Note 110 — APOLLO AND THE MOUSE.

The names Totem and Totemism have been in use at least since 1792, among writers on the North American tribes. Prof. Max Müller (Academy, Jan., 1884) says the word should be, not Totem, but Ote or Otem. Mr. Tylor’s inquiries among the Red Men support this. Long, an interpreter among the Indians, introduced the word Totamism in 1792; but Lafitau (1724) had already explained some classical myths as survivals of Totemism.