=Winstanley, W.= A visit to Abyssinia: an account of travel in modern Ethiopia. Vols. I-II. London: 1881. =Wrangell, Ferdinand P. von.= Narrative of an expedition to the Polar Sea. New York: 1841. =Wright, Thomas.= Narratives of sorcery and magic, from the most authentic sources. Vols. I-II. London: 1851. =Ximenez, Francisco.= Las historias del origen de los Indios de esta provincia de Guatemala. Translated by C. Scherzer. Vienna: 1857. INDEX. A. Acosta, José, cited on sacrifices of Indian corn 525 Alarcon, quoted on Indian customs 491, 494, 511 quoted on Indian sacred cords 555 Albinos, not medicine-men among the Apaches 460 Alegre, Francisco J., cited on Indian remedies 472 cited on ceremonial scratching among Indians 492 Amulets of the Apache 587-91 Arriaga, José de, cited on Indian medicine-men 594 Ashes, use of, in religious formalities 536 Asylum, right of, among Apache and other Indians 453-454 B. Backus, E., quoted on magic powder of Indians 513 Baker, Frank, cited on "hand of glory" 486 Baker, Samuel, cited on African customs 489 Baking, origin of 542 Balboa, Vasco Nuñez, cited on Indian medicine-men 467 cited on Peruvian festival 527 Bancroft, H. H., cited on Indian medicine-men 457, 511 cited on mutilation by Indians 483 cited on scratching, by Indians 491 cited on Indian cakes 524 cited on Indian use of feathers 534, 535 Barcia, Gabriel de Cardenas, cited on sacred meal of Indians 512 quoted on magic powder of Indians 549 Bean, aversion to, by Egyptians and Abyssinians 517 Beans, string of, used as signal by Tecumseh 555 Benzoni, Girolamo, cited on Indian medicine-men 461 Black, William G., cited on magic knots and cords 570, 572, 573, 575, 576, 577, 579, 580 Blankets, blessed, used at Zuñi feasts 526 Bledos, meaning of the term 522 Blindness among Indian medicine-men 470 Blount, Thomas, cited on symbolic use of meal 513, 514 Bock, Carl, cited on Borneo water vessels 494 Bollaert, William, cited on emeralds of Peruvians 590 Brand, John, cited on bell-ringing 465 "hand of glory" 486 cited on powders 514, 532, 536 cited on sacred cakes 541, 544, 545, 546, 547 cited on cords and girdles 557, 561, 568, 569, 570, 571, 573, 575, 576, 578, 579, 580 Brasseur de Bourbourg, cited on Indian medicine-men 466 cited on origin of labrets 498 cited on tzoalli 523 Bread, sacred 541-547 unleavened 543, 544 Brinton, Daniel G., cited on Indian medicine-men 457, 480, 532 cited on Peruvian quipu 562 cited on chalchihuitl among Mexicans 590