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Page 33
It is very common to find the Indian tribes of America called after wild animals ,
and my own opinion is that the origin of the fable about the red hair was a theory
to explain why they were called Guatuses ; for the natives of Nicaragua , and of ...
It is very common to find the Indian tribes of America called after wild animals ,
and my own opinion is that the origin of the fable about the red hair was a theory
to explain why they were called Guatuses ; for the natives of Nicaragua , and of ...
Page 45
They are called at this stage “ chilote , ” from the Aztec xilotl ; and the ancient
Mexicans in their eighth month , which began on the 16th July , made a great
festival , called the feast of Xilonen . The poor Indians now have often reason to
rejoice ...
They are called at this stage “ chilote , ” from the Aztec xilotl ; and the ancient
Mexicans in their eighth month , which began on the 16th July , made a great
festival , called the feast of Xilonen . The poor Indians now have often reason to
rejoice ...
Page 46
The grain is first of all boiled along with wood ashes or a little lime ; the alkali
loosens the outer skin of the grain , and this is rubbed off with the hands in
running water , a little of it at a time , placed upon a slightly concave stone , called
a ...
The grain is first of all boiled along with wood ashes or a little lime ; the alkali
loosens the outer skin of the grain , and this is rubbed off with the hands in
running water , a little of it at a time , placed upon a slightly concave stone , called
a ...
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