Chapter III (4)

Quipu of the Peruvians 553

R.

Rain-making one of the powers ascribed to Indian medicine-men
455-456
Rebellion of the Pueblos 555
Reeds or rushes, superstitious uses of 527-528
Remedies of the Indian medicine-men 471-474
Rhombus, or bull-roarer, use of, among Indians 476-479
Richardson, Sir John, cited on Indian medicine-women 469
Rockhill, W. W., cited on flour-throwing by Tibetans 516
Rosary, origin of 554
used as a mnemonic cord 561

S.

Sage, seeds and roots of, used in tzoalli 526-527
Sahagun cited on Aztec customs 464, 486, 495, 518, 523, 528,
538, 559, 521
Salverte, Eusebe, cited on Indian medicine-men 458, 464
cited on Roman covenant bread 540
cited on amulets 578
Sashes, medicine, of the Apache 593
Scalp shirts in Indian "medicine" 476
Schultze, Fritz, cited on Indian medicine-men and women 470, 471
Schweinfurth, Georg A., cited on African customs 488, 560
Scott, Walter, cited on lycanthropy 459
quoted on lightning-riven wood 587
Scratch stick, employment of, among uncivilized peoples 490-493
not used for combs 491
origin of 492
Shirts of scalps in Indian "medicine" 476
Shirts, medicine, of the Apache 593
Simon, Padre, quoted on Indian idolatry 594
Simpson, John, cited on use of magic powder by Indians 509
Smith, John, cited on sacred meal of Indians 511, 512
Smyth, Brough, cited on Australian aboriginal customs 485, 535,
537, 540, 574
Snake-killing, prohibition of, by Indian medicine-men 470
Soul cakes 546
Speke, John H., cited on African customs 488, 494, 514, 515, 560
Spencer, Charles, cited on Indian medicine-men 458
Spencer, Herbert, cited on Indian medicine-men 455, 457, 458,
459, 461, 467, 468, 472
cited on ancient German priests 463
cited on Indian customs 492
Spirit dance of the Apache 582-584, 585-586
Stanley, Henry M., quoted on African amulets 485, 560
cited on African customs 515, 575
Stolen property, power to recover claimed by Indian medicine-men
461
Strutt, Joseph, quoted on magic cakes 547
Stuart, King James, quoted on magic knots 569
Sweat bath, a necessary part of Indian medicine 455

T.

Talismans of the Apache 587-590
Tanner, John, cited on Indian sacks of human skin 484
cited on scratching by Indians 490
cited on Indian powders 513
cited on Indian headdress 555, 556
Theal, Geo. M., quoted on rhombus among Kaffirs 479
Torquemada, Juan de, quoted on Aztec customs 522, 523, 524, 525
cited on Indian headdresses 582
Tule or flag, roots used as food 520-521
Tylor, E. B., cited on Indian medicine-men 458
cited on bull-roarer 478
Tzi-daltai of the Apaches 587
Tzoalli, cakes of, used in Indian sacrifices 523-528
idols formed of 525-526

U.

Unleavened bread 543-544

V.

Vaca, Cabeza de, cited on Mexican customs 455
cited on Floridian medicine-men 470, 472
cited on clay-eating by Indians 538
quoted on galena among the Indians 548
Vetancurt, Augustin de, quoted on Aztec customs 522
cited on Apache commerce 530
Villagrá, quoted on throwing meal by Indians 510
Vining, Edward P., cited on mnemonic knots of Japanese 562

W.

Wheat, origin of 542
Whipple, A. W., cited on Indian commerce 530
Whitney, W. Norton, cited on Japanese "medicine" 531
Wigs, use of by Indian medicine-men 474-475
Winstanley, W., cited on cords worn by Abyssinians 560
Wounds by wild beasts a qualification for Indian priesthood
457-458

X.

Ximenez, Francisco, cited on myths of Guatemala 528
Francisco, quoted on divination by Guatemalan Indians 533
Francisco, quoted on chalchihuitl among the Mexicans 590

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Transcriber's Notes:

Obvious typographical errors have been repaired. Non-standard spellings, including those in other languages, were retained as in the original.

Hyphenation and accent variants that could not be clearly resolved, were retained.

The few cases of ellipses shown as asterisks were also retained.

Latin-1 and UTF-8 texts: Footnote 490, C^{ie} indicates a "C" followed by a superscript of the characters "ie."

Latin-1 and UTF-8 texts: _Underscores_ enclose italicised content; =Equal signs= enclose bold content.

p. 579, paragraph beginning "Dr. Joseph Lanzoni": both "chermisinum" and "chermesinum" occurred in the original as shown.

p. 585, paragraph beginning "At intervals": "Three several times they" is as in the original.