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then that individual is supposed to be a Kappaty turkey. 

 If a dog pursue a "forester," which is usually Kappaty, 

 and fail to bring him to bay, that animal is said to be 

 Gurogity. 



A hunter takes some fat, or skin, or piece of bone, of a 

 dead man, and puts it into a little bag. He then goes to 

 some place in the bush frequented by kangaroos, emus, 

 turkeys or other game, such as a favourite feeding ground 

 or watering place or sand hill. Here he selects a tree 

 belonging to the proper phratry, and hangs his little bag on 

 one of the spreading branches. When an animal gets 

 within "shooting distance," as it were, of this magical 

 artillery, it becomes stupid and wanders about heedlessly 

 until the hunter gets an opportunity of spearing it. 



Another custom was, as soon as some emus or kangaroos 

 appeared in sight, the men commenced chewing human hair 

 and spitting towards the animals, accompanied by magical 

 incantations. This was expected to work a charm upon 

 the game and cause them to remain quiet and sluggish, so 

 that a man could steal upon them, holding a bough in front 

 of him, until he got within killing distance. Wurrity is 

 the native name for fat, hair, or other portion of a human 

 body, used to work spells, or conjure with. 



In following along the tracks of an emu, kangaroo, wild 

 dog, or such like game, if the hunter at intervals drop hot 

 coals in the footmarks of the animal, this will have the 

 effect of making it hot and tired, or induce it to come round 

 again towards its pursuer. 



In other instances the sweat and hair taken from under 

 the arms, as well as the hair of the head, were used to rub 

 on hunting weapons to increase their precision in killing 

 game. These charms were also employed to enable a man 

 to climb trees dexterously, or to carry out any project 



Q— Oct. 5, 1901. 



