Boas] BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS 629 
four are taken and | placed by the side of the fire to stop the south- 
east wind and rain; | and the soil of the otter-slide when it is thrown 
into the water || on the north side of the otter-slide. These are the 
four ways. | 
This is another means of calling Northwest-Wind—a piece of 
kelp, | which is taken fresh from the sea. Now, when we | are again 
paddling along, when it is calm and it is a hot day in summer, | as 
soon as we see kelp floating on the water, we || go towards it and pick 
out a large piece of kelp, and the one who is to use it measures it off. | 
It is more than half a fathom long. Then he | rises in our canoe and 
turns his face northward. | He puts one end of the piece of kelp to his 
mouth; and he shouts loud | through the inside of the tubular kelp: 
“*T call you, Northwest-Wind, wo! | 
“Come, Northwest-Wind, wo! | 
“Come quickly, Northwest-Wind! | 
“T come to call you again, wo!”’ | 
Every time he says ‘‘wo”’ he turns round to the right and he || puts 
the end of the tube of kelp into the sea; and bubbles come up, | 
because he says with a long breath, ‘‘Wo!” as he turns round. As 
soon as his | breath nearly gives out, he turns his face again, and 
ixe’/ndlidzema’é 1a’xa Imewi'lé qa gwa’lés mela’sa LE‘wa yu’gwa 
Wi, hé’*mésa dzexdzeq!wii’sa xti’mdasé, yixs la’é k'la‘sta’na 
la’xa gwa‘lai’sa xt’mdasé. Wi, lan’m mo’x‘*widala. 
Wa, hé’'mis ‘nem re‘‘lalafyuxa dza’q!walanukweda ‘wa’/éwade, 
yixa’ a/lomasé g‘a’yol 1a’xa de’msx'é. Wa, hé’eEmxaaxg‘anu‘x" 
séyu'na’kiilék’ 1a’xa q!0’qila, yixs ts!n’lqwaéda ‘na’lixa hé’Enxé. 
Wa, gilfmésenu'x" do’qtilaxa ‘mx’lx‘dla ‘wa’*wadé. Wa, lanu‘x" 
gwa'‘sta laq qenu’x" 4x‘é’déxa ‘wa’lasé‘wa’‘wadé. Wa, la ‘mr’ns- 
‘idéda aa’xsilanaq. Wa, la hiya’xk:!ot!ebo’da. Wa, la La’x‘wa- 
texsa laxEnu'x" ya’‘yats!@ qas gwé’gmmaré la’xa gwii’‘nakwe. 
Wii, la ix*a/Lelotsa ‘wa'wadé 1a’xés se’msé. Wa, la ha’sela lax"si‘la 
lax kwa’ko‘gatyasa ‘wa’*wade: 
“7TélalentoL Dza’q!walanukwa, wo! 
“B/tséstenLoL Dza’q!walanukwa, wo! 
“Gé’lag'a Dza’q!walanukwa, wo! 
“A nlé’tla Dza’q!walanuk", g-a’x‘meEn 6@’tsé‘stdLa, wo!” 
Gi/Inaxwarm ‘né’k'a “wo”, 1a’é xilpléda hétk!owé‘sta qa‘s 
ixkr/nsés 6/ba‘yasa ‘wa’‘wadé 1a’xa dp/msx'é. Wa, la mrdn’lqtila 
qaxs g’i/Idésaé ‘né’k'exs la’é x‘i/Ip!éda “wo.” Wa, gi’/lmés wii’lbeé 
ha’safyaséxs la’é é’t!éd gwé’gemx“id qas gwe’bax“‘idésa ‘wa’*wade 
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