INDEX 



Page 

 Agrictjiture, most important occupation of 



Indians 20 



Alcohol, cflcct on Indian temperament 34 



Amulets, worn by women 19 



ANIilALS— 



Domestic, kept by ancient inhabitants ... 55 



kept for pets 25 



Arts of the ANaENTS, fine examples dis- 

 covered 53 



Basket.s, making of 30 



Bleeding, favorite remedy 37 



Bones, measurements of 51 



Bristol Museum, objects from collection of. 13 

 British Honduras, Northern, geographical 



description of U 



British Museum, objects from collection of. . 13 



Candles, method ofmaking 31 



CANOE3 — 



making of 28 



used for trading along rivers 29 



Ceremonies, the four principal 42 



Ceremony', Cha chac, at ripemng of com, 



description 42 



Charms worn by women 19 



Chief— 



power practically absolute 35 



rarely dies natural death 35 



St rongest subchief usually succeeds 35 



Childuirth, methods of faciUtating 3S 



Children, love for and disposition of 33 



Chronology, three periods of Mayan civih- 



zation 58 



Cigarettes— 



making of 30 



smoked by women 17 



Cooking, native methods of 22 



Cooking utensils, description of 27 



Corn— 



harvesting and storing ol 20 



preparation of ground and planting of 20 



surplus sold or exchanged 20 



Corn husks, wrappers for cigarettes 30 



Corn plantation. See Milpa. 



"CuHUN ridges"— 



description of 14 



sites of ancient mounds 14 



sites of modem villages 14 



Death sentence, how executed 35 



Diet— 



description of 21 



maize staple article of, among ancient 



inhabitants 55 



Diseases— 



bleeding for 37 



eye trouble, remedy for 38 



intestinal parasites 37 



malaria 36 



smallpox 37 



venereal 37 



whooping cough, remedy for 33 



Dress— 



ancient inliabitants.. .*: 52 



ancient priests 52 



ancient warriors 52 



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Dress— Continued. 



now principally English and American 



goods 19 



Drunkenness— 



curse of the Indians 34 



not considered a disgrace 34 



Fire, methods of making 22 



Fish— 



methods of catching 25 



varieties of 25 



Fishing— 



harpooning at night 25 



methods of 25 



torch used in 25 



Food— 



animals used as, by ancient inhabitants. 55 

 kind and method of eating modified by 

 contact with more ci\-ilized communi- 

 ties 22 



method of ser\ing and eating 22 



preparation and ser\nng of 21 



snakes used as 24 



turtles' eggs used as 24 



Fowls, use of, in Cha chac ceremony 45 



Furniture— 



description of 27 



hammocks conspicuous articles of 27 



Game— 



pursuit of 23 



traps used in capturing 24 



Game birds and animals— 



hst of 24 



preparation and curing of, for future use. 21 



Games— 



of the ancient inhabitants '. 56 



played by adults and children 39 



Hammocks— 



conspicuous articles of furniture 27 



hiding places for "cooties" 27 



Headdresses— 



ancient warriers and priests 52 



animals carved in wood 52 



Henequen fiber— 



method of cleaning 30 



uses of 31 



Homes, not particular as to cleanliness of 16 



Hookworms, prevalent, due to earth-eating 



habits of children 37 



Houses — 



ancient, description of 53 



built with assistance of neighbors 26 



method of construction 26 



Hunting, torch used in 24 



IcAicHfe, estimate of population 13 



Immorality, brought about by cheapness of 



rum 33 



Indl\ns, causes of early deaths 34 



Itzas, occupjring western British Honduras. 13 



Liverpool Museum, objects from collection 



of 13 



Macapal— 



carried by children, causing bowlegs 16 



description of its use :.. 15 



habits acquired by constant carrying of. . 16 



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