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to each other, " How good this water is." Half the fleet weut up the river. But the 

 boat in which the Aino was, continued its voyage, and at last arrived at the sk re of 

 his native place, whereupon the sailors threw the Aino into the water. He thought 

 he had been dreaming, and then he came to himself. The boat and its sailors had 

 disappeared; whither he could not tell. But he went to his house, and, falling 

 asleep, dreamt a dream. He dreamt that the same old chief appeared to him and 

 said : " I am no human being ; I am the chief of the Salmon, the divine fish. As you 

 seemed in danger of perishing in the waves, I drew you to me and saved your life. 

 You thought you only staid with me a single night. But in reality that night was 

 a whole year, at the conclusion of which I sent you back to your native place. So I 

 shall be truly grateful if henceforth you will offer liquor to me, set up the divine 

 symbols in my honor, and worship me with the words, ' I make a ligation to the 

 chief of the salmon, the divine fish.' If you do not worship mc, you will become 

 a poor man. Remember this well." Such were the words which the divine old man 

 spoke to him in his dream. 



LIST OF SPECIMENS FROM THE AINOS IN YEZO, COLLECTED DURING 

 THE SUMMER OF 1888. 



By Romyn Hitchcock. 



[The numbers refer to the entries in the register of the U. S. National Museum.] 



Mat. — Made of the rush Scirpus marilimus, the suge of the Japanese, with black or 

 brown colored squares of dyed bark of Tilia cordaia. The elm bark is also used 

 for the colored parts. The brown color is obtained from the bark of JEseulus 

 turbinata, the black from Alnus maritima. Aiuos of Yezo, 1883. 150632. 



Mat.— Same as 150632. Ainos of Yezo, 1838. 150633. 



Mat. — Same as 150632, different pattern. Ainos of Yezo, 1888. 150634. 



Mat. — Same as 150632, different pattern. Ainos of Yezo, 1883. 150635. 



Mat. — Same as 150632, different pattern. Ainos of Yezo, 1888. 1506)56. 



Sltoes made of fish skin. — Worn with snow-shoes in winter. (See PI. xcvn.) Ainos of 

 Yezo, 1888. 150637. 



Quiver and poisoned arrows. — Arrows with iron heads, poisoned with a preparation 

 of aconite root ; used to kill bears. Ainos of Yezo, 1888. 150838. 



Quiver and poisoned arrows. — Arrows with bamboo heads, poisoned with a prepara- 

 tion of acouite root. The shafts made in sections of reed and wood, with 

 feathered ends. Aiuos of Yezo, 1888. 150639. 



Inches. 



Length of bamboo head J J to 2 



Length of upper shaft of wood 5i to 6 



Length of lower shaft of reetl 12J to 13 



Stone arrow heads were probably in use by the Ainos within the historic period. They are 

 found buried on the soil near the surface in many places. 



Bow. — Made of the wood of Taxus euspidata, which is preferred for the purpose. The 

 specimen is 49 inches in length. The string is twisted bark cord. (See Fig. 84.) 

 Ainos of Shari, Yezo, 1888. 150640. 



Bow. — Similar to 150640, but 52 inches long. Ainos of Yezo, 1888. 150641. 



Bow. — Small bow of wood wrapped with strips of bark to strengthen it. The string 

 is secured at one end to a piece of hard wood fitting over the end of the bow like 

 a cap, held in place by a wooden pin. Ainos of Yezo, 188-1. (See Fig. 84.) 150642. 



Snowshoes. — Made of wood with thongs of bear skin. These are worn with the shoes of 

 fish-skin [No. 150637] or with much more comfortable boots made of hide and fur. 

 (See PI. xcvn.) Ainos of Bekkai, Yezo, 188S. 150643 



Sandals. — Shutukeri. Very rudely made of walnut bark, secured to the foot with 

 cords of bark. (See PI. xcvn.) Aiuos of Piratori, Yezo, 1888. . 150644 



