Boas] BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS 685 
When the tribe have all come in, | the father-in-law (of the father) 
of the young twins buys his own copper. He does this, | that the 
twin children may have a name on account of the | copper sold at 
the time when they were born. Now, || the father of the young twins, 
and his wife, are dressed up. They wear blankets set with | abalone 
shells, for they wish the twins to be loved. | They are the ones who 
do no work for four years, and | they carry each a copper when they 
are going around the four | houses. The reason why they each carry 
a copper is that || they wish to be able to obtain them easily; for they 
often carry valuables when they do so, | going around the four 
houses. They do it, because they have to Titel | for their beloved 
one (that is, the chief’s daughter), who must not do any work. | 
Those who have many relatives do this, for it is said by the Indians 
that | all the relatives will die if they do not follow our customs; || 
that, although the father of twi and his wife may not want to fol- 
Jow the rules, all the relatives beg them to do so, | and to purify them- 
selves every fourth day in water after the twins are | four days old, 
and that they do not | forget to paint themselves with ochre after 
purifying themselves in water, || the twins as well as the married 
couple. They continue to do this until the twins are | ten months 
old. When the minds | of the married couple who are the parents 
of twins are really strong, they do not do any work for four eRe? | 
Wa, gilfmésé gax ‘wiflaéra yix goktlotas. Wa, li k ieee yix 
nEgtimpasa yikwile begwanEmxés tneanty Liaqwa. Hét! hég-ilts 
egwex'idé qa lis Légadaxa yikwitlemé ging'inanemé |axdtg-ilaxa 
Lilaqwixs galaé aes idayé. Wai, Ja‘mé “‘nemala q!walenkwa 
yikwilé pret LEWis @EnEMe yixs ‘neEx‘tinalaaxa ééx‘ts!ems- 
gremé ‘narnx‘tinafya, yixs ‘nék‘aé qa‘s laxtlandkwésés yikwitlemé 
ging inanema. Wa, hépm mox‘tnxéla k'leis @afxénafya. Hérm 
dalaxa ‘nalfnemsgemé L!aL!eqwaxs laé listelselaxa modsgEmé 
gigdkwa, yixs hie lagilas dalaxa ‘naknemserme LiaLleqwa qacs 
Hotere leur yixs renal dalaxa naxwa telxytlaémaxs hié gwex-side 
yixs li‘stelselaaxa mosgemé gig okwa. Wa, hérm ewer ilas 
qaéda lanl’wina‘yéxa k'!efsé @axénatya. Wa, héem hé gwex~idéda 
q!énpmas LéLELala qaxs ‘nékaéda ‘naixwa bak!umqéxs ‘witwiil- 
gililélaéxa LéLeELaliixs k'!ésaé ‘witla na‘naxts!e*waxens la gwa- 
gwex's‘ala, yixs wax‘*maé q!emsa aékilaxa yikwilé bregwanrem 7 
LEfwis gEnEmé; li ‘naxwafmé LéLELAliis hawaxelaq qa hémenala- 
emésé la‘sta laixa ‘wapaxa maémop!enxwa‘sé ‘nala giigitpla laqéxs 
laé moxsékilés yikwitlemé L!a_!eL!nyadzatya; wa, hémis qa k:!ésés 
Linléwé giims‘idxés gogtima‘yaxs laé gwal la‘sta laxa ‘wapé LEfwis 
yikwilemé wlan!eL!eyadza‘yaxa hiyasek‘dla, lilaa laxa hélogwi- 
lax'demuasés yikwitlemée. Wii, giil*mésé dla lok!wemasé nénAqa- 
‘yasa yikwilé hiyasek‘dlaxs laé mox‘tnxélaxa ts!’wtinxe k-!efs 
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