ABSTRACTS. 491 
Star is still standing in its place, in which case it moves back toward south; that, 
according to Morning-Star, during first great council of stars, when position of 
each was to be determined, an old and a young person became sick; they were 
placed upon a stretcher and carried by certain stars, preceded by chief medicine- 
man, and the group goes around North Star; that there will come time when South 
Star will capture people who were carrying stretcher; that South Star, god of death, 
would then take possession of earth; that meteors would fly “through sky and all 
rivers would rise, and that animals, otter, beaver, etc., would drift downstream carry- 
ing out people like human beings. Clam Shell would carry out some like babies, 
and some would be in shape of birds. Some of signs have come to pass. Moon has 
turned black several times, but time for end of world is not yet come. Time will be 
determined by North and South Stars. At that time people will turn into stars and 
go to south, all stars first falling from heavens and mingling with people. One time 
men preparing for war party see that Moon has turned black. Some, recognizing 
the evil omen, wish to postpone party; others decide to goon. They are surrounded 
and many warriors and chiefs are killed, only one escaping. 
36. THE TALKING MEMBRUM VIRILE. 
Young man while hunting, after urinating strikes his membrum and asks it if it 
sees buffalo. Finally it answers, ‘‘Yes,’’ and continues to say that it sees buffalo, 
and does not stop until addressed by his mother-in-law. He is so ashamed that he 
leaves and is never heard of. 
37. THE HERMAPHRODITE. 
Young man, caring nothing for women, is visited by young girl. He bathes in 
spring. In dream he sees Spider-Woman, spirit of spring, and she tells him 
that he will be like woman. He becomes sick, and medicine-men declare that 
he is becoming woman, being bewitched by Spider-Woman. Only moss from 
spring can cure him, but none is to be found, for Spider-Woman caused it to disap- 
pear. He isso ashamed he commits suicide rather than be hermaphrodite. 
38. THE SCALPED MEN. 
Leader of war party carries sacred bundle on his back, but never makes smoke 
offering. Otherscomplain. Scouts report small village, which they attack and find 
many enemies. They are surrounded and all scalped. After enemy leave they 
come together, and leader as spokesman declares that being scalped they would be 
ashamed to return to their people. They agree to live among hills. After several 
years, man while on hunt encounters these scalped people singing as scabs drop from 
their heads. He shoots at them and they run to their cave and disappear in cave, 
and he reports to his people fate of lost war party. 
39. HANDSOME-BOY AND AFTER- ‘BIRTH ‘Boy. 
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Poor boy likes chief’s daughter and is invited by her to her lodge. Boy does 
not go, fearing chief. Girl visits his lodge, but he refuses to lie with her. She pro- 
poses that they elope and they make preparations. At night, after she has driven 
