The Medicine Men of the Apache

180 Pages·2006·15.85 MB·English

THE MEDICINE-MEN OF THE APACHE.
JOHN
O. BOTJRKE,
Captain, Third Cavalry, U. S. Army.
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CONTENTS.
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CHAPTER I. The medicine-men, their modes of treating disease, theirsuper-
stitions, paraphernalia, etc 451
Medicine-women 468
Remediesandmodesoftreatment 471
Hair andwigs 474
Mudheads 475
Scalpshirts 476
Therhombus, orbull roarer 476
The cross 479
Necklaces of human fingers 480
Necklacesof human teeth 487
Thescratchstick 490
Thedrinkingreed 493
CHAPTERII. Hoddentin, thepollenof the tule, the sacrificial powder of the
Apache; with remarksupon sacred powders and offerings ingen-
eral 499
The "kunque"of the Zuni andothers 507
Useofthepollenby the Israelitesand Egyptians 517
Hoddentin aprehistoric food 518
Hoddentinthe yiauhtli of theAztecs 521
"Bledos"ofancient writers its meaning 522
Tzoalli 523
General useofthepowderamongIndians 528
Analoguesofhoddentin 530
Thedown ofbirdsinceremonialobservances 533
Hair powder 535
Dust from churches its use 537
Clay-eating 537
Prehistoric foods usedin covenants 540
Sacred breadsandcakes 541
Unleavenedbread 543
The hotcrossbunsofGood Friday 544
Galena 548
CHAPTERIII. The izze-kloth ormedicinecordoftheApache 550
AnaloguestobefoundamongtheAztecs, Peruvians, andothers '.'. 558
Themagic wind-knottedcordsoftheLapps and others 560
Rosariesandother mnemonic cords 561
ThesacredcordsoftheParsis and Brahmans 563
Useof cordsandknots andgirdles in parturition 570
"Medidas," "measuringcords," "wresting threads," etc 572
Unclassifiedsuperstitionsupon thissubject 575
Themedicinehat 580
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CHAPTER III Continued.
Thespiritorghostdanceheaddress 585
Amuletsandtalismans 587
The "tzi-daltai" 587
Chalchihuitl 588
Phylacteries 591
Bibliography Q96
ILLUSTRATIONS.
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PLATE III. ScalpshirtofLittle BigMan 476
IV. Necklaceofhumanfingers 480
V. Apachemedicinehatusedinghostorspirit dance 586
VI. Apachemedicineshirt 588
VII. Apachemedicineshirt 590
VIII. Apachemedicineshirt 592
FIG. 429. Medicine arrowusedby ApacheandPueblowomen 468
430. KhombusoftheApache 477
431. RhombusoftheApache 478
432. Thescratchstickanddrinkingreed 494
433. Bagcontaininghoddentin 500
434. Nan-ta-do-tash'smedicinehat 503
435. Single-strandmedicine cord (Znui) 550
436. Four-strandmedicinecord (Apache) 551
437. Three-strandmedicine cord (Apache) 552
438. Two-strandmedicinecord 553
439. Four-strandmedicinecord (Apache) 554
440. Apachewarbonnet 581
441. Ghostdanceheaddress 582
442. Apachekanorgods. (Drawn byApache) 586
443. Tzi-daltai amulets (Apache) 587
444. Tzi-daltaiamulet (Apache) 588
445. Tzi-daltaiamulet (Apache) 589
446. Tzi-daltai amulet (Apache) 589
447. Phylacteries 592
448. Apachemedicinesash 593
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