—) 
36 
35 
or 
10 
30 
35 
10 
596 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL (ETH. ANN. 85 
with their | spoons. They suck out the juice; || and when the juice 
is out, they blow out the skins. | They continue doing so while they 
are eating it. When they have eaten it all, | they go out. They 
never drink water after eating, | and only rinse out the mouth with 
water, for the food sticks | to the inside of the mouth. They do not 
like to || drink water after eating this food, because the water causes 
heart-burn. | Therefore they are afraid to drink it. This is not | 
used when they invite many tribes, for it is only used by the husband 
and wife. | That is all about this. | 
Bunch-Berries..~—When (the basket) is full,? (the man) sends his 
young men | to call his tribe, for he is going to give a feast with the 
bunch-berries. Then | his wife takes her dishes and puts them down 
next to her seat, | also the spoons and the oil. As soon as she has 
finished, || she spreads down the mats for the guests to sit on when 
they come | in. When they are all in the house, the woman | tells 
the young men to go and put the berries into the dishes; | and when 
all the dishes are full of berries, she takes | oil and pours itin. After 
this has been done, (the young men) distribute || the spoons among the 
guests; and when this is done, | they put the dishes with the berries 
one in front of each four men. | After they have been put down, the 
kak-rts!enagqé laq. Wai, la‘mé k!timtilax ‘wipaga‘tyas. Wai, 
gilfmésé ‘witlawe ‘wapaga‘yaséxs laé pox:ddex  siiq !tisgematyas. 
Wi, héx'sii‘mésé gwégilaqéxs hitmapaaq. Wii, gilfmése ‘wi'la- 
qéxs laé hoqiwelsa. Wa, la‘mé héwiixa nagék‘ilax ‘wapa. Wii, 
lané fem ts!nweL!Exdtsa ‘wapé, qaxs dlak-!alaé k!ita hémadma- 
ts!énatyas laxens iwit!exawa‘yéx. Wi, hé‘mis k-!ésélas helq !ala 
nax‘idéda hi‘mapax gwéx'sdrmaséxs neEwéq!tip!édaé nagék-iliixa 
ewape. Wa, hé'mis lag‘las k‘tlemé. Wi, larmxaé k'!és 1é‘la- 
‘layo laxa q!énemé lélqwilara‘ya, yixs léx‘a‘maéda hayasrk-Ala 
ixeq. Wa, larm gwat laxeq. 
Bunch-Berries.'—Wii,’ g'ilfmés@ qot!axs laé ‘yalaqasés hatyal‘a, 
qa lis Lelalax g‘oktlotas. Wa, la‘mé qekilatxa qrk laalé. Wii, 
li genemas &x‘édxés torlq!wé, qa g'axés hixhanét lax k!waélasas 
Le‘we k-akets!enaqé; wii, hé‘misLés L!éna. Wa, gil'mésé gwatexs 
laé Lup !alitelaxa lénlwa‘yé, qak!wadzEwéesoltsa Lélinemé, qo gax 
hogwito. Wa, gilf*més@ gax ‘witlaéLexs laé héx-‘ida‘ma ts!edaqé 
ixklilaxa hifyalfa, qa liis k!ats!Alasa qek:!aalé lixa torlq!we. 
Wii, gilfmésé ‘witla qé@qrx'ts!iléda lorlq!wiixs laé Ax‘étsEfwéda 
Liéna, qa‘s lii k!tnq!egem laq. Wii, gil‘’mésé gwala laé ts!ewa- 
naédzema k-ak‘ets!enagé laxa Lélinemé. Wi, gilfmésé gwatexs 
laé k‘ax'dzamolélema qéqex'ts!ala lorlq!wé laxa maémodkwe bébr- 
gwankma. Wii, g‘il‘mésé ‘wilg-alitexs laé héx*idarm ‘nixwa 
1 Chamaepericlineum wnalaschkense (Ledb.) Rydb. 
2 Continued from p. 221, line 27. 
