invention of native system by ancient inhabitants of Chiapas, [182];

among the Zuñi, [205];

kept profound secret by priesthood, [205];

Maya, [220];

fixed term of office for ancient American rulers, [221];

Mexican, originated from the fixed market-days, [245];

signs identified with different parts of human form, [282];

instituted by the Chinese emperor, Yaou, [289], [292];

comparison of American and Chinese, [297], [298], [299], [309];

Chaldean and Hindoo, [300];