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  PROCEEDINGS 
  OF 
  THE 
  NATIONAL 
  MUSEUM 
  

  

  vol. 
  67 
  

  

  The 
  manner 
  of 
  the 
  doctor 
  who 
  used 
  this 
  incantation 
  was 
  such 
  

   as 
  to 
  impress 
  the 
  patient 
  that 
  he 
  (the 
  doctor) 
  was 
  conscious 
  that 
  it 
  

   expressed 
  his 
  own 
  abilities. 
  

  

  Amulets 
  and 
  charms. 
  — 
  All 
  races 
  have 
  trusted 
  largely 
  to 
  amulets 
  and 
  

   charms 
  for 
  the 
  prevention 
  and 
  treatment 
  of 
  diseases. 
  They 
  are 
  ob- 
  

   jects 
  to 
  which 
  is 
  attributed 
  magical 
  influence 
  or 
  power, 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  

   fascinate 
  or 
  to 
  help 
  or 
  protect. 
  

  

  Charms 
  for 
  preventing 
  or 
  curing 
  disease 
  were 
  the 
  common 
  resort 
  

   of 
  the 
  Indians. 
  These 
  charms 
  were 
  of 
  various 
  kinds: 
  generally 
  

  

  Fig. 
  '.». 
  — 
  Amulets 
  and 
  charms 
  

  

  from 
  the 
  animal 
  or 
  mineral 
  kingdom, 
  but 
  sometimes 
  from 
  the 
  vege- 
  

   table 
  kingdom. 
  

  

  Amulet. 
  — 
  Bear's 
  daws 
  strung 
  upon 
  a 
  deerskin 
  thong. 
  Frequently 
  worn 
  as 
  

   a 
  necklace 
  by 
  the 
  American 
  Indians 
  (fig. 
  <)<i 
  > 
  . 
  Cat 
  N<>. 
  143098, 
  U.S.N.M. 
  

  

  /'ah 
  I 
  te 
  liiiliuii 
  amulet. 
  A 
  deerskin 
  pouch 
  divided 
  into 
  three 
  pockets, 
  one 
  

   containing 
  the 
  leaves 
  of 
  a 
  shrub, 
  another 
  a 
  root, 
  and 
  the 
  third 
  shredded 
  

   hark. 
  Worn 
  by 
  the 
  Pah 
  T'tes 
  as 
  a 
  protective 
  against 
  disease 
  and 
  accident 
  

   (fig. 
  <Jh). 
  Cat. 
  No. 
  I'.Kic,!). 
  U.S.N.M. 
  

  

  Klamath 
  Indian 
  amulet. 
  Twigs 
  of 
  a 
  shrub 
  hound 
  together 
  with 
  strips 
  of 
  

   bark. 
  Worn 
  suspended 
  from 
  the 
  neck 
  (fig. 
  '.to. 
  Cat. 
  No. 
  24129, 
  U.S.N.M. 
  

  

  Cheyennt 
  Indian 
  amulet. 
  A 
  shell 
  of 
  ,-i 
  bos 
  tortoise, 
  with 
  pendants 
  of 
  

   small 
  shells 
  and 
  metal 
  drops 
  iii^'. 
  9d). 
  Cat. 
  No. 
  lc.v.ir. 
  i. 
  U.S.N.M. 
  

  

  