720 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL (ETH. ANN. 35 
When all the Gésg'imux" and the Nak!wax’da‘x" had gone in, | 
40 they went and sat down in the rear of the large house. Then || a 
long narrow board was taken and was put down in the rear | of the 
house between two rows of men who sat facing each other. | Then 
many batons were taken and | given to the Gdsg’imux" and the 
Nak !wax'da‘x". | After this had been done, eagle-down was taken and 
45 was put on || the two rows of men who sat facing each other in the 
rear | of the house. When this was done, the sick woman was taken 
and | was placed on a new mat which was spread in front of the | 
outer row of men in the rear of the house. | The shamans of the 
50 Nak!wax'dafx" gave them instructions what to do; || for the Gosg'i- 
mux" did not know what would be done by the | Nak!wax’ dax" for 
the great shaman Qasnomalas. As soon as | everything was ready, 
they all beat fast time together, all those who beat time for the | 
shaman; and they had not beaten time long, before they stopped. | 
Four times this was done. When they stopped beating fast time the 
55 last time, || the shaman Qasnomalas came in carrying his rattle. | 
Then he stood on the floor inside of the door of the house. He did 
not | make any noise. He only looked at the sick woman. Then he | 
said, “Come, i !emelxalag’ilis—and you K’ enxwalayugwa,—and you | 
60 ‘nax' nag’ em—and you Q!walax’ lage pea for I pray you to help || me. 
38 wa, g ilfmésé ewitlasrada ica imuxwé LESwa Nakious: datxweé 
laas hiifstaem k!wiléda ogwiwalilasa ‘walasé gokwa. Wai, latmé 
40 ix*étsesweda grilt!a ts!éq!a sadkwa qa‘s li pax‘alilem lixa 6gwiwa- 
litasa gokwé, lax awaigawa‘yasa k‘imk'eqrgemlila matts!agti‘naktla 
bebaewannmia: Wai, li ixttsmtweda q !enemé t!ét !emyayuwa qa‘s li 
ts!awaésElayu laxa Gosg'imuxwé Lefwa Nak!wax'da‘xwe. Wai, g'il- 
‘mésé gwala li Axétse*we qemxwiisa kwékwe qa‘s li qemxwidayu 
45 laxa k'imk'rqrgemlilé malts!agitnakila bebegwanrm laxa 6gwiwa- 
walilasa gdkwé. Wi, 1é &xétsetwéda ts!ex'qa ts!edaqa qa‘s 
eaxé qelgtidzolilem lixa ts!mx'asé lé*watya Lebel lax L!asalitasa 
Lidsexidalilésa bébrgwinrmé laxa dgwiwalilasa g'okwe. Wii, 
la‘mé héx'siic‘ma pépixaliisa Nak!wax'da‘xwé aaxsilax gwégwiilag’i- 
50 lilasas qaxs k'!ésaé q!areléda Gosg'imuxwe lax gwayi‘lilasasa Na- 
k!wax'datxwé qaéda ‘walasé pixilaé Qasnomalasé. Wi, g-il‘mésé 
‘wila gwalala laasé ‘nemax‘tid Léxedzodéda ‘naxwa Léxemélxa 
pixila. Wa, k lést!e géeg‘ilila Léxedzityaxs Jaé ‘nemax"id gwala. 
Wii, li mop!ena hé gwexidé. Wi, g'ilfmésé gwat Léxedziya rlx- 
5 Latyé gaxaase g'axeréda pixila, yix igjaanoninlase dalaxés yadené. 
Wa, li waxstlit lax Awivelisa t!ex‘ilisa gdkwée. Larm k’!efis 
ewek !alats; lasm 4mm dodqwalaxa ts!ex'q!a ts!ediqé. Wi, la 
énék'a: “Géla Liemelxalag‘ilis, sdfméts K-enxwalayugwa, sd‘méts 
nax'nag'em, wi so*méts Q!walaxilayugwa, qa‘s waxads g'ifwala 
on 
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1-On each side of the long narrow board. 
