Corn, _Maiz_. Rattle, _Hanmaraca_. Boat, _Canoe_. Sword, _Macana_, Cabot. King, _Cachic_, (written _Cacich_) Italian Orthography. Good, _Tum_. Bed, _Hamac_. Big-land, _Taquino_, by Vespuci, name of Brazil. 4 Different Comparable Words. Knife, _Tarse_. Bananas, _Pacaras_. Pear, _Caxus_, by Cabot. Meal or Cassave, _Hui_. 3 Words Not Comparable. Hook, _Pinda_. Scissors, _Pirame_. Comb, _Chipag_. End Of First Volume. FOOTNOTES 1 In 1824, I published my first essay on American history, a pamphlet on the _Ancient History of Kentucky_, or Central North America, before 1770. Although it was a mere rude sketch, it contains many important historical facts. I was too little advanced then in philological studies, to give it their support, and many of my surmises must be rectified by it. My late researches have also greatly impaired the general belief of the Tartarian origin, and western route of the Mexican nations. 2 I published this presumed key in 1832 in my Atlantic Journal; but many accurate comparisons are yet required to confirm my surmises, although the Lybian analogies are evident. 3 In Hughes’ Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania in 1813-14, published 1820, we find this fact about Hesiod’s mention of maize, used by the poor in mush and cakes by the early Greeks: the modern Greeks call it _Arabo-sité_, Arabic corn, in Italy it is called _Grano-turco_, or Turkish-corn: having reached Greece and Italy through the Arabs, and not from America. It has been cultivated in Java, Central Africa, Soudan, &c. from time immemorial, having native names in the Negro languages. Gebelin thinks it was known in Assyria. Polo found it in Tartary in the 13th century. Frazer lately saw it almost wild in the Imalaya mts.: it has never been found quite wild in America. 4 The _Poncho_ is a long strip of cloth, with a hole in the middle for the head, the ends hanging before and behind, often fastened on the sides. It was used by the ancient Mexicans, the Muyzcas, Peruvians and Chilians. It has been adopted as quite convenient by the Spanish colonists, and is very becoming when ornamented. 5 E-AD’M, Self-Adam, is the name given by Moses to the first men, pronounced since Adam. Gen. 1. v. 27; but called also ZXR and N’K’BE or male and female. The 2d AD’M or Adam was subsequent: although the commentators have blended them, as they have the floods, days and other things. Our bible translation of early events is besides very erroneous; the Talmudist or Jewish version with points is not correct, being in a late dialect: the true text of Moses which I follow, has no points, but admits of a sheva or soft breathing between consonants.