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her left hand | into the hole, so that it may not move; for generally 
the | person moves about when he feels the burning on his skin. 
This is the thickness | of the cauterizing-stick, and this the size of the 
hole at the end.t| When || it is all burnt up, she lifts the cauterizing- 
stick, and only | the ashes of the afterbirth and of the nettle remain 
sticking to the skin. The mother of twins presses on it | with her 
first-finger, so that the ashes go in; and | after she has finished 
cauterizing, she is paid one pair of | blankets for every place she has 
sauterized. Sometimes she will cauterize in four places, || and she is 
paid four pairs of blankets. | 
Cripples.—Now I shall talk about children that belong to the 
Salmon, but who are not twins. | When a woman gives birth to a 
one-eyed child, then | all the men say that it belongs to the Salmon. | 
When a woman gave birth to a girl with a red spot like a || strawberry 
on the forehead, here at Fort Rupert, | it was said that (the girl) 
belonged to the Salmon; and a Koskimo woman gave birth | to a boy 
whose right leg was bent, who belonged to the Salmon; | and Kiinxit- 
layugwa, a | ilar !asiqwila woman, gave birth to a child | who was 
white on one side of the face, and he also belonged to the Salmon; 
and || Ayaga, a Koskimo woman, gave birth to | a boy who had a 
scar on the face; | and also those who have scars on the body or 
who | lack a finger,—all these about whom I am talking are said to 
laxa x'dbayowé qa k'lésés Légtitela qaxs q!iinalaé yawix'erliléda 
brgwankmaxs laé Inq!tit!édés Llése. Wi, g'aem wagwatsa x‘dba- 
yowég'a.’ Wii, giatmés ‘wadzegats kwax"ba‘fyaség'a. Wai, g’ilfmésé 
qtilxidexs laé wex‘idxa xobedzowé. Wi, &tmése la klitale 
giinafyasa maénqela gin. Wa, A*mésa yikwile ts!edaq ‘ts!emsgem- 
tsés ts!pmalax'ts!anatye laq qa labrtésa gtnafyé. Wi, g'tlemase 
gwala yikwilé ts!edaq xdpaxs laé hilaqasosa ‘nalfnemxsa p!Elxp- 
lasgem qaéda ‘naknemsgemé x*opés, yixs ‘nalfnemp!enaé mosgemé 
x‘dpatyas. Wi, la hilaqasd‘sa moxsa p!elxelasgema. 
Cripples.—Wii, la‘mésen gwagweéx's‘alat lixa k-!ése yikwitlem 
Lian!eyadzatya, yixs q!iinalaé mayoréda ts!edaqasa k!ixstd; wi, 
lanm héx‘idarm ‘nék-éda ‘naxwa begwankmaéxs L!av!ayadza‘yaé. 
Wax'a ‘nemokwe ts!ediq mayolidaa axalaéda L!axsemé hé gwéx’s 
Ingo lax ogwiwa‘yasa ts! lats!adagemé laxg'a Tsaxisek’, wii, laemxaé 
enex'soxs Llanlayadzatyaé. Wix'éda mayoLemasa Gots!axsemé 
wakalé hétk:!oltsidzatyasa babagume. Wa, lazemxaé L!an!aya- 
dzatya. Wax'é mayoLemas Kiinxtlayugwa L!a!dsiq!waxseméxa 
‘melk!otema babaguma. Wa, laemxaé L!aL!nyadzatya. Wax-é 
mayoLemas Ayagaxa GOts!axseméxa q!tit!Osaés miyoLemé baba- 
guma. Wii, hé:mésa q!titiis dok!winatyé Loxs q!ex"tslinatyéxa 
gayolée lax q!waq!wax'tslanatyas héstaem gwe‘yo L!a!eL!Eyadza- 
'3 mm. thickness of gauge-stick; 8 mm. diameter of hole. 
