CONTENTS. 



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CHAPTER I. The medieine-raen, their modes of treating disease, their super 

 stitions, paraphernalia, etc 451 * 



Medicine-women 468 



Remedies and modes of treatment 471&quot; 



Hair and wigs 474 



Mudheads 475 



Scalp shirts 476 



The rhombus, or bull roarer 476 



The cross 479- 



Necklaces of human fingers 480 



Necklaces of human teeth 487 



The scratch stick 490 



The drinking reed 493- 



CHAPTEK II. Hoddentin, the pnllcn of the tule, the sacrificial powder of the 

 Apache; with remarks upon sacred powders and offerings in gen 

 eral 111!) 



The &quot;kunque&quot; of the Ztifli and others 507 



Use of the pollen by the Israelites and Egyptians 517 



Hoddentin a prehistoric food 518 



Hoddentin the yiauhtli of the Aztecs 521 



&quot; Blcdos&quot; of ancient writers its meaning 522 



Tzoalli 523 



General use of the powder among Indians 528 



Analogues of hoddentin 530 



The down of birds in ceremonial observances 533 



Hair powder 535 



Dust from churches its use 537 



Clay-eating 537 



Prehistoric foods used in covenants 540 



Sacred breads and eakes 541 



Unleavened bread 543 



The hot cross buns of Good Friday 514 



Galena 548 



CHAPTER III. The izze-klotb or medicine cord of the Apache 550 



Analogues to be found among the Aztecs, Peruvians, and others 558 



The magic wind-knotted cords of the Lapps and others 560 



Rosaries and other mnemonic cords 561 



The sacred cords of the Parsis and lirahmans 563 



Use of cords and knots and girdles in parturition 570 



&quot;Medidas,&quot; &quot;measuring cords,&quot; &quot;wresting threads,&quot; etc 572 



Unclassified superstitions upon this subject 575 



The medicine hat 580 



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