80 THE PIMA INDIANS [bth. anx. 2G 



SivitcUt, Kumex h^anenosepalus. The root of the canaio^re is 

 dried, ground and the powder applied to sores. 



So'am hi'dseil-lam, "yellow flower." An infusion made from the 

 flowers of this plant is used as a remedy for sore eyes. 



firtam, Atriplex lentiformis. The root is powdered and applied to 

 sores. 



J2rto, Krameria parvifolia. Used in the same manner as the 

 preceding. 



Vai'ewa, Xanthium canadense. Cocklebiir pulp is combined with 

 soot as a remedy for sore eyes. 



Va'vaish, Houttu}Tiia californica, called "yerba mansa" by the 

 Mexicans. The roots are crushed and boiled. The extract is used 

 as a tea for consumptives, according to one informant, and as an 

 emetic according to another. 



VipHkain, Alba marginata. The root is chewed as an emetic. 



Teamsters' Tea, Ephedra antisyphilitica Berland, is a native of 

 Arizona, and is used by the Pimas in making a beverage. It is also 

 used by both the Pimas and Mexicans as a remedy for syphilis. 



A composite, Perezia wrightii, is used as a styptic. 



Thamnosma montanum is said to be used as a decoction for the 

 cure of gonorrhea by the Pimas and Apaches. (Dr Edward Palmer, 

 manuscript.)" 



ANIMALS USED FOR FOOD 



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Kd'-atci, or tdsi'-iMlt, Tayassu angulatum sonoriense. The peccary 

 is yet found in the larger mountain chains that were formerly reached 

 by the luniters of Pimeria, though the Gila river is about the north- 

 ern Imiit of the range of this animal in the West. It could never 

 have been an important article of diet, and is practically unknown 

 to the younger generation. 



Kaf, Taxidea taxus (subspecies ?) . The badger is occasionally seen 

 along the Gila, but is not abundant and is no longer eaten. It is 

 one of the animals that cause disease among men, and a badger tail 

 is an essential part of the medicine-man's equipment. 



Ka'l-atco, Lophortyx gambeli. The handsome topknot quail is the 

 most abundant of the feathered inhabitants of the Gila thickets. It 

 is tabued to the women, though no explanation for this could be 

 discovered. 



Kd'son. A "rat" was formerly eaten, but it was found impossi- 

 ble during my stay to get specimens for identification.'' 



oThis is similar to, but not identical with, the "cordoncillo" ol the Arizona Mexicans, from which 

 an iniusion is made that if! used as a tonic and blood purifier. (Thomber.) 



6 Mr Fisher, of the Biological Survey, lists the following species of mice and rats for Pimeria: Mu.i 

 alcxandrinus, introduced; Mus musculus, introduced; Mus norvegieus, introduced; Orychoniys tor- 

 ridus; Peromyscus, 2-3 species; Sigmodon hispidus arizonse; Relthrodontomys (sp.?l; Neotoma (sp.?); 

 Fiber zibethicus pallidas. 



