d'kis coniplsted, tds rnsn and tdc sdarnan talcs drancdes ok pepper-wood, and dold tdern over tds tire kor a ksw rninutss, until ids strong odor cdaractsristic ok tds wood is Ziven out. ^Vitd tdese dranedes tde;r tden proceed to wdip and drusd evervtdinF in tds dance-douse, witd tde intention ok cleaning ont all evil inklusncss or spirits. Idis csrsrnonv ok puridca- tion deinZ cornpletsd, tlis wdole csrsrnon^ ok tds zcodcoti is over. d'ds clown, wdo plavs so irnportant a part in inost ok tlis csrsinoniss ok dotd tlis koot-dill and Lacrarnsnto Valley people, is a personage ok rnucd interest. He always wears a necldace ok " croolced acorns " (see Di^. Z7, b), and is rnucd respected dv all persons. He seeins always to de eatinZ; and at tde ds- ZinninA ok a dance, wden lie is called kor, lie §snsrallv appears rnuncdinA a du^e piece ok acorn-dread. Ver^ strong ar^u- rnents are xenerall^ necessary on tds part ok tde sdainan to induce tds clown to stop eating, and tads dis proper part in tds cerernon^. Idc kollowinZ is Ziven as a topical dialogue detween tde sdanian and tde clown. d'/rauran. ^Vders da vs ^ou deen, Olown? <d/oMn. I dave deen l^inA down. I arn ill, and dave pains in rnv stornacd. I konnd sonis rnedicine tdat never kails, ik tdere de onl^ enouZd ok it (ders de talces a dite ok tds dread, and sits down d^ tde lire). H/ra-nan. ^Vd^ don't z^ou put awa^ tdat dread, and wait till tds dance is over dekore eating? (7/c>E. dden I can't §st an^. .?/raEN. Vdo is ZoinA to steal ^our dread? (7/own. I don't lcnow. ksrdaps ^ou rni^dt. d'/ranran. ^Vders did ^ou Zet ^our dread? (,'/c>M-r. I drou^dt it witd rne. Didn't von ses ins coining in witd a diZ loak? §/rama>r. I saw ^ou corns in witd notdin^ dnt ^our cans. (d/oA-n. Ido, no! I dad tds dread under rnzc arrn. On tde otdsr dand, I would not lie adout a loak ok dread. §/raman. ?ut a wav tdat dread, and §o out on top ok tde