598 NORTH AMERICAiV LINGUISTICS. 
Powell (John Wesley) — continued. 
and pnljlished in connection with like material collected by himself and his 
assistants while among the Indians of the western portion of the United States. 
A number of these vocabnlaries were accordingly published in the "Contribu- 
tions to North American Ethnology," Vols. I and III, a quarto series issued by 
the Survey. The remaining ones are in the library of the Bureau. 
Wishing to extend the work already begun by the Smithsonian Institution, 
Major Powell, in 1877, prepared the above paper. In his ojiening remarks, refer- 
ring to the manuscripts derived from the distribution of Mr. Gibbs' paper, the 
author says: "It has, in fact, greatly stimulated investigation, giving wiser 
direction to inquiry, and the results have abTindantly proved the value of the 
'Instructions' and the wisdom of its publication ; and it serves to mark an epoch 
in the history of ethnographic investigation in America. The material which 
has thus been accumulated is of great amount, and its study has led to such im- 
portant conclusions that it is deemed wise to prepare a new system of instruc- 
tion, more comprehensive in plan and more elaborate in detail. First, it is found 
necessary to enlarge the aljihabet so as to include a greater number of sounds, 
which have been disctvered in the North American languages, and to mark other 
letters with greater precision. Second, it is necessary to enlarge the vocabulary 
so as to modify it somewhat, as experience has dictated, in order that new words 
may be collected. Third, it is desirable that many simple phrases and sentences 
should be given — so chosen as to bring out the more important characteristics of 
grammatic structure." 
The words, phrases, and sentences to be collected are arranged in schedules, 
each preceded by instructions, and followed by blanks for additions, as follows: 
I. Persons, 15 words. 
II. Parts of the body, 103 words. 
III. Relationships: 
Relationships arising from the tirst and second generations, 58 
words. 
Relationships arising from the third generation , 224 words. 
Relationships arising from the fourth generation, 24 words. 
Names of children in order of birth, 26 words. 
IV. Social organization. 
V. Governmental organization, 22 words. 
^^ VI. Religion, 6 words. 
VII. Disposal of the dead, 8 words. 
VIH. Dress and ornaments, 39 words. 
IX. Dwellings, 26 words. 
^ X. Implements and utensils, 36 words. 
Basket-ware, 15 words. 
Woodenware, 7 words. 
Utensils of shell, horn, bone, &c., 5 words. 
Stone implements, 13 words. 
Pottery, &c., 11 words. 
XI. Food, 6 words. 
XII. Games and sports, 5 words. 
XIII. Animals: 
Mammals, 91 words. 
Parts of the body, & c. , of mammals, 36 words 
Birds, 192 words. 
Parts of the body, &c., of birds, 26 words. 
Fish, 12 words. 
Parts of the body, i&c., of fish, 12 words. 
Reptiles, 6 words. 
Insects, 11 words. 
