containing
three ill-formed persons, one of whom was Sky Boy. Later all three were
put through a sweat-bath and their bodies perfected.

3--Yolkai Skhin, described above.

4--Hadintin Skhin, described above.

[Illustration: The Ford - Apache]

The Ford - Apache

_From Copyright Photograph 1903 by E.S. Curtis_

Disc N 1--Yolkai Nali{~COMBINING BREVE~}n, one of the most venerated and greatly feared
personages in the Apache mythology. She is the Goddess of Death, or rather
of the after-life, for she controls all souls that pass on to the future
world. The road to this afterworld is supposed to cross her shoulders and
is symbolized by the Milky Way, a trail made by the departing spirits. The
Apache will not utter the name of a deceased person, because they say the
dead have gone on to Yolkai Nali{~COMBINING BREVE~}n and are her people. If they talked of
them it might anger her, and when their death ensues she might refuse them
admittance to the eternal paradise. This goddess is supposed to preside
over the birth of children, hence supplications and offerings are made to
her immediately before childbirth. She is invoked at other times to
withhold her call, for it is believed that she can cause death. These
prayers are addressed to Yolkai Nali{~COMBINING BREVE~}n through the medium of small white
shells and white stone beads. The white beads are symbolic of purity, and
through them Yolkai Nali{~COMBINING BREVE~}n is asked to keep the minds of the people free
from evil thoughts or deeds.

2--Dutli{~COMBINING BREVE~}shi Nali{~COMBINING BREVE~}n, the Turquoise Girl, is the creator of all things
green. She has to do with the crops in the fields, and the devout Apache
prays to her every morning during the season of growth.

3--Enasho Dilhkli{~COMBINING BREVE~}shen is the God of Intellect. He controls the minds of
the people, making their thoughts good or evil at will. It was he who
first talked to the people on earth. When a child is born its parents
often pray that Kuterastan will make it grow to be like Enasho
Dilhkli{~COMBINING BREVE~}shen, to whom prayers are addressed for aid when one must talk to
the people. In such case no offering of pollen is made unless the request
be presented to an image representing this god, when pollen is sprinkled
upon it.

4--Hadintin Nali{~COMBINING BREVE~}n is Chieftainess of Pollen, because she causes pollen to
grow on the t