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for the purpose of frightening the spirits, — | the Indians mean the 
souls of dead canoe-builders—for it is said that if they did not | paint 
the face of a man inside the canoe, || then the spirit would come to 
examine it as soon as the adzing of the canoe has been completed; | 
and he would tell the canoe to split as soon as the | canoe-builder 
would spread it. When, however, it is painted inside with the face | 
of aman, the spirits will run away when they see the painting in it. || 
Customs ReLatinec To FerN Roots 
Only old women are allowed to dig fern roots. Young women| 
are not allowed to dig them, for the people of olden times | said 
that it would make them sick, if the young women should go to dig 
fern roots. | Therefore only old women are allowed to dig them. | 
Customs RELATING TO CURRANTS 
Now they are told to eat the contents of the dishes. They do 
so, || because currants are never carried home when they are given 
by the owner, | for it brings bad luck when they are carried home, 
thus said the people of olden times. | 
Customs ReLatine To Cepar-Bark 
Even ' when the young cedar-tree is quite smooth, | they do not take 
all the cedar-bark, for the| people of olden times said that if theyshould 
2 xwa’k!tina qa kilwmésésa hayalilagaseé, yixa brx‘iinafyasa 1a t‘l 
Léq !enoxwayadzEwal gwer‘ydsa bak!umé qaxs g‘ilfmaarl  k:!és 
k-latlatexdzema gdgtimatyasa begwanrmé laxa xwak!tiniixs laé 
ewal aék'la k'fimiase'wa. Wa, g°ax‘laéda hayalilagasé x‘its!ax-i- 
laq. Wi, la‘laé axk !alaxa xwak!iima qa hox‘widés qo lal 1epa’- 
solts Léq!éno’kwas. Wa, gi’lSem‘lawisé k'!adexdzek"sa gogiima- 
‘yasa begwanrmaxs laé Arm héltsoxs laé dox‘watrlaxa k: !adexsé lq. 
Customs ReLatine To FERN Roots 
Lex‘amé sakwéda tarlk!wana‘yaxa ‘sagtmé, yixs k!ésaé hélq!o- 
lema alostigasé ts!edaq la sakwaxa sigtimé qaxs ‘nék‘aéda gildzesé 
brgwanrmaeéxs ‘yatyax'dalag‘ilaé lax sikwasosa alostigasé ts!edaqa. 
Wa, hé‘mis lagiitas léx-ama larlk!wana‘yé sakwaxa sagiimé. 
Customs RELATING TO CURRANTS 
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Wii,! latmé ixso‘, qafs ‘watwilaéxés léloqtla. Wii, héSmis g-wiilé 
qaxs k!éts!énoxwaé modola q !édzedzewaxs q !és@laéda Aixndgwadas 
qaxs armsaakl 1axox moddléxs ‘nék‘aalaéda g‘ilx-dii begwanrma. 
Customs Reiatine To Cepar Bark 
Wii,? wax*mésé ‘naxwa ék@ Ogwida‘yasa dzEs‘eEqwaxs laé 
k léts!énox ‘wilgiteloyowés ts!igemsé qaxs ‘nékaéda galé br- 
1See p. 575, line 51. 2*Continued from p. 122, line 47. 
