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SECTION 12 



" ' Now another message. 



" ' Now this concerns both husband and wife. Now it may hap- 

 pen, that a man and wife live together happily. At length the man 

 thinks that he will go to another settlement to visit relatives there. 

 His wife agrees and he goes. Now when he gets to the village he in- 

 duces some agreeable woman to live with him saying he is single. 

 Then after some time the man goes back to his own family. His 

 wife treats him cordially as if no trouble had occurred. Now we, 

 the messengers, say that the woman is good in the eyes of her 

 Creator and has a place reserved for her in the heaven-world. Now 

 the woman knew all that had been done in the other settlement but 

 she thought it best to be peaceful and remain silent. And the 

 Creator says that she is right and has her path toward the heaven- 

 world, but he, the man, is on his way to the house of the Wicked 

 One.' " 



So they said and he said. Eniaiehuk. 



section 13 



" ' Now another message. 



" ' This concerns a certain thing that human creatures follow. It 

 is concerning gakno'we'haat. Some men desire constant new ex- 

 perience, that is some men are always following ye'o n '. Now it is 

 a great evil for men to have such desires. This is a thing that the 

 so sinful must confess. A man who desires to know gagwego" 

 ye'o n 'sho' will never be satisfied, for ye'o n ' will arise whom he can 

 not know and he will fall flat. Now we, the messengers, say that 

 all this is sinful and men must not follow such desires.' ' 



So they said and he said. Eniaiehuk. 



section 14 



" ' Now another message. 



This is what your people do. 

 : ' An old woman punished her children 1 unjustly. The 

 Creator is sad because of such things and bids us tell you that such 

 practices must cease.' So they said. 



1 Handsome Lake was ever the lover and champion of children. There are 

 many instances in the Gaiwiio relating to the care and rearing of children. 

 The mode of punishment here referred to was one of long usage. Some- 

 times the mother would fill her mouth with water and blow it into the face 

 of the little offender, repeating until obedience was enforced. Punishment 

 by violence as by whipping or striking was discountenanced. The mother 



