"it: he did not deign to look at it--I was much afraid. I then bethought "of cutting it into mouthfuls, which after presenting him I threw into the fire-- "thus I did with the whole; & when done, he arose & walked off peaceably in the _air_." (20) This sort they term _Pâh-kàck_, i.e Skeletons, or such as die of hunger; or some that die ex- tremely lean whether from the consumption or other sickness--Those, i. e. many of them, when they have nothing but just the mere skin & bone remaining, some of them in this si- tuation disappear from the Earth & go to reside with all those who have already departed in that distressed state. This band or congregation have a head or chief--Their color is commonly green, tho' sometimes black; & it is extremely uncommon when one has even any hair, being bald--as if a blown bladder. They sometimes are heard in the day. The nois is sometimes as of a quantity of dried bones rattled or shaken in a forcible manner in a kettle; & sometimes as above related making that same monotonous but frightful cry of he'h! he'h! very quick & with an abrupt ter- mination. The sacrifice they offer to these is Grease, generally a large bladder full, & of the best kind. All the natives present are invited. Tobacco of course goes before every thing else. He who makes the feast, or his assistant, most commonly lights, or fills rather, the pipes of all who smoke, but when it is light it is first presented to that quarter where _these_ are supposed to reside (I believe in the N. W. or West) then to the cardinal points--then to the (bladder of) Grease which is put is put in a dish fit to contain it & covered with down. Some of them have a small board about 20 or 24 ins. long, flat, painted with red earth, & a head made to it, of the same piece, & flat as the rest. At a certain distance below the neck, as we might suppose the Shoulders, other small pieces made in the same form & about 3 or 4 ins. long are stuck in each side at short distances, reaching to the ground-- the lower end being small, & the head end would bear some resemblance to the ribs or arms were there not so many, by their being somewhat in a hanging form. After smoking & somes speeches, in which these Ghosts are addressed--He who makes the feast, _waves_ it 3 times crying he! he! very loud for a good many times, & then presents it to this board, which is intended as a representative of the Pahkack, desiring _him_ to accept it, & be propitious & merciful to them, neither to injure them nor their _little ones_. Then He dances 3 times round the tent (in the inside) & when he comes to the 4th time, the one seated next him (in the direction of the Sun) rises. He makes a feint of offering it twice to the one who rises, who in his turn _does_ as if he was going to receive it; & the 3d time it is thrown into his hands: this one makes a double turn upon his heels & dances or _trots_ once round the