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he now lived as he ought he would be accepted as a respectable man. But if 
it was found that he had been whipped once or twice, they would treat him 
as his first neighbors had. After they had been whipped some of these people 
reformed but others did still worse until they provoked their neighbors to kill 
them. 
The following stories regarding several of the house groups are 
from the same source as the clan stories already given and of the 
same general character. Similar allowances must be made for the 
assertions of endogamy. 
CUSTOMS OF THE DOUBLE MOUNTAIN HOUSE GROUP (INNANTH TCIYA’) 
It was the endeavor of these people to raise their children in the right way so 
that they would not depart from it after they were grown up. In order to 
make their boys strong and healthy they compelled them to dive into the water 
four times for four mornings, once every month, throughout the winter. If 
they were brought up this way they would be early risers and strong and would 
not be lazy. Whatever they set out to do they worked at with all their 
might. But anyone could tell those who had not been well brought up by their 
appearance. 
A girl was taught how to cook, sew, patch clothing, and pound up corn. 
This training was continued until she was grown up when, if she married, she 
knew how to keep house. She would be a respectable woman who loved her 
husband and children and of whom everyone was fond. 
STORY OF THE BENDING-POST-OAK HOUSE GROUP (INTCICA WAYA’) 
These people were not numerous. They received their name from the fact 
that they usually lived in the woods near some bending-post-oak tree. When 
they got tired of one place they moved to another and they seemed to seek 
a place to camp where there was a bending-post-oak. They were not very 
energetic, but they loved to dance. It is natural for people to look sad when 
anything serious happens, but it was particularly conspicuous in the case of 
these people. They often met to discuss what they would do in case they should 
lose their hunting grounds. They taught their children that, whatever hap- 
pened, they must not abandon their customs but keep them up carefully. They 
were not people of foresight, however, and depended much on others for advice. 
They were early risers. They made many mistakes, but usually through 
ignorance. They did not care much whom they married, whether outside of 
the group or not—at least this was the case with the men; but the women were 
different. The women would marry no one unless he were a good hunter, and 
if a man were not it was hard for him to get one of these women. One time a 
poor hunter wanted to get a woman of this house group, so he got another man 
to kill a deer for him and carried the same deer past the woman’s house several 
days in succession, in fact until it spoiled. And after all he was unsuccessful. 
STORY OF THE HIGH CORNCRIB HOUSE GROUP (IMPITCA TCAHA) 
These people were not much esteemed by others but they thought a great deal 
of themselves. They were very industrious and raised big crops every year, 
for which they put up high corncribs. When other people saw what they were 
doing and how high their corncribs were they called them the High Corncrib 
people. They did not hunt much and therefore bartered corn for venison, 
bear fat, or bear meat. In this way they made their living and so they were 
a very wise people. They were people of one mind and would not let any of 
