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... believed , and the belief is still far from extinct , that if a pregnant woman is frightened by a beast an outline of the animal is likely to be communicated to the skin of the unborn child in the form of a birthmark . Likewise it was ...
... believed , and the belief is still far from extinct , that if a pregnant woman is frightened by a beast an outline of the animal is likely to be communicated to the skin of the unborn child in the form of a birthmark . Likewise it was ...
Page 236
... believed to be derived from the Papago or Pima Indian word Arizonac or Arizonaca , composed of ari , small , and zonac or zonaca , spring . In 1736 some large nuggets of silver were found a few miles from the present site of Nogales in ...
... believed to be derived from the Papago or Pima Indian word Arizonac or Arizonaca , composed of ari , small , and zonac or zonaca , spring . In 1736 some large nuggets of silver were found a few miles from the present site of Nogales in ...
Page 275
... believed to be derived from apachu , supposedly meaning men , people or enemies , the Zuñi Indian appellation for the Navahos , who were designated Apaches de Nabaju by the early Spaniards in New Mexico and Arizona . The Apaches were ...
... believed to be derived from apachu , supposedly meaning men , people or enemies , the Zuñi Indian appellation for the Navahos , who were designated Apaches de Nabaju by the early Spaniards in New Mexico and Arizona . The Apaches were ...
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