The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-07-27

slightest remuneration
The manners and customs Of the people
are Europeanized, dress, etc. being as in
Portugal, except in the interior, where
among the lower classes. the national
mode of life still fingers
The negro population consi Is Of free
men and slaves Among these last are
representatives Of very many African
races, who of course, preserve the nation
al characteristics The finest, as well rs
most independent-spirited are Nina me-
groes, who are tall, very muscuarly built,
and more rebellious than the other neg
groes. \ great number Of the slaves are
African born and are tattooed There is
no finer field for the study of the negro,
from an anthropological point Of view,
than in the cities of Rio and Bahia. At
Rio one may hear spoken under his hotel
window within one hour dozen African
tongues.
Prof Agassz has collected very
large munger oftull-length photographs OF
naked African-born negroes at Rio and
elsewhere, and We may hope that one day
he may published them, with the result
ofhis chronological studies osr.." There
is marked contrast between the muscu.
lar,plump,and glossy negro form and thin,
sallow, why descendant of the Portuguese
in Brazil The negro is at home in the
hot Brazilian climate, and stretches him
self at MONDAY in the sun on the side
walk to sleep but the white ls degener.
ating in every way
The Brazilian negro is the same laugh
ing, happy being he IS in the Southern
States he is docile and submissive, but
active only when spurred to work by 4
master or BY necessity He IS fond Of
music, but of different class from that
which pleases the North American ear,
less lively, more monotonous and more
dreamy He is superstltious, believes IN
the ebay eye" in charms, and ia Il devout
worshipper of the Virgin Generally, he
is very trustworthy and honest You
might dispatch the first negro YOU met Ill
Rio for the change Of dollar and feel
quite sure of its return The slaves are
as general thing, well treated, but they
receive no education, and are a most dc
Dashed and unintelectual class The free
negro is Oh terms Of equality with the
white, politically and socially have
met at the table Of wealthy planter .
negro a. black as coal, who received
the same attentions and same hospitality
as the white guests | have known man7
educated men, lawyers and physlcians,gov
eminent officials, who were not only per
feet gentlemen, but whose intellectual at
tainments were such az would comman,
the highest respect
The mulattoes are, az General thing,
hne-looking class, physically the wome
among them are noted for then hand som
faces and wel.molded but yohptuou
forms and loose morals The men ar
efIeminate lazy, and unreliable
The civilized Indians along the roaa
are short iii stature, Of heavy build, an
with dark swarthy kin. Their face
are round, with rather prominent check
bones, their beards are scanty, and thci
hdll CUdIHts DldCh. anu SlldlHul. ne
are noted for their Incidence, iondness lt
their supelsttutions their lack Of homes
ty and truthfulness, and their quick 1T
eugefu spirit. They are much nike,
with the whites and negroes
Between Rio aud Pernam buco, til
principal tribe Of savage Indians is tn
| Botocudo tribe, which now occupies tn
= forest belt III the provinces Of Esprit
r Santo and Bahia, a tribe of which No
> Tschudi and Prince Max Zu Neu Vie
have given very elaborate description
These Indians differ very remarkably irol
the civilized tribes,physically as well {
in their language They are somcwh;
taller and more lightly built, the legs b,
ing very slim in proportion to the BODY
the color of their skin yellowish and ligh
: not swarthy the hair black and coars
= and the features more regular and Les
Indian-like than among the other aborig
inal tribes Among the many indiyidl
ais | saw while there, | observed q +,
: markable variety in the shape Of the tei
lures. They 60 naked, live on fruits an
the chase, using very long arrows whic
t they shoot from heavy bow. The me
t pull out their scanty beard-, cut thei
!, hair very close and shave it away a
4 round for a fingers breadth or nor
They pierce the ear-hap aud insert in III
hole a plug of wood sometimes three incl
E es in diameter The women in addition
pierce the lower lip, in which they wei
a similar plug. They are warlike trib
: in constant feuds with one another an
areandoubtedly cannibala