ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT LV 



Dui-ing the g-reater i>art of the }ear ^Ir Cushing's work in 

 mythology was suspended, as he was engaged in general arche- 

 ologic work. During the early part of the year, however, he 

 spent several weeks in combining the records of archeology, 

 mythology, and modern custom Ijcaring on the evolution and 

 multifarious uses of the ari'ow, and incidentally on the inven- 

 tion of the bow. His researches illustrate well not only the 

 great importance of the arrow as a factor in human develop- 

 ment, but also the way in which primitive peoples think, act, 

 and evolve. The iinal report on this subject is not yet com- 

 plete, but a preliminary statement of results was made public 

 in the form of a vice-presidential address before the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Science at the Springfield 

 meeting, 1895. 



PSYCHOLOGY 



It has not been found expedient in the Bureau to extend the 

 researches to the somatology of the Indians, and all the mate- 

 rial pertaining to this subject has been turned over to another 

 branch of the Federal service; but it has been found impos- 

 sible to trace the development of the arts and institutions, 

 beliefs and languages of the aborigines without careful study 

 of primitive modes of thought, and much attention has been 

 given by the Director and some of the collaborators to the 

 subject of psychology, as exemplified among the Indians The 

 researches in this direction have been carried forward during 

 the year in connection with the work in classification of the 

 Indians, and considerable material has been accumulated for 

 publication in future repoi'ts. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 



The bibliographic work, which has been continued for several 

 years, practically closed with the last fiscal year, and finally 

 terminated, so far as the original plan is concerned, with the 

 death, on July 26, of James Constantine Pilling. The bibliog- 

 raphy of the Mexican languages was left in an advanced con- 

 dition; but it has not yet been found practicable to complete 

 this work and pi'epare it for the press. 



