566 MEDICINE-MEN OF THE APACHE. 



know that once buckskin formed an important part of the garment. 

 The Brahmans use three cords, while the Apache employ four; on this 

 subject we shall have more to learn when we take up the subject of 

 numbers. 



Maurice says that the &quot; sacred cord of India,&quot; which he calls the 

 zenuar, is &quot; a cord of three threads in memory and honor of the three 

 great deities of llindostan.&quot; 1 It &quot; can be woven by no profane hand ; the 

 Brahmin alone can twine the hallowed threads that compose it and it 

 is done by him with the utmost solemnity, and with the addition of 

 many mystic rites.&quot; 2 It corresponds closely to the izze-kloth ; the Apache 

 do not want people to touch these cords. The zennar &quot; being put 

 upon the left shoulder passes to the right side and hangs down as low 

 as the lingers can reach.&quot; 3 The izze-kloth of the Apache, when pos 

 sible, is made of twisted antelope skin; they have no cord of hemp; 

 but when the zennar is &quot; put on for the first time, it is accompanied 

 with a piece of the skin of an antelope, three fingers in breadth, but 

 shorter than the zennar.&quot; 4 



On p. 128 of Vining s An Inglorious Columbus, there is a figure of 

 worshipers offering gifts to Buddha; from Buddha s left shoulder to 

 his right hip there passes what appears to be a cord, much like the 

 izze-kloth of the Apache. 



Examples of the use of such cords are to be found elsewhere. 



In the conjuration of one of the shamans, &quot;They took a small line 

 made of deers skins of four fathoms long, and with a small knot the 

 priest made it fast about his neck and under his left arm, and gave it 

 unto two men standing on both sides of him, which held the ends to 

 gether.&quot; 5 It is difficult to say whether this was a cord used on the 

 present occasion only or worn constantly by the shaman, In either 

 case the cord was &quot;medicine.&quot; 



Hagonnaar relates that he &quot; saw men wearing ropes with knots in 

 them, flung over their shoulders, whose eyes turned round in their 

 heads, and who were called Jammaboos, signifying as much as conju 

 rors or exorcists.&quot; 6 



The Mahometans believe that at the day of judgment Jesus Christ 

 and Mahomet are to meet outside of Jerusalem holding a tightly- 

 stretched cord between them upon which all souls must walk. This 

 may or may not preserve a trace of a former use of such a cord in their 

 &quot; medicine,&quot; but it is well to refer to it. 7 



1 Maurice, Indian Antiquities, London, 1801, vol. 5, p. 205. 



2 Ibid., vol. 4, p. 375, where a description of the mode of weaving and twining is given. 



3 Ibid., ]&amp;gt;. 376. 



4 Ibid., vol. 5, p. 206. 



5 Notes of Richard Johnson, Voyages of Sir Hugh Willoughby and others to the northern part of 

 Russia and Siberia, Pinkerton s Voyages, vol. 1, p. 63. 



6 Caron s account of Japan in Pinkertou s Voyages, vol. 7, p. 631. 



7 Rev. Father Dandiui s Voyage to Mount Libauus, in Pinkertou s Voyages, vol. 10, p. 286. 



