BOAS] BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS 633 
When an Indian wishes for snow, | twin-children are called; and 31 
some eagle-down is taken, | and the down is put on the heads of the 
twins. | Then the man who wishes to have snow begins to speak, || 
and says, “O friends! | I beg of you that you call down the snow, for 35 
I | have put on you the down, on your heads, the down of our winter 
dance. | These are snowflakes at the place where you come from, | 
supernatural ones.” || 
Sometimes the twin-children begin at once | to cry, for they think 40 
it is only done to make fun of | them. That is all about this. 
When the Indians wish for rain, | twin-children are called; and 1 
perch-oil, | which is kept in small kelp bottles, is taken, and is put 
on the hands; | then the hands are rubbed together, so that they get 
greasy. || Then it is put with the right hand on the left-hand side of 5 
the face of the | twin-child, and with the left hand on the | right- 
hand side of the head of the twin-child; for, indeed, | the twin-children 
and the person who has invited them sit opposite each other. This is 
done four times | to each of them. The person who invited the twin- 
children || speaks while he is putting the | hair-oil on the twins, and 10 
Wii, gi’lf'més wa'laqnléda ba’k!umaq, k!we’s‘ida, 1a’é Lé’‘lalasE- 31 
‘weda yikwi‘lemé gi/ng'indinema qa‘s Ax‘é’tse‘weda qr’mxwisa 
kwe’kwé qa‘s qn/mx‘widayuwé lax x‘éx'6’msasa yikwi’‘lnmé L!e- 
Lia/Llayats!atyé. Wa, la‘més ya’q!eg-a‘téda bregwanrmé, yi’xa 
wa'laqéla qa k!wé’s‘idés. Wa, la ‘né’k'a: “ W4A,‘né*nemo’kwée, 35 
lafmé hiwa’xelaLoL qa‘s wé’giLds Lé’LaxddElxa na/‘ya, qaxg‘in 
latmé’k qE/mx‘witsoxda qr’mxwéxsanu‘x" ts!e’ts!éq!énatyé laxs 
x’éx'd/msaqods. Wi, la’Lox k!wé’smis 1a’xés_ g-a’yanaktilasaos, 
nana’wialakwe.”’ 
Wai, la ‘na/nemp!enéda yikwi’‘lnmé L!é!La’L!ayadza‘tyé hé’x"‘i- 409 
daEm q!wé’gra‘la qaxs ‘né’k'aé &’em ak’/mlala‘ya, yi’sa hé gwe’- 
xidéq. Wi, laz’m gwa’léq. 
Wa, gi/ltmés walaqnléda ba’k!umaq yi’gwa, la’é Lé’‘lalase*wéda 1 
yikwi’‘lemé 1!é/L!at!ayadzatya. Wi, la ix ‘é’tsE‘wéda dzé’k!wise, 
yixs gits!4é laxa Am‘ima‘yé ‘wa'wade. Wii, la xi’x'ts!anendaya. 
Wa, la dza’kulayttwéda e‘e‘yaso’ qa ‘nema’x‘‘idés q!n’/lq!elsaila. Wa, 
la Laxtwidayuwéda hétk'!ots!anatyé lax gemxenuLEmatyasa L!a- 5 
Liayadzatyé. Wa, la raxtwidayuwéda gemk lots !ana‘yé lax hétk: !odp- 
nitema‘yasa yikwilmmé 1!anlayadze, qitaxs ki/mk-‘aqugemlilaéda 
yikwi’‘Inmé L!é’L!an!ayadzé® Lefwa Lé’‘laneméq. Wa, la md’p!ena 
hé gwé’x*idenaxwaq la’qéxs ‘na’nemd’kwae. Wa, la ya’q!ent!a- 
tityeda 1élaneméxa yikwi‘lemé !é’L!anlayadza‘ya, laé Lat!é’tsa 19 
dzé’k!wisé 18’xa yikwi’‘lemé w!é’L!atlayadzat‘ya. Wa, la ‘né’k-a: 
