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With Will R. Bird

Do you loan books? A survey made in two mid-western States reveals that twenty-two per cent of the books borrowed by friends are never returned. A reader who was interested made fa personal check of his library and found he could not account for more than two hundred books he had loaned.

THE BELLA COOLA INDIANS by T. F. Mcllwraibh; University of Toronto Press. two volumes. illus- trated; 763 and 672 pages; 515.

These two volumes comprise what is by far the finest work 1 have seen dealing with any of the Indians of Canada. Rrofessor Mcllwraith is head of the Anthro- pology Department, University of Toronto, Associate Director of the Ontario Museum of Archaeology. and Keeper of the Ethnological

collection. Over twenty-five years ago he made two visits to Bella Coola (Beautiful Valley) and spent

thou the greater part of two years. more or less living with the Indians of that region and examin- ing their way of life. The result of his work is beyond compare. No ordinary student or expert could have achieved so much. it took a person blessed with extraordinary patience and talent and the gift of making others aware of his sincerity. Here are records and a story that will be carefully pre- served for all time.

We in Nova Scotia know that the Mlcmac Indians were better than uhe- average Indians of the east, having a musical language. unique customs and a wealth of traditions. Glooscap was their man-god. and legends of his ac- complishments were related at every Miomac campfire. Dr. Rand spent years tin acquiring their language and studying their ways. and his little publications are of great value. it is a pity, however. that no one has made a study of the Micmacs similar to the work of Prof. Mcllwraith.

His work is much more than a careful survey. He has gathered facts and put together a complete picture of the Bella Coola Indians. a picture that is unusually attrac-

tive for it reveals all the com- plicated details of Indian beliefs

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and behavior. Ivory chapter shows that the author was -possessed of infinite patience and tact. that he understood human nature, paid his homage to the past and won friends among the redmen to an unusual degree. It was character- istic of the man that he set him- self to learn the language of the Bella Coola Indians, and succeed- ed to such an extent that he had no trouble galnin-g their confid- ence. His sincerity was impressive and soon the redmen were assist- ing him in -his research, revealing to him secrets no other student of folklore or anthropology had been able to obtain.

In a lesser ldegree. Dr. Rand worked with the Mlcmacs. He mastered their language and he lived with them for weeks at a time yet his books do not show us that he was able to uncover details of ancient ceremonies and secret rituals that certainly exist- ed. Prof Mcllwraith soon discov- ered that the Bella Cpola Indians had a highly complicated social system and a very dc-finite religi- ous beliof. He was able to have everything explained to him and after his second visit there was little in the lives of thgredskins that had not -been dealt wuth to the utitermost. When the manuscnpt

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was completed it had to wait ovor twenty years for lpubllcation, a tragic delay for what must certain- ly be the supreme work of the professor. One feel: sure, how- ever. that in the years to come many tributes will be paid to the zeal, ability and honesty this writer has displayed in his work. The chapters are placed in per- fect order. The first book deals with the location and the environ- ment of the Bella Coola Indians. then with their religion, their so- cial organization, the features as- sociaited with the "Potlatch,” their myths. birth, death. marriage. the supernatural; medicine, magic. to- boofetc. There are excellent illus- trations of various types of In- dians. of the remains of villages, Bella Coola dogs. cots, five-peak- ed houses. dancers and head- dresses. One of the most interest- ing chapters in Book I deals with the Fotlatch. The importance of

go from house to house inviting the people to attend the diflerenit ceremonies connected with the Potlatch; in fact, they are a sort of town crier. During the actual rituals they repeat loudly a few phrases from the speeches being delivered. this to add dignity to the aaffaivr.

The Totem Poles played quite a part in the lives of the Bella Coola Indians. and only poverty limit- ed their number. A chief prepar- ing for a Potlatch would ask the construction of a Totem Pole pro- vided he could produce enough wealth to pay for it. A great deal of work was involved and the canpenter had to be well versed in all types of carving and pos- sessed of much historic knowledge. The ancestral name and myth of the donor of a Totem Pole was embodied in designs lwhen Pole was not to be used at a Pot- Iatch, while a Pole used there might not bar anything represent- ing the family concerned. All rites and regulations were com-

plained the features very clearly and in the doing has made a las- cinating story.

Volume Two deals with the win- ter ceremonial dances. the songs. warfare, ga-mes. storiu and the man himself. The dances are most intenestiin-g an-d I doubt if there was anything to compare with them in the Micmac ceremonies. The stories are good. but the Mic- mac legends are equally interest- ing. The Bella Coola Indians seem- ed far ahead of their time. Their secret societies and rituals seem almost as clever as some of our own organizations.

If you would like to know more of the raoea that inhabited this land before the white men came. it will pay you well to read this story of the redmen of British Columbia. it is fact and simply told but there is not much fiction that ll more interesting.

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In the three months ended June 30, 1950, net earnings were sill,- 056,576 equal to 79 cents a share on the common and in the third quarter of 1949 net. earnings were 35,093,708. or 31 cents a share.

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