The Lightning Stick: Arrows, Wounds, And Indian Legends

277 Pages·1995·2.02 MB·English

by  H. Henrietta Stockel

The Lightning Stick : Arrows, Wounds, and
title:
Indian Legends
author: Stockel, H. Henrietta.
publisher: University of Nevada Press
isbn10 | asin: 0874172667
print isbn13: 9780874172669
ebook isbn13: 9780874173994
language: English
Surgery, Military--Southwest, New--
History--19th century, Bow and arrow--
subject Southwest, New--History--19th century,
Stab wounds, Indian weapons--North
America.
publication date: 1995
lcc: RD201.S76 1995eb
ddc: 617.1/43
Surgery, Military--Southwest, New--
History--19th century, Bow and arrow--
subject: Southwest, New--History--19th century,
Stab wounds, Indian weapons--North
America.
Page i
The Lightning Stick
Page ii
BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR
Women of the Apache Nation: Voices of Truth
Survival of the Spirit: Chiricahua Apaches in Captivity
Medicine Women, Curanderas, and Women Doctors
(with Bobette Perrone and Victoria Krueger)
Page iii
The Lightning Stick
Arrows, Wounds, and Indian Legends
H. Henrietta Stockel
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS
RENO, LAS VEGAS, LONDON
Page iv
The paper used in this book meets the requirements of American
National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for
Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Binding materials were
selected for strength and durability.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Stockel, H. Henrietta, 1938
The lightning stick: arrows, wounds, and Indian legends
/ H. Henrietta Stockel.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-87417-266-7 (paper : acid free paper)
1. Surgery, MilitarySouthwest, NewHistory19th
century. 2. Bow and arrowSouthwest, NewHistory19th
century. 3. Stab wounds. 4. Indian weaponsNorth
America. I. Title.
RD201.S76 1995
617.1'43dc20 94-43926
CIP
University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA
Copyright © 1995 by University of Nevada Press
All rights reserved
The Lightning Stick is the University of Nevada Press's
first book to be composed in-house.
Typeface: Century Old Style, using Aldus PageMaker.
Book design by Heather Goulding
Jacket design by Erin Kirk New
Printed in the United States of America
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Page v
To Dan L. Thrapp,
whose wise counsel
and friendship will remain
with me for the rest of my life.
May the Great Spirit
guide and protect you,
wherever you are.
Page vi
"Who killed Cock Robin?"
"I," said the sparrow,
''With my bow and arrow,
I killed Cock Robin."
"Who saw him die?"
"I," said the fly,
"With my little eye,
I saw him die."
Mother Goose
Page vii
Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
1: Perspectives 1
2: Arrows, Arrow Medicine, and Medicine Arrows 7
3: Barbers, Basins, and Battlefields 29
4: An Explorer-Surgeon Surnamed "Cow's Head," 37
5: Be All That You Can Be in the Ar-r-r-mee, circa 1860 61
6: The Mother of All Headaches 77
7: The Head: Cutting, Scraping, Drilling, and Scalping 87
8: The Deadly Arrow Today 101
Notes 103
Glossary of Bow and Arrow Terminology 117
Bibliography 121
Index 127