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THE MEDICINE-MEN OF THE APACHE.

BY

JOHN G. BOURKE,
Captain, Third Cavalry, U. S. Army.

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CONTENTS.

 Page.
Chapter I.
The medicine-men, their modes of treating disease, their superstitions, paraphernalia, etc.
451
Medicine-women468
Remedies and modes of treatment471
Hair and wigs474
Mudheads475
Scalp shirts476
The rhombus, or bull roarer476
The cross479
Necklaces of human fingers480
Necklaces of human teeth487
The scratch stick490
The drinking reed493
  
Chapter II.
Hoddentin, the pollen of the tule, the sacrificial powder of the Apache;with remarks upon sacred powders and offerings in general
499
The "kunque" of the Zuñi and others507
Use of the pollen by the Israelites and Egyptians517
Hoddentin a prehistoric food518
Hoddentin the yiauhtli of the Aztecs521
"Bledos" of ancient writers—its meaning522
Tzoalli523
General use of the powder among Indians528
Analogues of hoddentin530
The down of birds in ceremonial observances533
Hair powder535
Dust from churches—its use...

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