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marros of the Jews, only the latter are the harder. On inspecting the 

 house, we found each apartment whitewashed, both walls and ceiling, 

 well ventilated, and in every respect neat and clean ; exceeding good 

 order seemed to prevail in the domestic appointments throughout the 

 establishment. The furniture consisted of but few articles, these being 

 principally sheep-skins, Navajo blankets, and water-vessels, the latter 

 used also for cooking-purposes. These vessels are of their own manu- 

 facture, of burnt earth, and, in many instances, highly embellished 

 with fanciful designs of neat pattern, the figures being either brown 

 or black, on a ground-work of white. No beds are seen in the house, 

 blankets alone serving as such ; the occasional bird-skin, hanging by 

 a string in some corner, serves as a charm. Live eagles and sparrow- 

 hawks, tamed by these people, are seen about almost every house, 



Fig. 2. 



Catholic CnrRCH at Zuni. 



great veneration being had for these members of the feathered tribe, 

 wliich are considered the sacred birds of Montezuma. Each dwelling 

 is provided with a loom, which forms a conspicuous part of the furni- 

 ture. It consists of two sticks, between which the threads, of the 

 width of the blanket to be made, are spread, the whole arrangement 

 being fastened to the floor and ceiling by raw-hide strings. The op- 



