. To California and back; . ation containing the Moqui vil-lages — fair white castles cresting the cliffs ofa desert waste — lies to the north of Winslow,farther away than the average tourist maycare to journey; but the Moquis themselvesfrequently may be seen about the stationnamed. Not uncomely, clad in picturesquecostume, and representative of the ever-inter-esting Pueblo life, they merit more than pass-ing mention. With them alone survives therevolting but fascinating spectacle of thesnake dance, that once was common to all thePueblo peoples. Upon the question of the vir-ulency of the rattl
. To California and back; . ation containing the Moqui vil-lages — fair white castles cresting the cliffs ofa desert waste — lies to the north of Winslow,farther away than the average tourist maycare to journey; but the Moquis themselvesfrequently may be seen about the stationnamed. Not uncomely, clad in picturesquecostume, and representative of the ever-inter-esting Pueblo life, they merit more than pass-ing mention. With them alone survives therevolting but fascinating spectacle of thesnake dance, that once was common to all thePueblo peoples. Upon the question of the vir-ulency of the rattlesnakes bite opinions arediverse. There are those who claim that thereis positively no antidote for the venom of ahealthy full-grown reptile of that species, yetold ranchmen will tell you stories of promptrecovery from snake-bite by the virtue of amysterious weed plucked by Indian or Mexi-can; and plain whisky has its stanch advocatesin this as in many another vicissitude ofhuman life. It is, however, certain that the43.
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