Whenonabe Monologue from The Arrow-Maker: A Drama in Three Acts

From The Arrow-Maker: A Drama in Three Acts by Mary Austin

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Bitter brush; a decoction of the bark producing colic and griping; a symbol of disaster. "Rattle-weed." Astragalus; produces madness when eaten. "Toyon." California Christmas Berry. "Snake-in-the-grass... tattle to the gods." Snakes are believed to be the messengers and familiars of the gods; therefore the Paiutes tell no important matter in the summer when they are about. "To dig roots before her wedding year is out." A curse equivalent to barrenness. The work of digging roots was not performed by expectant mothers. "Wickiup." A wattled hut of brush, made by planting willow poles about a pit four or five feet deep and six to eight feet in diameter. The poles were then drawn over in a dome and thatched with reeds or brush. "Campody." An Indian village; from the Spanish campo.

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