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After, finally slew him. He did not, however, actually kill him, for, as
I have said, these were beings who could not die; and, in fact,
Tawiscara was merely driven from the earth and forced to reside in the
far west, where he became ruler of the spirits of the dead. These go
there to dwell when they leave the bodies behind them here. Ioskeha,
returning, peaceably devoted himself to peopling the land. He opened a
cave which existed in the earth and allowed to come forth from it all
the varieties of animals with which the woods and prairies are peopled.
In order that they might be more easily caught by men, he wounded every
one in the foot except the wolf, which dodged his blow; for that reason
this beast is one of the most difficult to catch. He then formed men and
gave them life, and instructed them in the art of making fire, which he
himself had learned from the great tortoise. Furthermore he taught them
how to raise maize, and it is, in fact, Ioskeha himself who imparts
fertility to the soil, and through his bounty and kindness the grain
returns a hundred fold. Nor did they suppose that he was a distant,
invisible, unapproachable god. No, he was ever at hand with instruction
and assistance. Was there to be a failure in the harvest, he would be
seen early in the season, thin with anxiety about his people, holding in
his hand a blighted ear of corn. Did a hunter go out after game, he
asked the aid of Ioskeha, who would put fat animals in the way, were he
so minded. At their village festivals he was present and partook of the
cheer. Once, in 1640, when the smallpox was desolating the villages of
the Hurons, we are told by Father Lalemant that an Indian said there had
appeared to him a beautiful youth, of imposing stature, and addressed
him with these words: "Have no fear; I am the master of the earth, whom
you Hurons adore under the name _Ioskeha_. The French wrongly call me
Jesus, because they do not know me. It grieves me to see the pestilence
that is destroying my people, and I com