In "curing" the new-born babe the shaman sprinkles some over it to make it strong.

Beer is applied internally and externally as a remedy for all diseases Tarahumare flesh is heir to.

No man could get his field attended to if he did not at first make ready a good supply of tesvino, because beer is the only remuneration his assistants receive.

Drinking tesvino at the feast marks the turning-point in a person's life.

A boy begins to drink tesvino because now he feels himself a man; and when a girl is seen at feasts, it is a sign that she is looking for a husband.