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a boy, who had predicted the death of a chief, his prediction coming true, was killed to save the life of a young girl whose death he had also predicted.  In the kneading process - I have spoken of above - to expel pain, they also blow away - the Evil Spirit as it comes out.

They are extremely lascivious in conversation, thought, and action.  A crowd of girls from the age of four or five upwards are always talks of "in-gen", i.e., (carnal intercourse).  This is no exaggeration.  On first seeing the piston rod of the Steamboat here, they said it was 'in-gen-ing" - vulgate ("frigging").

The men have names accordingly, one is called Lob-Cock, another Big-Cock.  Another 'Cock with a blue head, another "Ah-hote-ah-in-gen", i.e., "Good F--k-r".
This is literally true, Sr., don't hold "your committee" responsible for the "smut".

The Yumas are light coloured, some of them a bright olive with [[hard]] of blue eyes.

The Yumas use red and black paint.  The Squaws also use blue to paint the eyelids.  They mix the red paint with spittle.  The paints are of high value among the Indians.  I have seen once or twice I think [[underline]]plumbago[[/underline]] on the face, making it shine like a kettle newly polished.

The Maricopas separated from the Yumas a long time since after a quarrel about a Chief and the burial of the dead.  They live on the Gila River below the Pimos.  Their first settlements are about 100 miles from the mouth.