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Vegetal environment of Gila-Salt re- 

 gion, 35: 13 



Vegetal foods 



of the Chitimacha, 43: 345 

 of the Tunica, 43 : 317 



Vegetation 



an important factor in erosion, 



54: 37 

 influenced by erosion, 54: 34 

 poor, in Rio Grande Valley, 54: 

 19 



Vehipes, synonym for Creeks, 73: 102 



Venado, mention of, 44 : 41 



Venereal diseases 



among the Mohave, 34: 184 

 among the Opata, 34: 184 

 among the Tarahumare, 34: 185 

 among the Walapai, 34: 179 

 among the Yuma, 34: 184 

 among the Zuui, 34 : 181 

 introduction of, by Whites, 34 : 174 

 precautions against, 34: 230, 231 

 summary as to, 34: 189 

 See also Gonorrhea ; Syphilis. 



Veniaminoff, Rev. J. and Netzvietoff. 

 Rev. J., translation and texts by, 

 1: iv 



Venison, see Deer. 



Ventilation 



by openings in walls, 41: 9 



in kivas, 41: 11, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23 : 



82 : 102 f . 

 of rooms, 41: 16 



Ventilator 



a characteristic of the kiva, 92: 



84 

 Asiatic origin of. 92 : 86 

 bell-shaped, 100: 70 

 construction of, 100: 23, 30, 80 f. 

 description of, 96:45f.; 100:18. 



23, 34 f ., 47, 53, 62 

 development of, 92: 84 f. 

 discussion of, 92 : 20 f . 

 effectiveness of, 100: 38 

 elaborately constructed, 100: 30 

 evolved from doorway, 92: 64, 65 

 in kiva of Ruin 7, 65: 49 

 in Ruin 2, description of, 65 : 21 

 in Ruin 3, mention of, 65 : 35 

 of kiva, description of, 100 : 94, 98 

 of kiva in Ruin 4, description of, 



65: 38 

 plastered, description of, 100: 59 



f£. 

 skeleton found in, 100 : 70 f . 

 unusual opening of, 100: 56 

 used as entrance, 100: 70 



Ventilator shaft, cover provided for, 

 100: 53 



Ventilator tunnel, feature of, 100: 63 



Vents in walls, 81 : 13 



Ventura, references to, 78: 552, 553 



Venus, planet 



glyph of, 28:371£f. 



human sacrifices to, 28: 370 



Venus, planet — Continued 

 light of, 28: 383-386 

 Mexican observations of, 28: 363- 



367, 375-384 

 revolution of, length of, 28 : 496 

 worship of, in Mexico, 28: 358 

 Venus looking glass, medicinal use of, 



99: 239 

 Venus period 



analogies between Maya and Mexi- 

 can manuscripts regarding, 28: 

 376-382 

 assignment of, to five cardinal 



points, 28: 367 

 comparison of, with solar year, 



28: 389 ff. 

 initial days of, table of, 28: 374 

 paper on, by Seler, 28 : 353-391 

 relation of, to tonalamatl, 28 : 365 

 ff., 386 

 Venus-solar period 



divisions of, 57 : 31 f . 

 relation of, to tonalamatl, 57: 32, 

 277 f. 

 Vera Cruz, a Timucua village, 73: 



330 

 Veratrum viride 



cultivation of, 99: 91 

 use of, 99: 204, 220 

 Verbal categories, discussion of, 40, pt. 



1 : 41 f . 

 Verbal composition. Fox, 40, pt. 1: 



762-809 

 Verbal prefixes 



Athapascan, 40, pt. 1 : 112-121 

 Takelma, 40, pt. 2 : 64-92 

 Verbal roots 



Athapascan, 40, pt. 1 : 125-132 

 Chinook, 40, pt. 1 : 592 f . 

 Verbal stems 



composition of, Tlingit, 40, pt. 1 : 



192, 197 

 formation of, Takelma, 40, pt 2: 



92-117 

 full list of, not given, 85: 1 

 lists of, 85 : 49, 96 

 Verbal suflSxes 



Athapascan. 40, pt. 1 : 121-125 

 Coos, 40, pt. 1 : 328-360 

 Haida, 40, pt. 1 : 247-256 

 Takelma, of derivation, 40, pt. 2: 



117-157 

 Teton, 40, pt. 1 : 906 ff. 

 Vertascum thapsus, use of, 99: 216, 



255 

 Verb complex, order of elements in, 

 Atakapa, Chitimacha, Tunica, 68: 

 18 

 Verbs 



Athapascan, 40, pt. 1 : 111-146 

 Chukchee, 40, pt. 2 : 733-779 

 Eskimo, 40, pt. 1 : 1031-1046 

 Fox, 40, pt. 1 : 815-S49 

 Haida, 40, pt. 1 : 235-244 

 Kamchadal, Koryak, 40, pt. 2: 

 733-779 



