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CHAPTER V. PLANT MATERIALS USED IN MANUFACTURES AND ARTS 45 



27. The Question of Pottery 45 



28. Woven Articles 47 



29. Gums and Glues 48 



30. Soap Plants 48 



31. Tattooing 49 



32. Baby-Boards and Hammocks 49 



33. Bow, Arrow, and Throwing Stick 49 



CHAPTER VI. THE GATHERING, PREPARATION, AND STORING OF FOODS 50 



34. The Discovery of Food Plants 5&amp;lt;&amp;gt; 



35. Harvesting Implements 5 1 



36. The Leaching Basket 5 2 



37. Granaries 5 2 



38. Milling 53 



39. Cooking 54 



CHAPTER VII. FOOD PLANTS OF THE COAHUILLA INDIANS .... 54 



40. Variety of Food Products 54 



41. Staples of the Desert Plain 55 



42. Food Plants of the Desert Hills 57 



43. Food-Yielding Trees of the Desert Mountains 60 



44. Acorns and Piiiones 6l 



45. Fruits and Berries 63 



46. Seeds Used for Food 64 



47. Edible Flowers and Buds 65 



48. The Cacti 67 



49. Abundance of the Coahuilla Food Supply 69 



50. Cultivated Plants. Grain Threshing 70 



51. Source of the Knowledge of Agriculture 71 



CHAPTER VIII. DRINKS, NARCOTICS, AND MEDICINES 73 



52. Beverages and Teas 73 



53. Tobacco and Intoxicants 74 



54. The Coahuilla Shaman 75 



55. The Temescal 76 



56. Plant Remedies 77 



57. Remedies for Live Stock 79 



58. A Final Estimate of the Culture of the Coahuillas 80 



