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Travels Amongst American Indians, Their Ancient Earthworks and Temples: Including a Journey in Guatemala, Mexico and Yucatan, and a Visit to the Ruins of Patinamit, Utatlan, Palenque and UxmalBrine, Lindesay

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Travels Amongst American Indians, Their Ancient Earthworks and Temples: Including a Journey in Guatemala, Mexico and Yucatan, and a Visit to the Ruins of Patinamit, Utatlan, Palenque and Uxmal

Name: Travels Amongst American Indians, Their Ancient Earthworks and Temples: Including a Journey in Guatemala, Mexico and Yucatan, and a Visit to the Ruins of Patinamit, Utatlan, Palenque and Uxmal
Author: Brine, Lindesay

Brine, Lindesay

Guatemala -- Antiquities; Indians -- Antiquities; Mexico -- Antiquities; North America -- Description and travel

North American Indians. — Diversity of Languages. — The
      Iroquois. — Dialects. — Descent of Iroquois chiefs through
      the female line. — Pagan Indians. — Belief in a Great
      Spirit. — Ceremonies. — Dakotas. — Superstitions. — Dreams. —
      Fasts. — Sun worship. — Medicine men. — Customs of mourning
      by widows. — Supernatural influences. — Lightning. —
      Transmigration. — Worship of Spirit rocks. — Serpent
      worship. — Human sacrifices. — Burial customs. — Method of
      curing sickness by steam. — Note upon analogies between the
      customs of the Indians, Maoris, and the natives of the
      Sandwich Islands                                               149

                              CHAPTER IX.

  The Golden City. — Coast of California — Cape San Lucas. —
      Manzanillo. — Alligators and Sharks. — Acapulco. — San José
      de Guatemala. — Escuintla. — City of Guatemala. — Indian
      pilgrims from Esquipulas. — Ancient mounds on the plains of
      Mixco. — Insurrection of Indians. — Decapitation of their
      leader. — Preparations for the journey across the Continent
      to Palenque and Yucatan                                        176

                              CHAPTER X.

  Mixco. — La Antigua Guatemala. — Volcanoes of Fire and Water. —
      Comolapa. — Ancient Indian Ruins of Patinamit. — Kachiquel
      Indians. — A Dominican Priest. — Barrancas. — Las Godinas. —
      Panajachel. — Human Sacrifices to the Lakes and Volcanoes. —
      Lake Atitlan. — Sololá. — Orchids. — San Tomas. — Quiché
      Indians                                                        194

                              CHAPTER XI.

  Barrancas. — Santa Cruz del Quiché. — Padre Andres Guicola. —
      Ruins of Utatlan. — Report of Don Garcia de Palacio upon
      human sacrifices to the gods in Central America, Statement
      of Bernal Diaz, about the sacrifices in Mexico. — Burning of
      the Quiché Caciques at Utatlan. — Worship of idols by the
      Quichés. — Sierras. — Gueguetenango                            216

                             CHAPTER XII.

  The Sierra Madre. — Todos Santos. — Evening Prayer (La
      Oracion). — Indian domestic habits. — Religious devotion. —
      Goitre. — Jacaltenango. — Indian Festival. — A Temblor. —
      Indian Idolatry. — Custom of ancient inhabitants to serve the
      parents whose daughters they wished to marry. — Doubtful
      fidelity of my guide. — Condition of Mule. — Mexican
      Frontier. — Comitan. — Note on President Juarez, and the
      Execution of the Emperor Maximilian                            238

                             CHAPTER XIII.

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