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continued - Making Fire
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To save the trouble of making fire they
were careful to keep the fire going when once
made as long as possible, and even in their
bark canoes they always had a mound
of clay with a small fire going on it when out fishing - when
travelling from place to place the
inevitable firestick was carried - at night
it was considered a sure protection from the
bad spirit Cooin (debel-debel) &
when wearied by long continued rain the
old men would throw firesticks in the
air at the same time puffing loudly to
drive the rain spirit away -