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Bourke, John Gregory
Mud, plastering the head with, by Indians 475-476
Müller, Max, cited on scratching among the Parsi 493 cited on parched grain among the Hindus 546 cited on Hindu drinking custom 496 cited on sacred cords of Hindus 563, 567
Music, use of, by Indian medicine-men 465
N.
Name of an American Indian not to be divulged by himself 461 when given 461-462 battle or agnomen 462
Necklaces, of human fingers 480-487 of various parts of the human body 483-489 of human teeth 487-489
P.
Painting in Apache ceremonies 583
Pancakes, superstitions concerning 541, 542, 543
Parkman, Francis, cited on Indian medicine-men 455, 459, 475
Parturition, use of cords and knots in 570-572
Payment of Indian medicine-men 467-468
Pennant, Thomas, quoted on magic knots 569, 578
Perrot, Nicolas, quoted on magic powder of Indians 514
Pettit, Lieut., cited on Indian medicine-men 473
Phylacteries of the Apache 591-592
Picart, Bernard, cited on Indian medicine-men 457, 512 cited on Indian necklaces 488 cited on Indian drinking tubes 495 cited on Indian labrets 498 cited on sacred powders of Hindus 516 cited on reeds among the Romans 528 quoted on hair powder 535 quoted on cords 556-557, 558, 559, 561, 563, 564, 576 cited on Arab divination 584
Pimentel, Francisco, quoted on Indian medicine-men 593
Pliny, Caius, cited on Roman superstitions 486, 487, 568, 570, 572, 574, 575, 578, 579
Pollen, use of by Israelites and Egyptians 517-518 use of among Hindus and Romans 532
Polo, Marco, cited on cords worn by Brahmans 563
Porter, J. Hampden, cited on ceremonial scratching among Indians 492
Powder, sacred, use of, by various peoples 513-517
Powder of grass and straw used as food 519-520 sacred, general use of, among Indians 528-529 hair, use by Indians 535-536
Prehistoric foods used in covenant 540-541 sacrificed by Romans 545
Purchas, Samuel, quoted on Indian "mud-heads" 476
Q.
Quipu of the Peruvians 553
R.
Rain-making one of the powers ascribed to Indian medicine-men 455-456
Rebellion of the Pueblos 555
Reeds or rushes, superstitious uses of 527-528
Remedies of the Indian medicine-men 471-474
Rhombus, or bull-roarer, use of, among Indians 476-479
Richardson, Sir John, cited on Indian medicine-women 469
Rockhill, W. W., cited on flour-throwing by Tibetans 516
Rosary, origin of 554 used as a mnemonic cord 561
S.
Sage, seeds and roots of, used in tzoalli 526-527
Sahagun cited on Aztec customs 464, 486, 495, 518, 523, 528, 538, 559, 521