“Friend of the Soul of Man.” The Great Spirit; the Holy Ghost.
Toorape. “Captain”; chief; a name given to one of the peaks of the Sierras.
“The Sacred Sticks.” A number of small sticks with peculiar markings. Divination was practiced by throwing them on the ground and interpreting the pattern in which they fell.
Haiwai. “The dove.”
Winnedumah. “Standing Rock”; a legendary hero.
Tinnemaha. Probably “Medicine Water.” Mineral spring. Brother of the hero in the legend of Winnedumah.
“Eaten meadowlarks' tongues.” Said of one nimble of wit. With the idea that like cures like, Indians were accustomed to feed backward or defective children with associated parts of animals.
Whenonabe. Bitter brush; a decoction of the bark producing colic and griping; a symbol of disaster.
“Rattle-weed.” Astragalus; produces madness when eaten.
“Toyon.” California Christmas Berry.