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Medicine-Men Of The Apache

Name: Medicine-Men Of The Apache
Author: John Gregory Bourke

John Gregory Bourke

Read by David Wales · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Letter of Transmittal 1891 (1:11)
The medicine-men, their modes of treating disease, their superstitions, paraphernalia, etc. (53:34)
Medicine-women; Remedies and modes of treatment; Hair and wigs: Mudheads; Scalp shirts; The rhombus, or bull roarer; The cross (37:00)
Necklaces of human fingers; Necklaces of human teeth; The scratch stick; The drinking reed (51:41)
Hoddentin, the pollen of the tule, the sacrificial powder of the Apache; with remarks upon sacred powders and offerings in general; The 'kunque' of the Zuni and others (54:51)
Use of the pollen by the Israelites and Egyptians; Hoddentin a prehistoric food; Hoddentin the yiauhtli of the Aztecs; 'Bkedos' of ancient writrs - its meaning; Tzoalli; General use of the powder among Indians; Analogues of hoddentin; The down of birds in ceremonial observances; Hair powder; Dust from churches - its use (1:05:35)
Clay-eating; Prehistoric foods used in covenants; Sacred breads and cakes; Unleavened bread; The hot cross buns of Good Friday; Galena (34:23)
The izze-kloth or medicine cord of the Apache; Analogues to be found among the Aztecs, Peruvians, and others; The magic win-knotted cords of the Lapps and others (28:06)
Rosaries and other mnemonic cords; The sacred cords of the Parsis and Brahmans (29:10)
Use of cords and knots and girdles in parturition; 'Medidas', 'measuring cords', 'wresting threads', etc. (29:33)
The medicine hat; The spirit or ghost dance headdress; Amulets and talismans, the 'tzi-daltai' (20:58)
Chalchihuitl; Phylacteries (18:06)