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eiation, if they liked oue another; but if they did not agree, it was al- 

 lowed to disappear. (See Kinship, § 78.) 



A cliild is danced for but once by the same party. Should they come 

 again, there are no ceremonies observed but the giving of horses and 

 goods. The children thus honored are from five to six years of age, 

 none over ten years of age can be thus adopted. 



Frank La Fleche said, " Cange-ska danced this dance for my father, 

 who therefore, called him 'father'; and I, too, call Cange-ska my father. 

 So all the YYeji"cte people (being my father's gens by adoption), called 

 Cange-ska, 'father' for four years. Then the kinship ceased. During 

 that period it would have been unlawful for any of my family to inter- 

 marry with the gens of Cange-ska." 



The Ponkas are not fully 7 acquainted with the calumet dance. They 

 use but one pipe; but the Omahas always have two pipes. 



