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Menominee Indian — Continued 



statistical data regarding tubercu- 

 losis among, 42: 24-27 



territory occupied by the, 69 : 11 



tuberculosis among the, 34: 210, 

 table 9 



See also Drum-presentation cere- 

 mony. 

 Menominee language, works in, 13: 



356 f. 

 Menomini, see Menonainee. 

 Menopause 



in Indian women, 34: 157 



See also Climacterium; Menstrua- 

 tion. 

 Men's societies 



mention of, 80 : 108-144 



purpose of, 80: 47, 110, 112, 113, 

 114 



war pipes of, 80 : 9 

 Menstrual customs, see Menstruation. 

 Menstrual house of the California In- 

 dians, 78: 80, 150, 254, 290, 299, 329, 

 358, 402, 409, 810 

 Menstruant woman 



condition brought about by sight of, 

 29: 324 



enervating influence of, 39: 65 



See also Menstruation. 

 Menstruation 



appearance of, in Apache girls, 

 34: 48, 126 ff., 132, 310-322 



appearance of, in Hopi girls, 34 

 127 



appearance of, in Mohave girls 

 34: 127 f. 



appearance of, in Pima girls, 34 

 126 f., 128, 330-341 



appearance of, in White girls, 34 

 127, 132 



appearance of, in Yuma girls, 34 

 127 



customs concerning, Cherokee, 99 

 34 f., 97, 101, 246 



customs concerning, Chinook, 20 

 246 f . 



customs concerning. Fox, 85: 15 

 25, 142 



customs concerning, Kamia, 97 

 53 



disorders, Papago, 34: 242 



disorders, Pima, 34: 183 



disorders, San Carlos Apache, 34: 

 233 



general account of, 34 : 127, 157 



potlatch given during, 20: 246 



reappearance of, after childbirth, 

 Apache, 34: 64-69 



reappearance of, after childbirth, 

 Pima, 34: 64 f., 69-72 



taboo, Fuegian, 63: 157 



See also Adolescence ; Amenorrhea ; 

 Catamenial customs ; Climac- 

 terium ; Dysmenorrhea ; Meno- 

 paiise ; Pregnancy ; Puberty ; Su- 

 pernatural beings. 



Mental attitude as a factor in tubercu- 

 losis, 42: 32 

 Mental culture, Fuegian, 63: 179 f. 

 Mental disorders, summary as to, 34: 



189 

 Mental powers in Indians, 34: 85, 155, 



159 

 Mento, location of, note on, 43 : 329 

 Mephitis mesomelas varians, among the 



Tewa, 56: 24 

 Meramec River, house mounds on, 76: 



161 

 Meramec Valley, relics seldom found in, 



76: 22 

 Mercedes, 52: 197 

 Merced River, 78 : 442, 476, 485 

 Mercer, H. C. 



exploration of, in Durham cave, 



60: 92 

 on argillite implements of the 



Delaware Valley, 60: 78 

 on Big Bone Cave, 60 : 91 

 on caves of Ohio Valley, 60: 90 

 on Port Kennedy Cave, 60: 91 

 Mercury (metallic), medicinal remedy, 



Opata, 34 : 250 

 Mere, or stone club, of Samoan Island, 



60: 29 

 Merhkwi, 78: 70 



Merida, Bishop of, see Carillo y Ancona. 

 Merida, founding of, date of, 28: 331 f. 

 Merip 



a Yurok town, 78: 11 

 mention of, 78 : 10, 59 

 stones near, 78:69,70,71 

 Merle, Andy, brief account of, 94: 270 

 Mermentou River, location of Atakapa, 



43 : 35 f ., 361 

 Meroyo, in Yurok calendar, 78: 75 

 Merpernertl. 78: 129 

 Merriam, Dr. O. Hart 



estimate of aboriginal California 

 population by, probably too high, 

 78: 891 

 on aboriginal California popula- 

 tion, 78: SSO, 885, 891 

 Merriam, Prof. John C. 



on work in Shasta caves, 60: 92 

 report of, on La Brea skeleton, 66 : 

 17-21 

 Merrick, Fred, letter of, to G. W. 



Clother, 11 : 13, 54 

 Merrick, George, letter of, to Ke-^jreo'e, 



11: 75 

 Merrill, George P. 



acknowledgment to, 92: 141 

 cooperation of, 30, pt. 1 : ix 

 Merritt, J. King 



director of gold mines in Veragua, 



3: 6 

 on burial places, 3 : 6 

 Merton, Special Agent G. D., cited on 

 size of Southern Ute families, 34: 42 

 Merveilleux, Sieur de, commander of 



Fort Rosalie, 43, 217 

 Mesa del Pajarito, 54: 20 



