Footnotes

1.

In the decoration of the bodies several men assisted, but the personators of the gods did much of the work on their own persons, and they seemed quite fastidious. The fingers were dipped into the paint and rubbed on the body.

2.

Continency must be observed by the personators of the gods until all paint is removed from their bodies.

3.

The suds were crossed and encircled with the pollen to give them additional power to restore the invalid to health.

4.

I noticed that the priest of the sweat house on no occasion sat with the song-priest and his attendants.

5.

This food is dried and made into a powder, and used as a medicine by the theurgist.

6.

The old priest relating this myth now produced a pouch containing corn pollen and a crystal, which he dipped in the pollen and said, "Now we must all eat of this pollen and place some on our heads, for we are to talk about it."

7.

The Naaskiddi are hunchbacks; they have clouds upon their backs, in which seeds of all vegetation are held.

8.

The Navajo will not use real blue coloring in their sand painting, but adhere strictly to the instructions of the gods. They do, however, use a bit of vermilion, when it can be obtained, to heighten the red coloring in the pouches.

9.

The Bigelovia Douglasii is made into rings and used in the ceremonial Hasjelti Dailjis with direct reference to this occurrence.

10.

Ceremonial rings are also made of the Spanish bayonet (yucca).