Notes and queries on anthropology / edited for the Council of the Anthropological Institute by John George Garson, M.D. and Charles Hercules Read, F.S.A.

Date:
1892
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    and wells exist, in what manner is water raised 1 11 What form of bellows is in use ? (No. XIV.) 12. Are any water- wheels or other hydraulic machines known ? if so for what purposes are they applied, and in what manner? 13 Is any form of wmdmiU known ? 14. Is the drill known 1 15 What system is employed ? the bow drill, or pump driU any other ? 16. Is the drill provided with a fly-wheel ? J. E. or No. XVI.—FIRE. As a general rule, all tribes both preserve and produce fire There are statements as to fireless tribes which should be carefully examined when met. with; most of them have broken down under close inspection. The history of the practical art of fire-making is interesting ; and the place of lire m social and religious ceremony gives valuable informa- tion as to the constitution of family and tribal life, the idea of moral purity, and several points of theology. 1. By what means is fire produced 1 2. If by friction of wood, what is the exact instrument used, whether the stick- and-groove, the simple fire-drill twisted between the hands, or some improved form. 3. Is this ruder instrument still kept up in religious ceremonies ? 4. If the fire is made by striking flint on jiyrites or iron, is it remembered if this art was learnt from foreigners 1 5. Are any other instruments used, such as the fire-syringe, burning-lens, &c. ? 6. How is fire kept up and carried about ? 7. What fuel is used 1 8. Are there legends of the discovery of firw or invention of fire-making ! 9. If so, do they seem to be myths personi- fying the fire or the fire-drill itself ? 10. Is the household fire symbolic of family ties ? 11. Is it held sacred, ]>laced in charge of any particular person ? is there any family worship connected with it ? and by whom performed ? 12. Is there a council-fire or other fires on special occasions or in special buildings ?