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INDEX 



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Emetics employed by Zuni 51, 



55, 58, 59, 60 

 Epel, the Being opposed to God. . 130 

 Epicampes, used in ceremonials.. 91 



Epilepsy, medicine-men and 333 



Ergot, employed by the Zuiii 63 



Eriogonum, used in ceremonies.. 91 

 Erysimum, used in ceremonies — 92 

 Ethnobotany of the Zuni In- 

 dians, memoir on 25, 31-102 



Evening Primrose — 



used in ceremonies 87 



used in medicine 55 



EwELL, Dr. E. E., peyote analyzed 



by 41 



Exorcism, means of 149, 



163-164, 170, 196-197, 345-353 

 Eyes — 



occlusion of 301, 311 



of dead, weights placed on. . 160, 299 



removal by spirits 182, 185 



treatment 45, 56, 57, 59, 60 



See also Vision. 

 Eye-socket basket, character of. 185 



Falcons , talismans from 289 



Falls, spirits associated with 235 



Famillar Spirits — 



belief in 154 



cultof 167-169 



evil worked by 162, 163 



feasts in honor of 167 



invocation of 167-168, 352 



origin of 167 



See also Bush Spirits; Moun- 

 tain Spirits; Sky Spirits; 

 Water Spirits. 



Fans, restrictions on use of 303 



Fasting — 



competition in 223 



ordeals of 308-309, 314, 319-321 



Fatigue , how treated by Zuni 45 



Feathers — 



handling of, conducive to in- 

 sanity 166, 275 



strewing of, to mark path 132 



Feet, reversed, people with 363 



Fermin, p. (Fe), cited 291,313 



Fetish cult, traces of 137-140 



Fever, how treated by Zuni 45, 53 



Fewkes, Dr. J. W., work of. . . 10, 20, 22 



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Field, clearing of 131-132, 187, 316 



Fire — 



theft of 212 



See also Great Fire frater- 

 nity. 

 Fire ceremony, yarrow used in.. 42 

 Fire making by rubbing, origin 



of wood for 133 



FiKESTiCKS, legends 130-136 



Fish — 



beliefs concerning 371 



binas for 282, 285 



legend concerning 220, 234, 262 



method of shooting 131 



origin of 148 



spirits associated with 241-244 



See also Water Spirits. 



transformation into 242 



transportation of 294 



Fish-mamma, description of 241-242 



Fish nation, legends concerning.. 220, 



242, 363 



Fish-poison, nature of 234 



Flagellation. See Whipping. 



Flavoring — 



coriander used as 66 



ground cherry used for 70 



pectis used for 69 



Flax. See Yellow flax. 



Fletcher, Alice C, — 



manuscript on the Omaha. ... 24 



work of 10 



Flood, legends of 35, 148 



Flowers — 



how regarded by Zuni 63-<)4 



mythic creation 46 



Flute — 



origin 178,229 



sun greeted by -254 



Folk-lore — 



introduced 371-384 



of the Guiana Indians 26-28, 



103-386 

 plants used in 84-85 



Food — 



abstinence from. See Fasting. 

 burial of, with dead. . . 149, 150-157 



gifts of, significance 313 



made edible 296 



not eaten after dark.... 184-185,295 



