{"collection":"Native American","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/nam/ca/dow/dow45.htm","path":"nam/ca/dow/dow45.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/nam/ca/dow/dow45.htm","text":"The Dawn of the World, by C. Hart Merriam, [1910]\nThe Middle Mewuk of Tuolumne River say:\nWhen a child sheds its first teeth they should be\nsaved and taken to Soo-wah-tah the Pocket Gopher, and carefully put into his hole. Then the second teeth will come quickly and grow to be strong and good.","title":"The Dawn of the World: Beliefs Concerning Animals: The Fi...","type":"page"}