II.— PARTS OF- THE BODY. 



in maiiv liKliim language.s there is no .separate word for eye, iiaiul, arm, or other parts and organs of the body, but the word Is found with an 

 iiuvuTonitcd iir altaclied pronoun signifying my hand, my eye; your hand.^oHC eye; hix hand, hi.i eye, &c.,as the case mfty be. If the Indi.an, in nam- 

 \u- tlicso )i:irts,rffers to his own body, he says m?/,- if he refers to the body of the person to whom he is speaking, lie .says j/f)Mr,&o. If an Indian should 

 liiTd a dLtiichrd foot thrown from the amputa ting-table of an army lield-hospital, ho would say something like this: I have fouud somobody hia/uoL 

 ■riiu inonoininal particle should be written with the pai't implying the name, the whole forming but one word. It Is usually very easy, by inspection, 

 to determine what pronoun is used. This linguistic characteristic is widely .spread though not universal. __ ■. .-. 



It is a general custom among the Indians to pierce the ears for ornaments; many tribes also pierce the septum of the nose. 



The names of the internal organs or parts can better be determined after havi ng learned the names of parts of animals as subsequently called for. 



There may be a general term for blood-vessel, and speciflc terms for the more noticeable ones. 



•Crown of the head _ 



.i.tiiiftui .ntniiL./.' i^'lo i«t.'i.'i 



Pupil of the eyt 



Upper eyelid. 

 Lower c,veiid_ 



. v/i>Jl9 avi^lii Oi-u'. ul^i^ 



Perforation in ear - 



External opening of the ear . 



Septum of nose 



I'evforatioii of septum of nn 



Cheek 



Beard- - 



Mouth ___ _ 



Upper lip 



Lower lip 



Tooth 



Tongue 



T.UZ. 



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