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The Medicine-Men of the Apache. (1892 N 09 / 1887-1888...

THE MEDICINE-MEN OF THE APACHE.

Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition Bourke, John Gregory
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General use of the powder among Indians
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The down of birds in ceremonial observances
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Dust from churches—its use
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Prehistoric foods used in covenants
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The hot cross buns of Good Friday
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Chapter III. The izze-kloth or medicine cord of the Apache
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Analogues to be found among the Aztecs, Peruvians, and others
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The magic wind-knotted cords of the Lapps and others
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Rosaries and other mnemonic cords
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The sacred cords of the Parsis and Brahmans
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Use of cords and knots and girdles in parturition
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"Medidas," "measuring cords," "wresting threads," etc.
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Unclassified superstitions upon this subject

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The Medicine-Men of the Apache. (1892 N 09 / 1887-1888 (pages 443-604)), Project Gutenberg eBook #42616

CHAPTER I. THE MEDICINE-MEN, THEIR MODES OF TREATING DISEASE, THEIR SUPERSTITIONS, PARAPHERNALIA, ETC.