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more primitive Otomi, in districts like that of Fajayucan in Hidalgo, 

 the families are larger. 



The following detailed data on the San Carlos Apache and the Pima 

 clearly show the large birth rate and great mortality in youth. They 

 demonstrate also the before-mentioned large sex ratio at birth. 



The disproportion of males and females among the surviving Pima 

 children in this enumeration must be regarded as accidental 



Detailed family data 

 SAN CARLOS APACHE 



No. 



Subject. 



Total 



5''"" Boys, 

 dren ■' 



born. 



Living. 



Dead. 



Girls. ; 



i Total. I Boys. Girls. Total. 



Elderly woman 7 



Old woman 6 



do 



Elderly woman 4 



Old woman 3 



do 6 



do 7 



do ' 9 1 3 



Elderly woman [ 4i 



Woman about 50 years, i 10 ' G 



Elderly woman 10 ' 4 



do 12 ' 



Old woman 10 



Woman (daughter of 

 preceding, has not 

 reached menopause, 



about 40 years) 9 5 



Old woman 3 3 



Woman about 45 or 50.. 8 4 



Old woman 



Elderly woman 



Woman about 45 (has 

 not yet reached 

 menopause) 



Old woman 



Elderly woman 11 



Old woman 10 



do 10 



Woman aliout 50 4 i 3 



Elderly woman 10 j 3 



Old woman 1 



Elderly woman, past 



menopause 8 



Old woman 3 



do 9 I 5 



do 4 [ 2 



I do 8 i 3 



i do 



a Cause: In all instances, carrying heavy 

 b Both female children; 1 miscarriage due 

 cCause: riding horseback. 



loads, 

 to fall, 



Boys. 



Mis- 



car- 



I riagea 



Girls. I and 



causes. 







a3 

 



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 I' 2 

 <-l 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 



other, to carrying too heavy load of wood. 



