The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-21
An Indlas Mu@.sy.

fort Laramie Correspondents Of the Loais DemOcrat
walk of half mile, or thereabouts, brought
US 10 a place on Deer Greek, where vas most
chai ming hollow thckly covered with trees. Ia
stream, was the body We we're 10 search Of
Falcy q short thsk, scrubby tree, Ia the forks
Of which are laid evenly aud bound together
about dozen Stout poles. On this platform
rested the body. Curiosity urged me forward.
and climbed the tree 10 examine IL. No'hing VI
the body visible. could distinguish the out
Lines of form folded in bufslo hde, aud boaad
aroJnd by rawlide robes. On the top OF tue
whole were few green leaves and short b0ughs.
Taking my Knife, l cut the ropes. rolled of the
leaves. sprs ad open the robe, ana saw another
covering of the mot exquis ey worked deefsSin
that one can imagine. Gently lifting 1t up, with
ny curiosity al the highest pitch, and with some
quslms Of conscience concerning the properly Of
the cead, the b0oy Of an Indian gil was revealed,
SO life iike that was lost in establishment.
The head is bonheied, and Is turned on its side.
as II listening to the usic of the waters beneath.
Her eyes appeared 10 be closed In happy slu n
ters. while an sir Of the greatest serenity
pelvades the featufes. Three four long eooa
curls rest on her lef, cheek, and the contour OF
the face Is perfect; the skin adheres smoothly
and tightly 90 the bone, without the ghasty hot
lowness that one might expect. IL Is a true
eilish face, covered here AID there with red
oehre. The body does not present- the saue per-
Get form the face, but the epiderms u entire.
The ribs stand in bold relief, whtls the BODY at
the waist Is reduced 10 very narrow compass
TIE lower limbs and hips are shriveled up, the
cuicle fitting fbe bones Ike well made kid
glove on the hand. The feet are encased 10 a
pair of bead-w0rked inoccasns. Altogether the
body is In good state Of preservation, and re-
tains in great degree its original formation ard
l. perfectly dry. We're there any means taken
TO preserve it, il might be kept thousand yesIs,
50 il has now lasted eight years. After making a
| thorough investigation Of the body. reverently
placed the coverings in their former position.
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The FIRE DEPARTMENT OF PARIs.-rhe number
| Of fremen for this entire city OF tw0 mlio9s OF
| people is only 1850. The men are picked, by
their own consent, from the army, aud most unite
| intelligence 10 activity OF person. They are
psraded In regiments. and do military training the
| same as the National Guard. For all that relates
| to fire they under the control of the head Of
police; 10 case Of wai insurrecliOn the minis
/ ter OF war controls their movements. Their uni
form on fire duty Is d-Ekblue gray jacket aad
i trousers, ehioy brass helmet and strong girth,
| with rings, around the waist. On parade days
| they wear a dark blue frock coat, red eqauettcs
| and trimmings. They look ike the Chass lurs OF
| the Guard IN size and agility OF movement, and IN
| war would make formidable enemy. They arc
ranked, In fact, as first.ciass soldiers. Tney ara
| pad forty five francs a month, and are furnished,
| Of course in everything essentisl. They have
| large barracks. and then small stations, with eu-
pines, at which they take turns In dong duty.
| There Is no fire alarm, because there is no need
| OF one the men On watch at the stations are
| Informed OF FIRE by CIT zens or policemen, who
ruL to them with the news, or else by te egraph.
The engines are miserable little traps, which
hold hut lew pals full OF water, and are easily
drawn by two men the run. No important
| change has been made IN their construction 10 a
| quarter OF century.
| They have but few Of those appliances for saw
| ing leotle which are common in other conn
| tres. because there is little use for them. they
| are limited mostly TO ropes with hooks and 10
| the long canvas tube. death 10 burning
| house Is rare occurrence.
| lbe hose companies appear 70 be as old-fash-
| iored and Dtfiicient the engines for whenever
| llere IL any considerable hfe the policemen In
p4ess the citizens into line 20 pass buckets n tue
jeme hor ored bnt not time reveret way. We Az
have disagree able souvenirs OF lumbago aud vet
feet md haDds gained in "the chain" AZ a hre, "a
days when hose was shorter and water scarcef
than they are n0w.)
But nov comes something the most astonlshin
| of all. The reader sees that 1850 men are all
that are required Tor city OF two millions lDu-
| laiion and that aside from The superiority VI tho
| men the appliances for putting out hfes an 1
saving life are old fashioned. slos ald inelhcieat
tie would naturally suppose that In vlew OF the
| i'm efficiency of the means for the putting out o
| h,es The rates of insurance would be high. Bu
the contrary is the tact; they are very low. Fol
| example on a rent of S2o00 fhe rate OF sursnc'
will be abOut so on $40 600 Insurance, divided ~
something like this. but varying, o. course. viii
| the varying amount OF furniture: 5000 on iurnl
| ture, 5000 against the proprietor OF the house
and s7t 90 against neigbDors. f1us for the sulai
| sum Of $40 annually, man has c0mplete gn4
r.ntee for his furniture and all household vsus
, | bes, and against bis proprietor ami neigh
1 fgorr. NeN York Tilass.