BOAS J BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS 671 
they stop putting on the kelp head-band around the head of the child. | 
And after this it is put into the cedar-bark || box; and nothing is 
taken off from all the things belonging to the child, | for they will be 
taken off only when it is ten months old. | 
As soon as the child is ten months old, the cedar-bark, | the yellow 
cedar-bark, and the wool bedding of the child are put | into the 
cedar-bark box; and after the hair of the child has been singed off, || 
and the anklets and arm-rings have been put on,—for the mother of 
twins | also singes off the hair from the head of the child, and | puts 
on the anklets and arm-rings,—she goes and hides the cedar-bark 
box | under the rock under which the cedar-bark is hidden. | 
This is the custom of the Kwag'ul, Nak!wax'da‘x", Gwa‘sela, || 
and Awik’ !énox®. | 
The reason why the long-heads of the Koskimo and | Gwats!énox", 
Gap !énox", Llasq!énox", and | ular !asiqwila, and Naqrmg ilisila 
are different, is that | the kelp head-band is kept on for twelve days 
at a time, until the girl || is ten months old. It is a little different 
when the child is a boy, | for then the kelp head-band is tied around 
for ten days, | and is taken off after eight months. | The head of the 
child is also rubbed with oil of the silver-perch in the same way | as 
the Kwag’ ul women do with their children. || 
ewal qpx'semalé x'Omsasa g‘inanemaxa ‘waSwadé qrEx’spmésa 
xomsé. Wa, gilfmésé gwalemx’s laé lats!oyo laxa k‘adzngwats!é 
gildasa. Wi, lina k:!é’s lawofyo lixa ‘naixwa gwélgwiilasa g'ind- 
nemé, yixs al'méré lawivexs lit hétogwilata g'inanemé. 
Wai, gilfmése hélogwilaxs laé ‘witla lawoyrwe k‘ék:adzek" Lefwa 
déxwé Lefwa p!épalemeée gwélgwiilasa g'inanemé qa‘s li lats!oyo 
laxa k‘adzngwats!é gildasa. Wa, giltmésé gwal ts!ex'iltsemtse:wé 
xOmsasa ginanemé Leewa ktinxwédem yixs hé*maéxa yikwilaya- 
eolé ts!ndaq ts!exilttsemdex x‘Omsasa ginanemé. Wai, hépmxaa- 
wis kiinxwétaq. Wai, hépmxaawis la q!tlaraxa k‘adzegwats!é 
gildas laxa k-adzek!waasé. 
Wi, hérm gwayrliflatsa Kwakwikwakwé Le‘wa Nak!wax'da*xwé 
LE‘wa Gwa‘skla Le‘wa Awik: !énoxwée. 
Wa, gatmés lagitas dgtiqila gilse-iltema Gosgimuxwé LEfwa 
Gwats!enoxwé LE‘wa G‘ap!énoxwé LEfwa Liasq!énoxwé LEtwa 
Liatlasiqwila LE‘wa Niqemg‘ilisila yixs malexsag’iyuwaé ‘nalis 
qex'sEmalés ts!ats!adagemé xunOdx"xa ‘wiSwadé qex’spmés x'Omsa, 
lalaa laxés hélogwilaéna‘yé. Wa, lii xai!a dgtiqala laqéxs babagi- 
maé, yixs nEqap!enxwa‘saé ‘nalis qex'sEmalés x‘Omsaxa ‘waSwadé 
qpx'sEmés x‘Omsa. Wai, la malgtnaltsemg‘ilaxs laé ixodyé. Wa, la 
hérmxat! q!eltsemdaydséx x'Omsasa g’ininema dzék!wisé lax gwé- 
gilasasa Kwaktg‘dlaxsemaxés xtinokwé. 
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