V. BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS 
Siens (a’qEn) 
Body Feelings as Signs.—Twvtching of the Crown of the Head.— 1 
When the crown of the head of a man twitches, | he knows that he will 
cut off his hair for his relative who | is to die; for that is the way the 
Indians do. As soon as a near | relative dies, and when he has been 
dead four days, || the hair is cut. | 5 
Twitching of the Nose-—When the nose of a man | twitches, he 
knows that he will blow his nose when he cries for a | relative who is 
going to die. | - 
Twitching of the Upper I1p.—When the upper || lip [of our mouth] 1 
twitches (a man) knows that tears will run down | when he cries for 
a relative who is going to die. | 
Twitching and Itching of the Cheek.—When the cheek | of a woman 
twitches or itches, she knows that she will scratch her face when she | 
cries for a relative who is going to die. || 
Heaving of the Stomach.—When the stomach of a man twitches, | 1 
the Indians call it “heaving” of the stomach, for the stomach will 
heave | when he is wailing for one who is going to die. | 
Wiping of the Eyes.—When the lower part of the thumb | of the 
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hand of a man twitches, he knows that he will wipe his eyes || with the 20 
lower part of his thumb when he wails for a relative who is going to die. | 
Met!exra’.—Wi, hé’*maaxs meta’é q!e/nxLii‘yasa begwa’nemé; | 
wi, lan’m q!a’laqéxs t!0’sasESwéLés sE‘ya’ qaé’s LéLELA’liixs 
Inlé’Lé, qa gwée’gi‘lasasa ba’k!timaxs g‘i/l‘maé In‘lé’s ma’g ile 
LeLELA’laxs, wi, gi’l'mésé mod’p!enxwa‘s la te‘la’g-ulés LELELA‘la, 
wi, la t!0’s‘itsESwé sE‘yii’s. . 5 
Medé'tha.—Wa, hé’*maaxs meta’é x‘i/ndzasasa brgwa’nEmé; 
wii, lan’m q!a’laxs tw’ntélxés xi’ndzasé qd q!wa’sal qaé’s LeLE- 
La‘lixs le’Lé tr‘lt. 
Medexsta’ é'k'lodexstés sems.—Wi, hé/*maaxs meta’é @/k-!0- 
dexsta‘yasEns sE/msex; wi, lag’m q!a’lax watna’ktléLrés owa’‘sdé 10 
r ) oS 
qo q!wa’sal qaés LeLELa’la qo tn1L6. 
Met!o's to ta’x*os.—Wa, hé’*maaxs meEta’é LOxs 1a’xaé Aw6d/- 
dza‘yasa ts!mda’qé; wii, la q!a’laxs n/lwatéLaxés g0’etl 
guma‘y6 qo 
q!wa’sal qaés LéLELa’lixs In‘le’Lé. 
Qe'mqemtk lim.—Wa, hé’*maaxs meta’é tek:!i’sa begwa’neme; 15 
wi, hé’rm gwe‘yisa ba’k!imé qrm’mqmmik:!im, yixs qELeEla’é 
tek lii’sa q!wa’sa qaé’da te*/11é. 
De'dastodk: lim. — Wii, hé’*maaxs meta’é 6’xLafyasa qd‘miis 
afyasi’sa begwa’nemeé; wi, la q!a’laxs dé‘sto’dénaxés gwa’‘sdé, 
yis 0’xLa‘yasasés qo’ma qaxs q!wa’saéL qaés LéLELA’liixs In‘lé’Lé. 20 
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