146 WITH THE FLOWERS AND TREES 



A little of its characteristic principle induces delir- 

 ium and too much causes death. The Indians the 

 medicine men, especially formerly made consider- 

 able use of it, though at the present day it is very 

 generally avoided. Old Manuelito liked to tell 

 about it. It seemed to bring back memories of the 

 good old, wild old days. 



"You eat little bit, muy poquito," he explained, 

 "and you go crazy, run around wild, all same loco. 

 Fiesta come, people put leaf in water, make little 

 tea; dancers drink little bit, not much; only men 

 drink; boys no. By and by, they fall in fire; no 

 hurt. Toluache make so you see things nobody else 

 sees. My grandfather him great medicine man. 

 Once there was a man and him die. Nobody know 

 why. My grandfather him drink toluache; by and 

 by, see things what make man die. Another time, 

 man lost a burro ; no can find. My grandfather 

 drink toluache not much, muy poquito see where 

 burro gone to. Man, him go there and find burro. ' ' 



Manuelito rolled a cigarette meditatively. 



"Toluache very deceiving, too," he went on. 

 "One time Manuelito drink a little; see all kind of 

 animals; no feel nothing; no heat, no cold. Water 

 run in ditch, Manuelito listen and can hear; no can 

 see. Very deceiving, toluache. " 



If there is one kind of medical lore more than an- 



