INDEX 



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Page 



ScHOMBURGK, R. H. (ScA), cited. 1G4, 



166, 197, 235, 237, 238, 239, 274, 



278, 289, 298, 325, 332, 341, 381 



Scorpions, talismans from 289 



Scrub-turkey, legend of 173 



Sea, spirits of 241 



Searles, Stanley, work of 22 



Seneca, study of language of 20 



Sepulture, places of, abandon- 

 ment 149, 159 



Serekong Indians — 



beliefs of 164 



legend 378 



Seven Stars, The, legends con- 

 cerning 262-266 



Sex— 



forecasting of 274 



influencing of 84, 96 



Sexual life, customs of 309-326 



Shadows, spirit in 152-153, 



1.54, 170, 250, 263, 299 



Shame, death from 381 



Shark« — 



dogs named for 307 



legend concerning 251 , 264 



Shawneetown, III., collection 



from-. 22 



Sheep, medicine given to 54 



Shell — 



beads of, used in medicine 50 



myths 44 



Shields, use 383 



Shrines of the Zuni 35 



Shu'maakwe fraternity — 



meaning of 44 



medicines used by 43, 



44, 46, 50, 52, 55, 56 



Shu'maikoli, Zuni deities 43 



Shuttlecock, formation of, from 



husks 100 



Sickness — 



cause 170, 



181,182,241,250-251, 

 266, 34.5-346, 348, 349 



cure 182, 290, 338, 34.5-353 



effect of rain on 348 



forecasting results of . . . 233, 275, 331 

 objects extracted from body 



in 346, 352, 361, 379 



restrictions during 296, 348 



Siletz Indians, study of langtiage 

 of 21 



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 Silk-cotton tree — 



formation of man from 144-145 



power of motion credited to. 229-230 



spirits associated with 228, 



229-230, 231 



SiLVERBALLI TREE — 



effects of 233 



spirits associated with 228, 233 



SiMsoN, A. (AS), cited 283, 



289, 295, 297, 325, 361 



Siusi Indians — 



beliefs of, as to future life 162 



fest ivals of 138 



Size, importance denoted by ... 192-193 



Skin — 



change of 149-151 



diseasoof.howtreatedbyZuiii. 60 

 effect of plant on 62 



Skunk, occurrence 368 



Sky Spirits — 



account of 2.54-270 



belief in 1.54, 2.54-270 



houses 266 



in vocat ion 266 



laughing at 203 



origin 254 



sex 254-256 



See also Comets ; Moon ; Stars ; 

 Sun; etc. 



Slaves, burial of, with master 157 



Sloth — 



influence on pregnant woman. 204 



legend 204 



omen from 274, 369 



Smartweed, use of, in medicine. . 58 



Smell, spirits known by 170, 177 



Smoking, practice of 52, 95 



Snags in rivers, cause 382 



Snake-bush — 



origin of 232 



spirits associated with 228, 232 



Snake dances, nature of 139 



Snakes — 



amativenesa 128, 



139, 143-144, 313, 370, 378 



binas from 234, 283, 370 



bites of, cure 243 



eating of 319 



fangs used in vengeance 359 



killing of, rain caused by. . . 267, 370 



legends 238, 284 



origin of men from 143-144, 370 



