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| [A.] | |
| Agriculture, most important occupation of Indians, | [20] |
| Alcohol, effect on Indian temperament, | [34] |
| Amulets, worn by women, | [19] |
| Animals— | |
| Domestic, kept by ancient inhabitants, | [55] |
| kept for pets, | [25] |
| Arts of the ancients, fine examples discovered, | [53] |
| [B.] | |
| Baskets, making of, | [30] |
| Bleeding, favorite remedy, | [37] |
| Bones, measurements of, | [51] |
| Bristol Museum, objects from collection of, | [13] |
| British Honduras, Northern, geographical description of, | [14] |
| British Museum, objects from collection of, | [13] |
| [C.] | |
| Candles, method of making, | [31] |
| Canoes— | |
| making of, | [28] |
| used for trading along rivers, | [29] |
| Ceremonies, the four principal, | [42] |
| Ceremony, Cha chac, at ripening of corn, description, | [42] |
| Charms worn by women, | [19] |
| Chief— | |
| power practically absolute, | [35] |
| rarely dies natural death, | [35] |
| strongest subchief usually succeeds, | [35] |
| Childbirth, methods of facilitating, | [38] |
| Children, love for and disposition of, | [33] |
| Chronology, three periods of Mayan civilization, | [58] |
| Cigarettes— | |
| making of, | [30] |
| smoked by women, | [17] |
| Cooking, native methods of, | [22] |
| Cooking utensils, description of, | [27] |
| Corn— | |
| harvesting and storing of, | [20] |
| preparation of ground and planting of, | [20] |
| surplus sold or exchanged, | [20] |
| Corn husks, wrappers for cigarettes, | [30] |
| Corn plantation. See Milpa. | |
| "Cuhun ridges"— | |
| description of, | [14] |
| sites of ancient mounds, | [14] |
| sites of modern villages, | [14] |
| [D.] | |
| Death sentence, how executed, | [35] |
| Diet— | |
| description of, | [21] |
| maize staple article of, among ancient inhabitants, | [55] |
| Diseases— | |
| bleeding for, | [37] |
| eye trouble, remedy for, | [38] |
| intestinal parasites, | [37] |
| malaria, | [36] |
| smallpox, | [37] |
| venereal, | [37] |
| whooping cough, remedy for, | [38] |
| Dress— | |
| ancient inhabitants, | [52] |
| ancient priests, | [52] |
| ancient warriors, | [52] |
| now principally English and American goods, | [19] |
| Drunkenness— | |
| curse of the Indians, | [34] |
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| not considered a disgrace, | [34] |
| [F.] | |
| Fire, methods of making, | [22] |
| Fish— | |
| methods of catching, | [25] |
| varieties of, | [25] |
| Fishing— | |
| harpooning at night, | [25] |
| methods of, | [25] |
| torch used in, | [25] |
| Food— | |
| animals used as, by ancient inhabitants, | [55] |
| kind and method of eating modified by contact with more civilized communities, | [22] |
| method of serving and eating, | [22] |
| preparation and serving of, | [21] |
| snakes used as, | [24] |
| turtles' eggs used as, | [24] |
| Fowls, use of, in Cha chac ceremony, | [45] |
| Furniture— | |
| description of, | [27] |
| hammocks conspicuous articles of, | [27] |
| [G.] | |
| Game— | |
| pursuit of, | [23] |
| traps used in capturing, | [24] |
| Game birds and animals— | |
| list of, | [24] |
| preparation and curing of, for future use, | [21] |
| Games— | |
| of the ancient inhabitants, | [56] |
| played by adults and children, | [39] |
| [H.] | |
| Hammocks— | |
| conspicuous articles of furniture, | [27] |
| hiding places for "cooties", | [27] |
| Headdresses— | |
| ancient warriors and priests, | [52] |
| animals carved in wood, | [52] |
| Henequen fiber— | |
| method of cleaning, | [30] |
| uses of, | [31] |
| Homes, not particular as to cleanliness of, | [16] |
| Hookworms, prevalent, due to earth-eating habits of children, | [37] |
| Houses— | |
| ancient, description of, | [53] |
| built with assistance of neighbors, | [26] |
| method of construction, | [26] |
| Hunting, torch used in, | [24] |
| [I.] | |
| Icaiche, estimate of population, | [13] |
| Immorality, brought about by cheapness of rum, | [33] |
| Indians, causes of early deaths, | [34] |
| Itzas, occupying western British Honduras, | [13] |
| [L.] | |
| Liverpool Museum, objects from collection of, | [13] |
| [M.] | |
| Macapal— | |
| carried by children, causing bowlegs, | [16] |
| description of its use, | [15] |
| habits acquired by constant carrying of, | [16] |
| weighted with stones as counterpoise in traveling, | [16] |