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ka"'b$a. I a wi n/ kan -g&." i. e., " I wish to invite tbem to a feast. Boil 

 for me." 



Members of tbe same tribe occasionally exchanged commodities. This 

 right was recognized by all. (See International Law, § 307.) 



§304. Debtors. — When a man asked another to lend him anything, as 

 a knife, kettle, &c, the owner would not refuse. When the borrower 

 had finished using it, he returned it to the lender, for he would be 

 ashamed to keep it as his own. There never was a case of refusal to 

 return a borrowed article. If the use of the thing had impaired its- 

 value, the borrower always returned another article of the same kind, 

 which had to be in as good condition as the former was when it was 

 borrowed. There was no pay or interest on the loan. Sometimes, 

 when the borrower was a kinsman or friend of the lender, and he re- 

 turned to the latter his property, the lender would say to him, "Keep it!" 



§ 305. Order of inheritance. — First, the eldest son, who becomes the 

 head of the household or family; then the other sous, who receive 

 shares from their brother ; if there are sisters of these, they receive 

 from their eldest brother whatever he thinks that they should have. 

 Should the deceased leave no children, his kindred inherit in the fol- 

 lowing order: His elder brother, younger brothers, sisters, mothers' 

 brothers, and sisters' sons. Tbe widow receives nothing, unless she bas 

 grown sons of her own, who can protect her. The husband's kindred 

 and the widow's step sons generally deprive her of all the property, 

 because they fear lest she should go elsewhere and marry. 



§300. Crime against property law: Theft. — When tbe suspected thief 

 did not confess his offense, some of his property was taken from him 

 until he told the truth. When he restored what he had stoleu, one-half 

 of his own property was returned to him, and the rest was given to the 

 man from whom he had stolen. Sometimes all of the policemen whipped 

 the thief. But when the thief fled from the tribe, and remained away 

 for a year or two. the offense was not remembered on his return ; so no- 

 punisbment ensued. 



CORPORATION LAW. 

 (See Societies, in Chapter X.) 



GOVERNMENT LAW. 



(See the preceding chapter.) The crimes against government law 

 were violations of the rules of the buffalo hunt, quarreling, and fight- 

 ing. Tbe violations of the rules of the buffalo hunt were also regarded 

 as crimes against religious law. 



