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The oldest child of a Dahcotah family is called, if a
boy, Cheskay, if a girl, Weenoona; the second, if a boy,
Haypon, if a girl, Habpahn, &c, as far as the fifth child. Besides
these names, which only serve to mark the family relation,
they have others.

The Indians chew their bullets, to make them cut a
bigger hole. When one of them lodges in any animal, the
pain and irritation is much greater than that caused by a
smooth ball.