The Coyote (_Canis latrans_), called sh[)u]´-b[)e], and the Shrewmole (_Neürotrichus_ sp.), called ske´-cho, made the world and the people. The Coyote had a number of children. The Shrewmole said that when people died they should come back to live again. Coyote said, "No, there would be too many people; when they die they had better stay dead." The Shrewmole agreed. After a while Coyote's children took sick and died. He wanted them to come back to life, but the Shrewmole said, "No; you said there would be too many people and you wanted dead people to stay dead, so your children cannot come back." Then Coyote cried. The Raccoon (_Procyon lotor_) is called nah´-ke-gis´-chah. A long time ago he was a doctor. He was able to talk to persons suffering severe pains and could draw the pain out. He would dance and sing and pull out the pains and fall back. One time he took a flint out of a sick person. In the olden time the people tried to make the Elk (_Cervus roosevelti_), called y[=e]s´-cho, out of the Cottontail Rabbit (_Sylvilagus_ sp.). They put horns on his head and sent him into the brush, but the horns stuck in the bushes and he could not move. Then the people called him sti´-che and told him he must always stay in the brush. The Bat is called nah´-t[)a]-bahn´-se. He wears a robe of bear hide over his shoulders. A long time ago when the First People were at war they wanted the Bat to make peace and they hired him to make peace. The people told him to fix up good. He did so and said, "I am the one who can talk big." He sang ho-w[=a]´-nah han´-nah. The enemy agreed, and peace was made. Our people have songs for the Elk, Deer, Coon, Otter, Mink, Bat, and some other animals. Slugs (_Arion columbianus_) are called nah´-tos. To prepare [them] for eating, a slender stick is thrust through the head to hold the animal easily. It is then cut open lengthwise on the belly and the dark insides removed, after which it is dried. When wanted, it is roasted in hot ashes and eaten. BOTANICAL NOTES _Shelter Cove Sinkyone._--These notes are from Sally Bell of the Briceland-Shelter Cove region. Acorns of the tanoak (_Lithocarpus densiflora_) form the principal vegetable food. Hazel nuts also are eaten. Among the berries used for food are those of the Elder, Manzanita, Blackberry, Thimbleberry, Strawberry, Huckleberry, Salal, wild Currant and Gooseberry. The sprouts of a species of _Angelica_ are eaten raw in spring and early summer. The bulb of the large red Tiger Lily is cooked and said to be very good. The same is true of the handsome _Brodiaea_ sp. The seeds of the Manroot (_Echinocystis_) are roasted and eaten. The seeds of _Godetia amoena_ are used for making pinole.