56. Verily, at that time and place, 57. The eagle spake, saying: Behold the hollow of my foot, 58. Which I have made to be the sign of old age. 59. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 60. They shall live to see the sign of old age in the hollow of their foot. 61. The wrinkles upon my shin, 62. I have made to be the sign of old age. 63. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 64. They shall live to see wrinkles upon their shin. 65. The folds of the skin on my knee, 66. I have made to be the sign of old age. 67. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 68. They shall live to see the skin of their knee gathered in folds. 69. The stripes on the feathers of my thigh, 70. I have made to be the sign of old age. 71. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 72. They shall live to see the sign of old age upon their thigh. 73. The stripes upon my breast, 74. I have made to be the sign of old age. 75. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 76. They shall live to see the sign of old age on their breast. 77. The stripes upon the corners of my mouth, 78. I have made to be the sign of old age. 79. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 80. They shall live to see the sign of old age in the corners of their mouth. 81. The stripes upon my forehead, 82. I have made to be the sign of old age. 83. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 84. They shall live to see the sign of old age on their forehead. 85. The folds of my eyelids, 86. I have made to be the sign of old age. 87. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 88. They shall live to see the sign of old age on their eyelids. 89. I have been able to bring myself to old age. 90. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 91. They also shall be able to bring themselves to old age. 92. I have been able to bring myself to the calm and peaceful days. 93. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 94. They also shall be able to bring themselves to the calm and peaceful days, as they travel the path of life. THE CHILD IS PASSED FROM GENS TO GENS TO BE BLESSED At the close of the simultaneous recital of the wi´-gi-es by the Noⁿ´-hoⁿ-zhiⁿ-ga of the six gentes, namely, the Wa´-ṭse-ṭsi, Tho´-xe, Noⁿ´-poⁿ-da, Çiⁿ´-dse-a-gthe, I´-ba-ṭse, and the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge, the Sho´-ḳa carries the infant to the head of the Wa´-ṭse-ṭsi gens, who takes it in his arms, then, dipping the tips of the fingers into a wooden vessel, in which had been put sacred water and red cedar fronds, he gently touches with his moistened fingertips the lips, head, arms, and body of the little one. This ceremonial act is an appeal to Wa-ḳoⁿ´-da to grant to the little one health and strength so that it may grow to maturity and old age without interruption by disease.