These months are called generally cujen, or 

 moonSj and must originally have been regulated 

 wholly by the phases of the moon. The proper 

 names of them^ as near as they can l)e rendered 

 by ours, are the following^ which are derived 

 from the qualities, or the most remarkable 

 things that are produced in each month : 



Avun-cujen, January-^The month of fruit. 



Cogi-cujen, Febiuarv The month of harvest. 



Glor-cujen, March ^The month of maize. 



Rimu-cujen, April ^The 1st month of the riam. 



Inarimu-cujeH, May-r The 2d month of the rimu. 



Thor-cujen, June The 1st month of foam. 



Inanthor-cujen, July ^The 2d month of foam. 



Huin-cujen, August The unpleasant month. 



IHllal-cujen, September ^The treacherous month. 



Hueul-cujen, October ^The 1st month of new winds. 

 Inan-kueul-cujen, November ^The 3d month of newwmds. 



Hueviru-cigen, DecemberThe month of new fruit. 



The seasons, as in Europe, consist of three 

 months; the spring is called Peug1ien,ihe summer 

 Ucarif the autumn Gualug, and the winter Pu- 

 cliam. To render the distribution of the year 

 uniform, they also divide the natural day into 

 twelve parts, which they call gliagantu, assign- 

 ing six to the day and six to the night, in the 

 manner of the Chinese, the Japanese, the Ota- 

 heitans, and several other nations. Thus each 

 gliagantu or Araucanian hour is equal to two of 

 ours. Those of the day they determine by the 



