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SECTION 17 



'' ' Now another message. 



'' ' Some people live together righteously as man and wife ac- 

 cording as the Creator ordained, but they have no child. When this 

 is so let this be the way : If the wife's sister has children, of these 

 let the wife without issue take from one to three and rear them and 

 thereby fulfil her duty to the Creator. Moreover when a woman 

 takes children she must rear them well as if born of herself. We, 

 the messengers, say that you must tell this to your people.' " 



So they said and he said. Eniaiehuk. 



SECTION 18 



'' ' Now another message. 



" ' Tell your people that ofttimes when a woman hears that a 

 child is born and goes to see it, she returns and says in many 

 houses where she stops that its mother's husband is not its father. 

 Now we say that it is exceedingly wrong to speak such evil of chil- 

 dren. The Creator formed the children as they are ; therefore, let 

 the people stop their evil sayings.' " 



So they said and he said. Eniaiehuk. 



P/ 



/SECTION 19 



" ' Now another message. 



" ' Now the Creator of mankind ordained that people should live 

 to an old age. He appointed that when a woman becomes old she 

 ' should be without strength and unable to work.^ Now the Creator 

 says that it is a great wrong to be unkind to our grandmothers. 

 The Creator forbids unkindness to the old. We, the messengers, 

 say it. The Creator appointed this way : he designed that an old 

 woman should be as a child again and when she becomes so the 

 Creator wishes the grandchildren to help her, for only because she 

 is, they are. Whosoever does right to the aged does right in the 

 sight of the Creator.' " 



So they said and he said. Eniaiehuk. 



(So many words, Odi'waga'Me, end of first day's preaching) 



Recitation o^ the second day 



SECTION 20 



" ' Now another message. 

 " ' A way that was followed. 



1 The wisdom of the aged, especially upon ceremonial matters, was never 

 questioned. 

 2 



