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McWilliani's Farm, cave on, 76: 42 

 Mdewakantou Tribe 



a division of the Dakota, 77: 2, 



44; 83:16 

 burials of the, 83:16-23 

 habitat of the, 83:16 

 location of villages of, 83 : 21 

 migration of the, 83 : IS 

 sites of settlements of, 77 : 15 

 villages of the, 77 : 45-52 

 Mead, Charles W., acknowledgment to, 



63:vi 

 Meadow, the site of ancient settlement, 



82:64 

 Meadowlarks, among the Tewa, 56: 5 

 Meadowrue, among the Tewa, 55: 61 

 Meal, sacred 



scattered in ceremonies, 81 : 29 

 Bee also Pollen. 

 Meal(ing) bins 



found in kitchen, 81 : 10 

 in floors, 81 : 16 



lack of, in sloping-walled houses, 

 96:26 

 Measles 



among the Havasupai, 34 : 179 

 among the Navaho, 34 : 239 

 among the Pima, 34 : 1S2 

 among the San Carlos Apache, 



34:234 

 among the Walapai, 34 : 179 

 summary of, 34 : 190, 191 

 Measure 



first, rhythm of, 80 : 24, 29, 183 

 part of, on which song begins, 61 : 

 48 ; 75 : 44, 77, 93, 124, 144, 164, 

 185,197; 80:24,29,183 

 part of, on which song begins, tab- 

 ular analysis, 61 : 18, 35 

 unaccented part of, as ending of 

 songs, 80: 55 

 Measure beginnings, pulse of, 45: 173 

 Measure division 5-8, 61: Songs Nos. 



64, 68, 125, 169 

 Measure lengths 



determined by accents, 53 : 15 

 uniformity throughout song, 61 : 

 diagram illustrating, 49 

 tabular analysis, 18, 36 

 Measurements 



and observations on Munsee crania, 



62: 50 fE. 

 and observations on Munsee skele- 

 tons, 62: 106-109 

 methods used in, 86 : 137 

 of crania, Monaco and Geneva 



agreements followed in. 62 : 20 

 of House A, Group 1, 100: 24 f. 

 of House A, Group 2, 100: 45 

 of House A, Group 3, 100: 61 

 of House B, Group 1, 100 : 31 f . 

 of House B, Group 2, 100: 48 

 of House B, Group 3, 100 : 63 f. 

 of House B, Group 4, 100 : 81 f . 

 of House C, Group 1, 100: 36 f. 

 of House C, Group 2, 100: 52 ff. 

 of House C, Group 3, 100: 65 



Measurements — Continued 



of House C, Group 4, 100 : 82 



of House D, Group 1, 100: 39 f. 



of House D, Group 2, 100 : 56 f . 



of House D, Group 3, 100: 71 f. 



of House E, Group 2, 100: 57 



of House E, Group 3, 100 : 75 ft. 



of isolated houses, 100: 84 f., 86 



of orbits, method employed in, 62 : 

 27 



of structures excavated, 96 : 169 f . 



tables of, 100: 177-182 

 Measure worm, disease attributed to, 



99: 293 

 Meat 



as food of Natchez, 43 : 71 fif. 



cured in open air, 54 : 18 



curing of, Chippewa, 86: 120 f. 

 Meatus, see Auditory meatus. 

 Mecca, 78: 706 

 Meccos, physical aflSnities of, 34: 12, 



13 

 Mec'kawiga'bau 



on Drum-presentation ceremony, 

 53: 146 



references to, 53: 148, 173, 179, 

 184 

 Meco, 44: 48 

 M^danos 



meaning of term, 52: 112 



See also Sand dunes. 

 Me de ne a 



giver of gens festival, 85 : 146 



mention of, 89: 6 

 Medical practices 



general character of, 34 : 2 



significance of, to the archeologist, 

 2: 34 



See also Medicine. 

 Medical practitioners, number of, among 



Cherokee, 99: 7 

 Medical treatment, eflBcacy of, 99: 81 



fE. 

 Medicinal herbs 



gathering of, 86 : 127 



songs connected with use of, 45: 

 92 

 Medicinal knowledge, uncontaminated 



by Whites, 99: 78 

 Medicinal plants, see Folk medicine. 

 Medicinal remedies of the Choctaw, 



48: 24 f. 

 Medicine 



administration of, 99: 56 f ., 60 



and medicine men, Fuegian, 63: 

 149, 151, 153, 159 f ., 184 



animal elements in, 99: 52, 57 



belief concerning, 90: 38 



Catawba practice of, 22: 71 



Cherokee, 99: 52-59 



disposal of, after use, 99: 57 



external application of, 99: 60 f. 



Fox, 72: 29, 31 



herbs used as, 61 : 269 ff. 



list of plants used as, 64: 38 



made of herbs, 90: 89 



manido' animal used as, 53: 143 



