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INDEX. 



Powder of grass and straw used as 



food 519-580 



sacred, general use of, among In 

 dians . 528-929 



hair, use by Indians 535-536 



Powell, J. W-, work of xxvii. xxxv 



Prehistoric foods used in covenant 540-541 



sacrificed by Romans.. 545 



Property rights among the Eskimo . . . 428-430 



Prostitution among the Eskimo 419-420 



Psychical characteristics of the Point 



Barrow Eskimo 40-42 



Publications _ ..xxiv-xxv 



Purchas, Samuel, quoted on Indian 



&quot;mud-heads&quot; 476 



Q. 



Quipuof the Peruvians 553 



Quiver rods of the Eskimo 209 



Quivers of the Eskimo 207-209 



R. 



24 



290 

 31 

 122 



268 



Rae, John, work consulted 



cited on Eskimo lire- making 



Rainfall at Point Barrow, Alaska... 



Rain-trocks of Eskimo 



Rain-making one of the powers as 

 cribed to Indian medicine-men. 455-456 



Rat Indians of Alaska 49-50 



Rattles for decoying seal 254 



Rati. Charles, cited on Eskimo knives - 164. 165 



cited on Eskimo bird darts 214 



Ray, P. H.. commander of Port Barrow 



expedition 



works consulted 



description of pits for trapping rein 

 deer 



description of Eskimo house, ku - 



dyigi ---. 



cited on Eskimo diet 



cited on Eskimo property marks .. 



quoted on Eskimo ghosts 



cited on Eskimo tabu 



description of Eskimo dance 



Reamers, flint bladed, of Eskimo 181-182 



Rebellion of the Pueblos ^ 555 



Reeds or rushes, superstitious uses of. 527-528 

 Reindeer. Eskimo method of hunting. . 264-268 

 Religion of the Eskimo, difficulty of 

 gaining information concern 

 ing 430 



role of the wizards or shamans in-._430-431 



tuafia. or demons, of ._ 421^434 



manner of driving away evil spirits 432-433 

 seal and walrus heads, supersti 

 tions concerning 43 1 



sacrifices to supernatural beings . . 433 

 Remedies of the Indian medicine-men. 471-474 

 Resources, natural, of the Point Bar 

 row region, Alaska 55-61 



Retrieving harpoon of the Eskimo 230-231 



Reynolds, Henry L., work of xxxviii 



Rhombus, or bull-roarer, use of, among 



Indians 476-479 



Richardson. Sir John, works consulted. 24 



cited on Eskimo burials ... 426 



Page. 

 Richardson. Sir John, cited on Indian 



medicine- women - _ 469 



Rink, Henrik Johan. acknowledgments 



to 20 



works consulted 24, 25 



description of Eskimo kiidyigi . 80 



description of Eskimo snow houses 



by 81 



cited on Eskimo whale-fishing 274 



cited on Eskimo fishing 287 



cited on Eskimo kaiaks 332 



limited on property customs of the 



Eskimo 428.429 



cited on Eskimo demonology 431.432 



cited on Eskimo food superstitions 434 



quoted on Eskimo amulets 435.436,437 



Rockhill. W. W.. cited on flour-throw 

 ing by Tibetans 516 



Rosary, origin of 554 



used as a mnemonic cord 561 



Ross. John, works consulted 25 



cited on Eskimo diet 62 



Ruins of Eskimo houses near Point 



Barrow .. 79 



Sage, seeds and roots of, used in tzoalli. 526-527 



Sahagun cited on Aztec customs - 464, 486, 



495, 518, 523, 528, 538, 559, 521 



Sail of Eskimo umiak- 338 



Salutation among the Eskimo 422 



Salverte, Eusebe, cited on Indian med 

 icine men 458, 464 



cited on Roman covenant bread 540 



cited on amulets 578 



Sashes, medicine, of the Apache 593 



Saws of the Eskimo 174-175 



Scaffolds, for storage of property, by 



Point Barrow Eskimo 75-76 



Scalp shirts in Indian medicine&quot; 476 



Schoolcraft, Henry R., on Ojibwa pic 

 tography xxxli 



Schultze, Fritz, cited on Indian medi 

 cine-men and women 470, 471 



Schwatka, Frederick, works consulted 25 



cited on Eskimo wolf-killer 259 



cited on Eskimo sledge-shoes 354 



Schweiufurth, Georg A., cited on Afri 

 can customs 488, 560 



Scoops, ice, of the Eskimo.. 308-309 



Scores, hunting, of the Eskimo 361-364 



Scoresby, Capt. William, work con 

 sulted 25 



cited on Eskimo arrows 207 



cited on Eskimo burials 426 



Scott, Walter, cited on lycanthrophy.. 459 



quoted oil lightning-riven wood 587 



Srrapers for dressing skins 294-300 



Scratchers for decoying seal 253-254 



Scratch stick, employment of, among 



uncivilized peoples 490-493 



not used for combs 491 



origin of 492 



Seal darts of the Eskimo 214-218 



Seals, nets for catching 251 



calls for decoying 253-254 



