Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . )ecoming scarcer every and little cottontails are abundant. Most game is stewed,if served in the village; in camp it is roasted. Game is a necessaryofiering to the Beast Gods to mduce them to act as mediators lietweenthe ZuiTis and the anthropic gods. Deer meat is cut into strips, sundried, and preserved for ceremonials and for guests who are present «The sheep and goat corrals, whicli are within the town and close to the houses, render the air inmoist weatiier offensive in the
Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . )ecoming scarcer every and little cottontails are abundant. Most game is stewed,if served in the village; in camp it is roasted. Game is a necessaryofiering to the Beast Gods to mduce them to act as mediators lietweenthe ZuiTis and the anthropic gods. Deer meat is cut into strips, sundried, and preserved for ceremonials and for guests who are present «The sheep and goat corrals, whicli are within the town and close to the houses, render the air inmoist weatiier offensive in the ; A fuller tleseription of plant food will lie given in a later publication. BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT PL. XCII. ^?t4^^k:-^i FLAYING A BEEF STEVENSON] ARTS AND INDUSTRIES 369 at siuh times from other pueblos, for the best must always t)e phicedbefore strangers. While the Zufiis do not eat horses, thev sometimes eat a hurro whichhas died from hunger or abuse. They raise large numbers of horses,but keep them exclusivelj^ for riding. A native drink, which the Zufiis claim is not intoxicating, is madefrom sprouted corn. The corn is moistened and placed in the sununtil it sprouts. Another drink which the Zufiis enjo} is takunakiawe(bead water), made of popped corn ground in the finest mill. Thepowder is put into a bowl and cold water is poured over it. Themixture is strained before it is drunk. This beverage is also used inceremonies and during fasts of the rain priests. Cotiee with sugar is greatly relished, the Zufiis obtaining it at anycost within their means. Tea is also enjoyed by these people. Whiskyis rarely, if ever, used. Tile Zufiis have only two meals daily. Breakfast is served aliout11
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