12 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



the youth found his stomach an uncomfox'table residence, and hearing 

 his sister lamenting on the shore he called to her and told her 

 to take off her shoe, and throw it into the whale's mouth, but to keep 

 hold of the string. This the girl did, and the whale soon had to 

 disgorge the young man, who was landed safe and sound on the shore. 

 But the angry Avhale lashed the sea so vigoi-ously with his tail that 

 the waves mountain-high overwhelme 1 the earth. Of all the inhabi- 

 tants the young man and his sistei- alone e.scaped. The Hareskin 

 legend, of which Kunyan is the Ihm-o, resembles the Dog-rib story, 

 excei)t that the beaver is the successful diver. 



The Ojebways of Lake Superior and Lake Huron relate the myth 

 in a similar way to the Haieskius and Dog-ribs, but the hero of it is 

 the demi-god Nanabojou or Nanabush, \\ho saves himself V^y climbing 

 to the top of the tallest pine on the tallest mountain in the world. 

 The work of restoration is similar to that of the Noahs ot the Hare- 

 skins and Dog-ribs. With the Ojebways of Lake Huron, the cause 

 of the Deluge is that Nanabojou killed the wliite lion who dwelt 

 Vjeneath an enchanted lak?, whose water in anger after his death 

 overwhelmed the whole earth. Nanabojou's refuge was a tall pine, 

 which in lesponse to his entreaties grew taller and taller asj the flood 

 ro.^e higher. The Mississagua story is very similar to this ; with 

 both, the muskrat is the successful diver. 



Air. Charles Armstrong gave a statement of a remarkable 

 experience of the influence of mesmerism attending the recent 

 amputation of one of his fingers. The statement was as 

 follows : — 



It became necessary a short time since for me to have a finger 

 amputated, so I applied to Dr. Emery to do it for me. In reply to a 

 questicm, I told him that I objected to chloroform, and would not take 

 it. We then made an appointment for next day, Friday, December 

 14th, at his office, and, on arriving, I was introduced to Prof. Sey- 

 mour V>y the doctor, who asked me if I would object to the professor 

 making an experiment to conti-ol the nerves so as to ))revent pain. I 

 consented, but did not think he would succeed. Everything being 

 ready, the professor took my arm and passed his hand along it for the 

 first time, and then said he wa-s ready. I saw tlie doctor take up the 

 knife, and, leaning my head back, looked up, determined to show no 



