Dream Fetishes • 210 



Miscellaneous Protective Techniques 211 



Observance of Taboo 212 



Menstmal Taboos 212 



Mourning Taboos 213 



Destroying the Straw Man 213 



The Offering Tree 214 



The Modern Hospital 216 



PART TWO: THE CAUSE AND BACKGROUND OF 



THE ATTITUDE 219 



1. The Modern Health Situation 219 



2. The History of the Attitude 222 



3. Conclusions 228 



PART THREE: THE COMPARATIVE PICTURE 232 



The MacKenzie Area 236 



The Woodland Area 236 



The Plains Area 237 



The Southeast 239 



The Southwest 239 



Conclusions 241 



SUMMARY 246 



APPENDICES 



Appendix A: T. B. Mortality of Wisconsin Indians 247 



Appendix B: Summary from Hospital Records 247 



Appendix C: Record of Deaths 248 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 255 



