The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-26

into'a fsise sAalimase u q "
erty. his mobility efaaulf ID Iinss
him but, cleeving lAqta Hll aer
his greatness moFo cQpe op4 - 1se
humility Of his c6ndId8k " ~ &n-
geon Of Obscurity, ~ b,
his true dignity will FsPAsas1 .llnaias
more majestic than him eE4ElS IN ~:
nee, and called king. IN all atqs, ~
life, his excellent grRees viii Softer eSat
him, a. eOses N an aFOoF, pts1d,hlns Ne
atmosphere around himi Wherever 1sad
the true gentleman is acceptable tNitpan,
and beloved cfaDgels. .g IN IA,
The lLSeAanas AFtS SaAHsasa.
The recent explorations Of tropical AZ.
rica, by N. du Chaillu, on the West, md
and Mr. Petherick, on the East. has Given
US much Interesting information II fesaFd
to that singular region. Ah0ut $50. @llos
from the coast, n. dus OhaiIlds lltaul9ta
tribe Of naked, brOwpaeoIOted4 heesa
who lrad nevre seen . whltk uiak ~.
At Hrst they believed him 70 be . EaIle,
and were filed with supeFstitiOus AssAd
Rt his Appearance. This tribe y kAown
as the Fans; the men are tall. 1DSlY lqrm.
ed and warliks, and are the terror ef fhe
surrounding tribes, but the w0th66 He
exceedingly ugly. The Fans ,aroo oetNl.
balls, purchasing the bodies; Of tlSoi $40
tribes around them for food, aud ss1llnR
the bodies Of their own dead ip relgTp.
The price Ofa h6mGii b6dy among tItEln
h generally o small tnsle OliNid tlSbhniit.
M. du Chaillu saw. . woman e1egyiIeTa
piece Of the thigh Of o human body Inst
az we should carry q piece CT beef FNp
The Fans are as aupevlsr IN sntllIiesMts
to the tribes ar0und ,AlissAaO %hat 'nsibin
military prowes& Ther5nndeHiNad the
art Of smelling and working IRON, ana
manufacture their '5Wih K i've 1bsecf.
heads, axes. 30, IAselk 5 tae
for their excellent teanbes, isdEhsUpaih
beautifully ornamepked with. artiNsiA H.
signs. They also. make iugs Of a Ind n
reed, tightly woven and aiterWar.i1 Is "a
with o. kind Of gum. They nfhaRS biIa
aud pipes Of clay, asd quite . soIp sial
musical instrument Of reeds ard nenSie.
The cloth manufactured by this iaiha,ie
not extensive In quantity or variety. 6n,t
II is sufficient for thSEdkmEnd, wsYyeuIs
very limited, as the clothing OF tlSss
consists Ofa narrow strip around thea0ihA.
while the women have literally 'nolhine
to wear The cloth worn BY the il'i,' men Il
made from the inner bark Of tteeA y The
women go naked not from povesvyeo ct
from choice. Az M.-Gu Chaillu walked
along woman gravely asked hlhia Ehv
he did not take OF his clothes, felIlhR.hih
that she was sure that they. must ! ia
great hindrance 10 him, and that III rs
would take them OF he woGld wax more
easily. s;'rss. H5ida
The Eastern part Of tropical AsSicsass
been explored by Mr.. John PstheFiahSR
X. G. s., who has Travelled in. that country
sixteen years. He found 4 )tffb4' 'iSstelNx SefNx
similar tO'the Fans described By N. sdh
Chaillu.. These were the Namm NahaaAh
warlike and formidable race ofeannih1ls.
They cultivate In gardens, COTTON. veref-
ables, melons, gOtiFtis and pepper, end u
large fields maize and beans. 'Tde work
Is performed by slaves one person d0nii0.
times owning hundreds Of them. a4.lf, =
slave runs away and is caught, ~, g inr
variably killed and eaten; and 1lave3 are
frequently purchased expressly loF sBSd.
The state Of the mechanic arts amoNa thA
Neam Mans Is about the same g = tae
the Fans. They use the s1tnet ~ Isl
bellows In smelling iron. N ~ ,kSe
two cylinders formed from hoslaS y - -.
and covered with loose skim Th1
mer like that Of the Fans, d an NJ lk
held like pcstle BY the little en0 \ I Ses
The NeamT Nam women arS q, y
OF their sisters among The Fans. y -
ticie Of clothing. They wear me-
Of green leaves fastened 70 1 giFdIe s.
the waist Aad falling all around tke holv
down to the knees. AZ they as8 81.
lously neat In their .psEsohss "A a6ns -
leaves soon wilt, they change, lhsl ~
thing very frequently. The u t Slp
women probably have ISOPg nee
in the course Of . year than ~ usIl3r
women IN the world. !. as i,shasq
The marriage EslAtioes ief, thpss Aih9
are very curtoga The men. nnuohas. -
many wives Hs they ckn kkIaF' ska
parents a. tie BIRDS s5Sl 3k
a. = hundred hNade catllaa -
Hassanyey tribe ths aiririu - -
highest bidder, las 10 some Oe 81 &c
fashionable circles }, but tke zs'SSn
holds good only certaiI humE ~
10 the week, the rest Of the tl ~
being free from all matrimDnial = -.
NJ. dn Chaillu Witnessed one cf shn 1la,
and describes long series q -
In regard to the proportion 6 Is
during which the wOmaG sAouI ~
by the marriage contRaeA, 9dt sxisa6n
In another tEibe-the, Apinsi 9 &an
falls IN love with bis neighboP 80
his affections are reciproeatsd. 81 4 h
to tender the husband the auls0Ns ~
paid for the wife in the Arsn
when, by the custom Of klss ~
mus. be passed over 70 'tAsa - w.
There are no old maids n k
found no girls over eighteen Fl -
not either married or Detroit
life has some advantages 6vef q a
The geographical societies -
efforts to have the great rsais
which lies between the two t1 4.
incd by NJ. du Chaillu and N +.
when many other matters bf' s.. III
doubtless be devSlopsd. s-.gess'lt ~
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