CHAPTER XII.

MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE MARUTSE TRIBES.

Ideas of religion--Mode of living--Husbandry and crops--Consumption and preparation of food--Cleanliness--Costume--Position of the women--Education of children--Marriages--Disposal of the dead--Forms of greeting--Modes of travelling--Administration of justice--An execution--Knowledge of medicine--Superstition--Charms--Human Sacrifices--Clay and wooden vessels--Calabashes--Basket-work--Weapons--Manufacture of clothing--Tools--Oars--Pipes and snuff-boxes--Ornaments--Toys, tools, and fly-flappers 300