
it; and when all that is good has been sucked out, | she spits out the 
fibrous part inside of the fern-root; and | she takes another piece of 
pounded charred fern-root, cuts it in pieces, and dips it | into oil. 
She puts it into her mouth, || chews it for a long time, and sucks at it, 30 
and spits out what is left after sucking. | She continues doing this 
while she is eating the cut pieces of charred fern-root. | As soon as she 
has eaten enough, she puts away what is left over, and she drinks | 
water. Thatis all about the fern-roots, for there is only one way of | 
dalasés gemxdlts!anatyé lag. Wa, li dax-‘idex éx'ba‘yasa 13 
LEmg‘dyaixs laé t!elxwits Oxti‘yas laxa Llenkwé saguma laxés 
k léts !ena‘yé eiltsélaxs t!elxwaaq, la labendalax ‘wasgEmasas t!£l6- 15 
‘nakilaqg. Wa, gilmésé 1a pex‘ena t!rlokwé L!enk® sigumxs laé 
ax°édxés xwaLayowé qa‘s g'apodés Oxta‘tyas laxés qomax’sidza‘yé 
LE‘wés q!waq!wax'sidza‘yé lax ék'!mx‘ilaéna‘yasa xwaLayowé. Wi, 
li &x‘édxa t!elokwé L!enk® saguma qa‘s mens‘idésa yidux"dEné 
laxens q!waq!wax'ts!ana‘yéx laxa t!nlokwé L!enk® saégumaxs laé 20 
LaxxwilabeEnts lixa ék-!exila xwaiLayowa. Wa, la‘mé t!dts!endEq. 
Wi, A‘mis la hé gwégilaxa wadkwe. WA, gilfmésé ‘wi'la la t !ewe- 
kiixs laé &x°édxés ts!ebats!6 qa‘s k-!mnxts!odésa L!éna laq. Wa, 
li sax'sex‘widxa t!elokwe L!enk" siguma. Wi, lazem q!walxomrm 
ts!ep!éts laxa L!é‘na qa‘s ts!dq!tisés laxés semsé. Wai, la gég-ilil 25 
malékwaq qa‘s k!timtéq. Wa, g‘il‘mésé ‘wi‘la k!timtdlax ég-imas 
laé kwésodxés k!wix'mote yix dédEq!iiga‘yasa sigumé. Wa, laxaé 
étled daxidxa t!ewekwé t!elok® L!enk® saguma qa‘s ts!Ep!édés 
lixa Lléfna. Wiis, laxaé ts!oq!tisas laxés semsé. Wii, laxaé geg“ilil 
malékwaq qa‘s klimtéq. Wa, laxaé kwésddxés k!wixmoté. Wi, 30 
Ax'sii‘mésé hé gwég'ilaxs six'sekwaaxa t!eweékwé L!enk" saguma. 
Wi, gil'mésé polidexs laé géxaxés Anéx'sityé. Wa, 14 nax‘idxa 
‘wape. Wa, lazm gwal laxa sagumé qaxs ‘nemx‘‘idala‘maé hi- 
