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to cause it to rain." He adds tliat ''in wet weather, if tbey wish the 

 rain to cease, they go to a sand bank, \n\t sand in a pan, and dry it over 

 a tire." 

 Among the Moqui, according to Schoolcraft — 



"There is a charm used for calling down rain. It consists of a sinnll 

 quantity of wild honey wrapped u]) in the inner fold of the husk of the 

 maize. To produce the effect desired it is necessary to take a piece of 

 the shuck which contained the wild honey, chew it, and spit it u]>on the 

 ground which needs the rain."^ 



Capt. J. G. Bourke, in his "Snake dance of the Moqui" (p. 120), says: 



"There was painted on the east wall a symbolical design, or 'prayer,' 

 representing three rows of clouds in red and blue, from which depended 

 long, narrow, black and white stripes, typical of rain, while from right 

 and left issued long red and blue snakes, emblematic of lightning. This 

 was a prayer to the god of clouds to seiul refreshing rains upon the 

 Moqui crops. - - - Yellow was used in all prayers for pumpkins, 

 green for corn, and red for peaches." 



Among the ZuQi, according to Stevenson, medicine sticks were 

 supposed to influence rain. These little sticks are found hidden 

 beneath the rafters of nearly every house in ZuFii.^ 



Passing a little farther from home we find, in Acosta's ''History of 

 the Indies,"^ some accounts of rain producing and weather making 

 among the Peruvian natives. According to him a Peruvian king in his 

 lifetime caused a figure to be made wherein he was represented, which 

 they called Huaugue, which signifies brother. They carried this image 

 to the wars and in ])rocessi()n tbr rain or fair vreather, making sundry 

 feasts and sacrifices to it. They also pursued other luethods. "In 

 matters of importance they offered up alpacas, hanging the beast by 

 the right fore leg, turning his eyes to the sun, speaking certain words 

 according to the quality of the sacrifice they slew, for if it were of 

 color their words were addressed to the god of thunder and lightning, 

 that they might want no water" (p. 341). If they wanted water, to 

 procure rain they set a black sheep tied in the middle of a i)laiii, 

 pouring much chica about it, and giving it nothing to eat until it rained 

 (p. 370). This is practiced (says Acosta, 1571-1588) at this day in 

 many places in the month of October. 



OTHER WEATHER MAKING. 



What precedes relates to rain making or stopping. A somewhat 

 similar series of facts occur among the American Indians concerning 

 other elements of the weather, but their energies in this direction seem 

 to be ex])ended chiefly in the control of the winds. 



It appears that the Kansas gens of the Omaha are Wind jx'ople, and 

 to them is especially intrusted the control of the wind. Mr. J. Owen 



1 "Hietorj-," etc., Vol. Ill, page 208. 



2 Secoud Ann. Rep. Bureau of Ethnology, page 371. 

 * Hakluyt Society edition, Vol. II, pages 312, 313. 



