144 Timehri. 



Mo (Worm). 

 1st. Pass the left hand through the loop so that the latter rests on the 



thumb. 

 2nd. Pass the right index between the palmar string and the root of the 



thumb and, catchiDg the dorsal string, bring it to the palmar side. 



Twist the loop which is now on the right index, clockwise through 



half a circle and then place it on the left index finger. 



3rd. Repeat this movement between the left index and middle fingers 

 putting the loop on the left middle finger. 



4th. Repeat between the middle and ring fingers putting the loop on 



the ring finger. 

 5th. Repeat again between the ring and little fingers and put the loop 



on the little finger. 

 6th. Release the thumb loop. Pull slowly on the palmar string and the 



" worm " moves away. 



This trick is the same as the common " Mouse " probably the most 

 widely spread trick of all the world. It is mentioned by Lutz in " Timehri," 

 July, 1912, p. 127, where he says the Patamonas call it " Snake." But the 

 fact that he makes the boy speak of it as " Warum " (worm ? ) indicates 

 that the Patamonas and Makushis give it the same name. Their lan- 

 guages are akin and the Makushi word Mo means worm, while their word 

 for snake is " Erkui."" 



TOORER (COWFLY). 

 1st. Thumbs only in the loops. 

 2nd. Pass the right hand over the left from the near tide and back under 



so as to form a double dorsal loop on the left wrist. 

 3rd. With the right thumb and right little finger take up the left double 

 dorsal wrist loop on the near side, bending the left palm down in so 

 doing. Slip the loop on to the right little finger inserting this latter 

 from above. Bring the hands to their normal position and stretch. 

 This will twist the strings that pass from the right little finger. 



4th. With the left little h'nger pick up both right thumb strings and form 

 a double loop round the left little finger. 



5th. With the right index and thumb pick up the left dorsal wrist loops 

 and bring them to the palmar side. Stretch. We have now a single 

 loop on each thumb and a double one on each little linger, while all 

 the strings are knotted in the middle. 



6th. Drop the loops off the little fingers. These loops are the wings of 

 the fly. 

 An attempt is made to catch the fly by clapping the hands together 



but on separating them he has gone as he almost always does in actual 



life. 



Dr. Lutz found this trick amongst the Patamonas he had on the 



Kaieteur plateau and he describes it in " Timehri " of July, 1912, p. 126. 



The manner of performing it, is, however, slightly different. Dr. Lutz' 



