48 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



origin that liave been incorporated into the En;j:lisli language. No work so com- 

 prehensive in its scope liad hitherto been attempted, consequently in making 

 plans for the new departure it became necessary to begin at the foundation. The 

 popular style of treatment was ever kept in mind, and considerable time was 

 consumed in correspondence with experts Itest qualified tor the preparation of 

 many of the special articles called for by the enlarged plan. For these reasons 

 it has not been possible to complete the work at an earlier date. Owing to the 

 fact that many of the specialists do not reside in Washington, it was difficult, 

 within a limited time, to arrange for entire consistency in treatment and to 

 prevent repetition tlirough encroachment of one subject on another when written 

 by many hands. On this account, and for the purpose of obtaining the views 

 and criticisms of as many experts as possible, conferences were held, as already 

 mentioned, three times each week, which were faithfully attended by the eth- 

 nologic staffs of the Bureau and the National Museum, as well as by other 

 resident ethnologists ; and ethnologists from elsewhere, while visiting Washing- 

 ton, often gave this committee of revision the benefit of their criticism. 



As the articles prepared both by the regular attendants and by others were 

 read at the conferences, and thus were accorded opportunity for criticsim, 

 the value of the meetings in promoting the authoritativeness of the forthcoming 

 Handbook is inestimable. New su]).iects were constantly suggested, and in some 

 instances much new light was shed on others, after having been written, by 

 reason of the personal knowledge of one or another of the critics present. 



In addition to the siiecial articles elsewhere mentioned '"i this report as 

 prepared by members of the Bureau, the following are among the more impor- 

 tant of those that have been furnished by specialists not officially connected 

 with it : 



By Dr. Franz Boas : Languages. 



By Dr. A. F. Chamberlain: Armor, Basque iufliience, Chinook jargon, Dutch 

 influence, Eliot's bible, English influence, fur trade, German influence, God 

 (words for), Hawaiian influence, Kutenai, linguistic families, "Lost Ten 

 Tribes," majile sugar, INIelungeons, Negro and Indian, Scandinavian influence, 

 Spanish influence, white man (names for), wild rice, and many articles per- 

 taining to words of Indian origin incorporated into the English language. 



By Mr. Stewart Culin : Games. 



By Dr. William II. Dall : Russian influence. 



By Miss Anna Dawes : Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes. 



By Dr. G. A. Dorsey : Ceremony, Sun Dance. 



By Mr. Wilberforce Eames : Bible translations, dictionaries, periodicals. 



By Dr. Livingston Farrand : Marriage and divorce, and many articles descrip- 

 tive of some, of the linguistic families of the Northwest. 



By Miss Alice C. Fletcher : Adornment, agency system, buffalo, camping and 

 camp circles, civilization, dramatic representation, dreams and visions, earth 

 lodge, etiquette, fasting, feasts, furniture, governmental policy, grass lodge, land 

 tenure, masks, music and musical instruments, oratory, orientation, poetry, prop- 

 erty and property right, quillwork, soldiers, tatoooing, totems, trading posts, war 

 nnd war discipline and articles descriptive of the Caddoan tribes. 



By Mr. Gerard Fowke: "Lansing man," and many articles on technological 

 subjects. 



By Mr. H. W. Ilenshaw : Atlantis, exchange, pictography, popular fallacies, 

 slavery, sweating and sweat houses. 



By Dr. George Bird Grinnell : Horse. 



By Mr. F. W. Hodge : Adobe, irrigation, kiva and many tribal articles, espe- 

 cially those pertaining to the Southwestern Indians. 



