ing with bits
of bark and grass, and with much blowing, a blaze is produced.

It is said that First-man made the first _co'tce_. After coming up the
_qadjinai_, or magic reed, he was very dirty; his skin was discolored
and he had a foul smell like a coyote. He washed with water, but that
did not cleanse him. Then Qastcej[)i]ni sent the firefly to instruct him
concerning the _co'tce_ and how to rotate a spindle of wood in a notched
stick. As First-man revolved the spindle, or drill, between his hands,
Firefly ignited the dust at its point with a spark of fire which
Qastcej[)i]ni had given it for that purpose. There is another myth
concerning the origin of these little sweat houses which does not agree
with that just stated. According to this myth, the _co'tce_ were made by
the Sun when the famous twins, Nayen[)e]zgani and Co'badj[)i]stcini,
who play so large a part in Navaho mythology, were sent to him by
Estsanatlehi. When they reached the house of the Sun they called him
father, as they had been instructed to do, but the Sun disowned them and
subjected them to many ordeals, and even thrust at them with a spear,
but the mother had given each of the youths a magic feather mantle
impervious to any weapon. Klehanoai (the night bearer--the moon) also
scoffed at them and filled the mind of the Sun with doubts concerning
the paternity of the twins, so he determined to subject them to a
further ordeal.

He made four _co'tce_, but instead of using wood in their construction
he made them of a metallic substance, like iron. He placed these at the
cardinal points and sent the moon to make a fire near each of them. This
fire was obtained from the "burning stars," the comets. The _co'tce_
were made exceedingly hot and the twins were placed in them
successively; but instead of being harmed they came out of the last one
stronger and more vigorous than ever. Then the Sun acknowledged them
as his sons and gave the elder one the magic weapons with which he
destroyed the evil genii who infested the Navaho land. This is the
reason, the Navaho say, why it is well to have many _co'tce_ and to use
them frequently. Their use gives rest and sweet sleep after hard work;
it invigorates a man for a long journey and refreshes him after its
accomplishment.

First-woman, after coming up the _qadjinai_, was also foul and ill
smelling, and after First-man she also used the _co'tce_. Hence the
Navaho women use the _co'tce_ like the men, but never tog