“The most frequent divination is by means of a piece of crystal which they call _zaztun_. This is a clear and transparent stone, by which they say that occult things are seen and the causes of sickness. What I have been able to understand in this matter is that they have had some one who, by a compact with the demon, has divined by the means of the said _zaztun_: but the more ordinary way is that those that use it are certain cheating impostors who by this means gain credit amongst themselves and are consulted and are well treated so that they have idle lives, and with their artifices and cunning make the simple and ignorant believe that they have divined what they have secretly managed. I will take this example which is frequent: they make the sick man believe that by the means of the _zaztun_ they have known that some malevolent person has bewitched him, and in order to discover the wizard or evil doer it is necessary to watch three nights and make preparation of ardent spirits or pitarilla, provisions and lighted candles; during these three nights they enjoy themselves and eat and drink till they are satisfied. When the others are not observing or asleep they bury inside the house or near it a small figure of black wax having a thorn run into the part corresponding to that where the sick person feels the most pain. Finally when all are awake they commence to make their operations with the _zaztun_ and go straight to the spot where they buried the little figure, they take it out within sight of everybody and make them believe that this was the witchcraft. They then apply for the cure any herbs that they can find and if sometimes by chance the sick person gets cured they gain much credit amongst the ignorant.” A most extraordinary account was given by the curate of Yaxcabá, of a religious or superstitious ceremony which at a certain season of the year was performed by the Indians of his parish in the beginning of this century. They erected near the village a rudely constructed table upon which was placed a turkey. When the ceremony commenced, the Indian who acted as the priest poured into the beak of the turkey a small quantity of pitarilla. He then killed the bird and gave it to his assistants at the table, who carried it away to season it and prepare it for being eaten. Large tortillas were also prepared and when everything was ready the turkey and tortillas were placed upon the table together with several jars of pitarilla. “Then,” stated the cura, “the sacerdote commences to incense them with copal.”... “And then taking some of the pitarilla upon a hissop he sprinkles it towards the four winds invoking the four _Pahahtunes_ who are the gods and custodians of the rains. Then approaching the table he raises on high one of the jars, and offers it to the mouths of the surrounding people, who are kneeling. The function concludes by all eating and drinking to their satisfaction.”