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being devoted to the Yentureno. A considerably larger amount of 

 the extinct Purismeno was rescued than it had been Mr. Harring- 

 ton's good fortune to obtain on previous visits. Nearly all of the 

 work was conducted with survivors of the older generation, but 



Fig. 94. — Ventura Indian vvuman. 



with the knowledge of this field which Mr. Harrington has acquired 

 it was found possible to secure quite valuable information from some 

 of the younger men, although this information requires to be 

 weighed most carefully. Work in this field requires a thorough 



