Malte-Brun, cited on earth-eating by Siberians 539 cited on cords and girdles 561, 562, 564 Mason, Otis T., cited on superstition connected with scratching 493 Maurice, Thomas, cited on sacred cords 566 Meal, sacred, use of, by Apache and Pueblo 508-511 use of, by other people 510-515 Measuring cords 572-573 Meat, sacred, of the Zuñis 545 Medicine cord of the Apache 550-558 Medicine hat of the Apache 502-503, 580-581 symbolism of 582 Medicine-men of the Indians, who may be 451-457 no organization of 452 manner of becoming one 453-454 powers claimed by 454-459, 462, 470-471 penalty for failure of, to cure disease 466-467 food of 470 disposal of, when dead 470 Medicine-women of the Indians 468-469 Medidas 572 Mendieta, Geronimo, cited on Indian medicine-women 469 quoted on Indian idols of flour or seeds 526 quoted on Indian divination with corn 533 Metamorphosis, power of, claimed by Indian medicine-men 458-459 Montesinos, Fernando, cited on Peruvian sacred flour 511 Montfaucon, Bernard de, cited on girdles of Saliens 559 Mud, plastering the head with, by Indians 475-476 Müller, Max, cited on scratching among the Parsi 493 cited on parched grain among the Hindus 546 cited on Hindu drinking custom 496 cited on sacred cords of Hindus 563, 567 Music, use of, by Indian medicine-men 465 N. Name of an American Indian not to be divulged by himself 461 when given 461-462 battle or agnomen 462 Necklaces, of human fingers 480-487 of various parts of the human body 483-489 of human teeth 487-489 P.