26 I- Gustav Eisen : 



Fishhooks were made of bone and Shells. Bows were made of 

 wild juniper, and the points of arrows were made of flint. They had 

 flint knives for scraping Indes. In iishing they used nets, and discoidal 

 stones with beveled opening in center, for sinkers. Some of these dis- 

 coidal stones were probably also ceremoniál. Whistles and flûtes were 

 made of bone. As money they used flat, worked Shells as well as 

 perforated oliva shells. 



As food they used seeds, acorns, nuts of pine, wild cherry, 

 cactus, fruit and several kinds of roots and bulbs, but it does not 

 appear with certainty that they cultivated the maiz. Fish, clams, aba- 

 lones, shrimps, lobsters (so called) are abundant on all the islands. 

 Insects and especially grasshoppers were favorite food and they prob- 

 ably also fed on the large native earthworms common on the islands. 

 On the mainland the Indians catch the worms by running a stake 

 deep in the ground and then twistin g it around. In a few minutes 

 the worms will become scared and leave their holes and appear on 

 the surface. 



Of larger animais there were seals, foxes and dogs in abundance, 

 and I read that there were also deer, thongh this must be considered 

 doubtful. Whalebones are often found in the shellheaps, and we are 

 told that stranded whales were used as food. 



That the Indians professed some kind of religion is certain, as 

 they possessed temple inclosures in which they worshipped. Father 

 Boscana has given an extensive account of the worship of the Indián 

 god Chinigchinich in the vicinity of San Luis Capistrano. As the temple 

 inclosure on the island was similar to those described by Boscana 

 it is probable that their worship also was somewhat similar. 



As regards marriage the men had several wives. Their morality 

 was probably similar to that of the mainland Indians or very low. 



The bodies of the dead were doubled up and buried in the im- 

 médiate vicinity of the house, and only covered with a foot or two 

 of soil and refuse. The belongings of the diseased were often 

 buried with him. The body was placed face downwards, 



Extinction of the Island Indians. 



As regards the number of Indians which once inhabited the 

 Santa Barbara islands we know nothing with certainty. Judging from 

 the shellheaps on the islands I think it is safe to say that some of 



