. To California and back; . hour, the dancers boldly enter the corral, andseizing a snake in each hand rush out to join inthe mystic savage rite. Unimpeachable author-ity vouches for the statement that the reptilesare not unfanged or in anywise deprived of theexercise of their deadly function. On the con-trary, the dancers are sometimes bitten as theytwine the reptiles around their necks and arms,or hold them in their mouths by the middleand swing them to and fro. But the potencyof the antidote is such that only a slight irrita-tion or small local inflammation ensues, andthe Moquis seem to giv
. To California and back; . hour, the dancers boldly enter the corral, andseizing a snake in each hand rush out to join inthe mystic savage rite. Unimpeachable author-ity vouches for the statement that the reptilesare not unfanged or in anywise deprived of theexercise of their deadly function. On the con-trary, the dancers are sometimes bitten as theytwine the reptiles around their necks and arms,or hold them in their mouths by the middleand swing them to and fro. But the potencyof the antidote is such that only a slight irrita-tion or small local inflammation ensues, andthe Moquis seem to give no more thought tothe venomous caresses of their squirming cap-tives than they would give to the sting of agnat. At the conclusion of the dance thesnakes are reverently restored to freedom, hav-ing been prevailed upon to use their influencewith the beneficent powers for the space of awhole year in behalf of their dusky worshipers. CA5J0N DIABLO. This is a profound gash in the plateau, some225 feet deep, 550 feet wide and
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