The Arizona sentinel., 1880-02-21

the genealogical records of the family. The child usually takes the totem of the mother. FOl instance, at the bottom of the post may be the carving Of a whale, over that of fox, DOT boise, and an eagle-signifying that the great grandfather of the present occupant of the house, on 'Iis ruothcr's side, heicn~"d tc th Q whale family, the grandfather to the foz 1amiIy, lhe father Jo the p0rpoise, and he himself to the eagle family. These standards are from two to five feet in diam eter, and often over sixty feet in height, and sometimes cost from 5000 to 5000. FOrevery the en- trance 10 the house was a hole through this standard, but latterly they are commencing to have regular doors hung on hinges, Among the Stickines these badge trees or tOtems are usually off to one side of the door.
 A man Wantinga a wife sends a message to that effect to the girls relations. If he receives favor able answer he sends them all the presents he can procure. Up- on the appointed day he goes to her fathers house and. sits down on the doorstep with his back to the house. The relations who have assembled there sing d mar riage song, at the close of which furs and calico are laid across the floor and the girl is escorted over them from the corner where she has been sitting, ana takes her seat by the side of the man. Then dancing, sin sing and eating are kept up by the guests until they are tired. In these festivities the couple take no part. After thlS they fast for two days, and then after a slight repast they fast for two days more. Four weeks af- ter they come together and are recognized as husband and wife.
 Among the Nehaunes and Tal- collins, when a man dies, his wid- ow is compelled to ascend the burning funeral pile, throw her. self upon the body, and remain there until the hair is burned from her head. and she is almost sutf0cated. She is then allowed to stagger from the pile, but must frequently thrust her hand through the flames and place it upon his bosom, to show her con- tinued devotion. Finally the ashes are gathered up and placed in a little sack, which the widow carries on her person for two years. During this period of mourning she is clothed in rags and treated as slave.
 Among the ChuckeeS the old and feeble are sometimes destroy ed. This is done by placing a rope around the neck, and drag ging them over the stones. If this does not kill, then the body is stoned or speared, and left to be eaten by the dogs. Occasion ally the old ask to be killed Then they are taken, stupefed with drugs, and, in the midst of various incantations, bled to death.
 Among the Tuski and many of the Orarian tribes the bodies of good men are burned and the ashes carefully preserved. But in some sections, where wood is scarce, the bodies of women are not considered worth the wood that would be, consumed in the burning, and they are either cast out, to Ee consumed by the fox es and crows, or cast into the sea as food for the fishes.
 A summary cure for crying babies is to take them to the sea shore and hold them in the water until they cease crying. AS soon as they can walk, children are bathed in the sea daily, and they learn to swim about as soon d, they do to walk. Festivals are given on erecting new house