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strip | of deer-skin and puts it through the second hole; and the 
long withes are not tight, in this way, and he 
sews them on. | When this has been done, he 
again takes a strip of deer-skin, which iscalled | 
“Sewing of the cradle-sewing,”’ and pushes it through the third 
hole, | and he sews on the cedar-withes. He continues doing so 
through the | fourth and fifth holes; and after he has done so, 
he does the same on the left-hand side of the || cradle. Then he 
finishes the ‘‘strip for holding in the child,” for that is the name 
of | (the cedar-withe) (2). | 
Then the man takesa piece of cedar-wood and cutsit | thin, one finger- 
width wide; | and after he has done so, he puts four of these into the 
cradle || a little more than half way down the depth of the cradle, 
in this way: | One These are called “ back-holders.”’ 
At the same time the midwife | splits cedar- 
withes about the thickness of the little fin- 
ger, about | one span less two finger-widths shorter than the 
inside of the | cradle; and when she has split enough of these, 
she takes four thin || cedar-sticks a little shorter than 
the back-holder, | and she takes the 225 split long cedar- 
bark, | and ties them on like this: When | this is 
done, she places it on the back-holder. This is 
called | the ‘‘back- [EES |) rest;’’and when it has been put 
in, itis like this: || 
k- lelxiwakwa qa‘s néx’sddé lax (ma‘lé). Wa, li k !és twk!ttalaxa 
gilt!a dewéxa, g'a gwilég'a (fig.). Wi, laxaé t!emg-aaLeElots. Wa, 
giltmésé gwala laé ét!éd ax*édxa ts!éq!adzd k !ilx-Iwak'xa Légadiis 
tlemak-iigésa tl!ex't!emag'exsé qa‘s néx‘sodés lax (ytidux). 
Wii, laxaé t!emg-aarelotsa dewéxé. Wa, asmésé la hé gwenakiilax 
(mowé) LO: (sek'!a). Wa, laxaé héem gwéx*‘idxa gpmxanodzatyasa 
xaap!é. Wi, gilfmésé gwala t!px't!emag'pxsé qaxs hé*maé Légems 
(ma‘t). ‘ 4 : 
Wa, li axedéda begwinmemaxa k!wa‘xLa‘weé qa‘s k'!ax*widéq qa 
pEldzowés. Wa, li ‘nemderné ‘widzpwasas laxens q!waq!wax'ts!a- 
nafyéx. Wa, gilfmésé gwala laé ax‘alexsas lixa xaaip!éxa mowe. 
Wa, lame babanalagawé ‘walasgemasasa xaap!é ga gwilég-a (fig.). 
Wi, hépm Légades Ladenég’éx-dema. Wi, latéda mamayoltsila 
ts!edaq papex's‘alaxa texeméxa yo ‘wag‘itens seElt!ax, maldenbala 
laxens q!waq!wax'ts!ana‘yéx yix ts!ekwagiwa‘yas lax Ots!&wass 
xaap!a. Wa, gilfmésé hélalé patyas laé Ax*édxa mots!aqé wiswittd 
k!wa®xLawa. Wai, hilsrla‘mésé ts!elts!ekwagawésa LadEnég’éx'dE- 
ma. Wa,la Ax‘édxa_ ts!élts!rq!lastowé grilsgilt!a dzexek"  dE- 
nasa qa‘s yibedzodéxa texEemé qa g’és gwiilég'a (fig.). Wa, g:il*mésé 
gwaltexs laé pax‘ents lixa Ladenégéx'drma. Wa, hérm Légades 
Ladgnég’é. Wai, la‘mé ga gwiilé lax ots!Awasa xaaplég'a (fig.). 
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