retire late, that they may be deprived of the usual amount of sleep as of food.  During this they never paint themselves, but at various times go to the top of some hill and bewail the dead in loud cries and lamentations for hours together.  After the ten days have expired they paint themselves again and engage in the usual amusements of the people as before.  The men are expected to mourn and fast for one day and then go on the war-path against some other tribe, or on some long journey alone.  If he prefers, he can mourn and fast for two or more days and remain at home.  The custom of placing food at the scaffold also prevails to some extent.  If but little is placed there it is understood to be for the spirit of the dead, and no one is allowed to touch it.  If much is provided, it is done with the intention that those of the same sex and age as the deceased shall meet there and consume it.  If the dead be a little girl, the young girls meet and eat what is provided; if it be a man, then men assemble for the same purpose.  The relatives never mention the name of the dead.

     “KEEPING THE GHOST.”

Still another custom, though at the present day by no means generally followed, is still observed to some extent among them.  This is called wanagce yuhapee, or “keeping the ghost.”  A little of the hair from the head of the deceased being preserved is bound up in calico and articles of value until the roll is about two feet long and ten inches or more in diameter, when it is placed in a case made of hide handsomely ornamented with various designs in different colored paints.  When the family is poor, however, they may substitute for this case blue or scarlet blanket or cloth.  The roll is then swung lengthwise between two supports made of sticks, placed thus X in front of a lodge which has been set apart for the purpose.  In this lodge are gathered presents of all kinds, which are given out when a sufficient quantity is obtained.  It is often a year and sometimes several years before this distribution is made.  During all this time the roll containing the hair of the deceased is left undisturbed in front of the lodge.  The gifts as they are brought in are piled in the back part of the lodge, and are not to be touched until given out.  No one but men and boys are admitted to the lodge unless it be a wife of the deceased, who may go in if necessary very early in the morning.  The men sit inside, as they choose, to smoke, eat, and converse.  As they smoke they empty the ashes from their pipes in the center of the lodge, and they, too, are left undisturbed until after the distribution.  When they eat, a portion is always placed first under the roll outside for the spirit of the deceased.  No one is allowed to take this unless a large quantity is so placed, in which case it may be eaten by any persons actually in need of food, even though strangers to the dead.  When the proper time comes the friends of the deceased