The Medicine-Men of the Apache. (1892 N 09 / 1887-1888 (pages 443-604))

by John Gregory Bourke

• Kalm, quoted on use of roots of rushes by Indians [520], [521]
• Kan or Apache gods [581-582]
• Kane, Paul, cited on scratching by Indians [491]
• Kelly, Fanny, cited on Sioux medicine-men [453]
  • quoted on Sioux games with bones [486]
• Kennan, Geo., quoted on use of roots by Siberians [521]
• Kingsborough, Edward, quoted on Indian medical practice [594]
• Knots, magic wind, of the Lapps [560-561]
  • mnemonic use of [562-563]
  • magic, preventive of sexual intercourse [567], [569], [570]
  • true lovers [567], [568-576]
  • magic, various powers of [568-570]
  • nuptial [568-570]
  • use of in parturition [570-571]
  • used in capturing hyena [574]
  • used in finding lost animal [574]
  • in garments [576]
  • cure for warts, scrofula, epilepsy, etc. [578-579]
• Kohl, J. G., cited on mutilation by Indians [483], [484]
  • cited on Ojibwa customs [490], [511], [531]
• Kolben, Peter, cited on Hottentot customs [485], [536]
• Kraskenninikoff, cited on Eskimo remedies [472], [473]
• Kunque, use of by the Apache and Pueblo [508-511]
  • analogy of to flour in Spanish carnival [509-510]

L.

• Labrets, tubes used for, by Indians [497-498]
• Lafitau, Joseph François, cited on sacred powder of Indians [512]
• La Flèche, Francis, cited on Indian ghost food [527]
• La Salle, Robert C., quoted on use of corn by Indians in burials [513]
• Lea, Henry Charles, cited on sacred cords [567]
• Le Clerq, Chrestien, quoted on cross as an Indian symbol [480]
• Lucky days and seasons [461]
• Lycanthropy, power of, claimed by Indian medicine-men [458-459]

M.

• Malte-Brun, cited on earth-eating by Siberians [539]
  • cited on cords and girdles [561], [562], [564]
• Mason, Otis T., cited on superstition connected with scratching [493]
• Maurice, Thomas, cited on sacred cords [566]
• Meal, sacred, use of, by Apache and Pueblo [508-511]
  • use of, by other people [510-515]
• Measuring cords [572-573]
• Meat, sacred, of the Zuñis [545]
• Medicine cord of the Apache [550-558]
• Medicine hat of the Apache [502-503], [580-581]
  • symbolism of [582]
• Medicine-men of the Indians, who may be [451-457]
  • no organization of [452]
  • manner of becoming one [453-454]
  • powers claimed by [454-459], [462], [470-471]
  • penalty for failure of, to cure disease [466-467]
  • food of [470]
  • disposal of, when dead [470]
• Medicine-women of the Indians [468-469]
• Medidas [572]
• Mendieta, Geronimo, cited on Indian medicine-women [469]
  • quoted on Indian idols of flour or seeds [526]
  • quoted on Indian divination with corn [533]
• Metamorphosis, power of, claimed by Indian medicine-men [458-459]
• Montesinos, Fernando, cited on Peruvian sacred flour [511]
• Montfaucon, Bernard de, cited on girdles of Saliens [559]
• 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.