Boas] BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS 651 
hair begins to burn, || she puts the burnt hair into one of the | clam- 
shells. When she thinks it is enough, she passes the | deer-tail up 
and down the back of the woman, who is sitting up. | She does this 
four times; and she says four times, | “This would happen to you;” 
and after she has done so, she throws it into the || fire. She does this 
with all the other things; and when they | all have been burnt to a 
crisp, She pours some water on the remains of the deer-tail. | After 
doing this, she stirs it, and then she lets | the woman drink it. Then 
she takes the burnt tentacles | of the octopus and pours some water 
over them, stirs them, || and gives it to the woman and lets her drink 
it. | 
Then she takes some perch-oil, pours a little of it on the 
snake-tail, and she does the same with the | burnt toad-feet. She 
stirs 1t, so that it forms a paste, | and rubs it on the stomach of the 
woman, first the || snake and then the toad, so that her stomach is 
blackened. | When this is done, she takes water and pours it on the | 
burnt chiton, and stirs it until it is watery. When | the birth- 
pains come often, the old | woman takes the chiton water and gives 
it to the woman to drink; || and after drinking all of this, she waits to 
see what is going to happen. When | the pains come in quick 
succession, | the old woman pulls up her petticoat and places her 
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déda habkrsas laé axts!Alas tslax‘modtas hibrsas laxa ‘neméx ia 
xalaésa. Wi, gil'mésé k-dtaq lanem hétaxs laé nox‘witsa ts!ax:- 
moté doyoxsdésa géwasé lax awig'afyasa ts!edaqaxs k!waélaé. 
Wi, laemxaé mop!enaxs nfias. Wi, laxaé mop!ena ‘néka: “Ya- 
Ems héyolaxsdox.”’ Wa, g‘il‘mésé gwatpxs laé ts!extendeq laxés 
legwilé. Wa, lai hé‘staem gwéx“‘idxa wadkwe. Wii, g'ilfmése ‘na- 
xwa la ts!olkitxs laé gtiq!eqasa ‘wapé laxa ts!dts!almoté doyoxs- 
désa gewasé. Wa, gikmésé gwal xwétaqéxs laé naiqamats lixa 
ts!edaqé. Wa, la‘mé ét!éd ax‘édxa_ ts!ots!almotasa dzédzelembal- 
tslana‘fyasa teq!wa, qa‘s gtiq!Eqésa ‘wapé laq. Wii, laxaé xwét!é- 
deq. Wa, laxaé ts!is laxa ts!edaqé@, qa nax‘idéséq. 
Wa, la ax‘éd laxa dzek!wisé, qa‘s xailaqé gtiq!mqas lax ts!6- 
ts!latmotas OxsdE‘yasa sélemé. Wa, lixaé héem gwex*<idxa 
tsldts!almotas g°og-Egtiyasa wiiq!isé. Wa, la xwét!édeq qa gen- 
kés. Wa, la dzex'semts lax tek-lisa ts!edaqé.. Hérm g-aléda 
sélemé. Wi, li mak-iléda wiiq!aisaq. Wi, A‘mis la ts!olé tek: lis. 
Wa, gilfmésé gwalexs laé ax‘édxa ‘wapé qa‘s gtiq!mqés lax ts!d- 
tslalmotasa qlanisé. Wii, li xwét!édeq qa ‘wapalés. Wa, gil 
‘mésé nEnxwaakiilé séx'séx‘aénatyasa ginanemaxs laéda q!tlyakwé 
tsledaq &x‘édxa q!ana‘stala ‘wapa qa‘s naqdamasés laxa ts!Edaqé. 
Wa, gilfmésé ‘witla nax‘idgéxs laé ét!éd dlastogwalita. Wa, gil- 
‘més@ LOomax“‘id la nenxwaakiilé séx‘s@x‘aénafyasa g’indneEmaxs laé 
néxostodéda q!tlyakwé@ts!edaqxés saixsdatyé, qa‘s dzéxwaliléxs 
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