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organizations. As in previous years, the songs were recorded phono- 
graphically, about 130 songs being secured in this manner for the 
Bureau of American Ethnology. 
In connection with this work Miss Densmore collected about 120 
specimens, illustrating the old arts and industries as well as the 
customs of war and the practice of medicine. Twenty herbs said 
to have medicinal properties were secured from medicine men 
who use them in treating the sick. These herbs were identified at the 
Department of Agriculture in Washington, and a number of them 
were found to be in use among physicians of the white race. 
Fic. 67——Indian equipment _ for 
boiling meat without a kettle. Pho- 
tograph by Miss Densmore. 
During the celebration of July Fourth, at Bull Head, many old 
dances were given. Figure 66 shows the Indians at this celebration 
of the Grass Dance. A demonstration of the manner of boiling 
meat without a kettle was also given, Miss Densmore witnessing the 
process and afterward purchasing the entire equipment, shown in 
figure 67. This was of interest in connection with the subjects under 
investigation, as it was a method used in old times by Indians on the 
war path or buffalo hunt. The paunch of a freshly killed animal 
was suspended between three stakes, water was placed in it, and 
brought to the boiling point by means of heated stones. Meat was 
