The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-05-20
PICTURESQUE Sayages.

THE special correspondent of the Pto-
neer Of India, who accompanied the
British expedition against the Nagas,
gives the following description of the ma
tives and their abodes:
The Nagas about here are most pictur-
esque savages, far surprising the Dutfias
both as to the number and nature of
their decorations. A description of the
head man of this village in full dress
will give you some idea of them. On
his head is helmet of fine, colored cane
| work; red and black plume rises from
the front and falls over the back. From
the front on either side two curious
strips of buffalo horn, each about two
feet long, and carrying at the ends a
couple of touchan feathers, stretch them
selves out, and two smaller strips,
adorned with long tufts of hair and
feathers, spring from the back of the
helmet; through the knot of hair at
the back of the mans head two or
three curved pieces CT horn, carrying
long tufts of red and white hair, are
passed. From the ears depend strings OF
yellow beads terminating in long waves
of hair. On each arm above the elbow be
wears innumerable rings (about eight OF
nine inches in diameter) of red and black
with long tufts of black and red and
white hair, which fall gracefully on the
forearm ;ihe wrists being adorned with
deep bracelets of cloth and cowries :;
round his waist, and pinching it in very
much, is broad belt of variegated cane
work, and his loins are covered with a
deep blue cloth with embroidered ends
and red fringe. Below the knee he wears
broad bands of cowries, and wisDs of
yellow grass are bound round the ankle,
the long ends sticking out in front. In
his lett hand he carries shield OF
buffalo hide ornamented with red hair
and four tassels of yellow grass, and in
his right hand is a formidable dao, with a
broad, triangular blade and handle two
feet long, adorned with thick tufts of
hair. The dao rather than the spear
seems to be the principal offensive
weapon here. The Nagas of this tribe
tattoo good deal on the face, four lines
being taken over the forehead, under the
eyes and round the corners ofthe mouth,
meeting On the chm, two fine lines mark
ing out Il lszenge-shaped space on the
nose. The effect is the reverse of
pleasing. There are some men from
two neighboring tribes-the Bordu-
arias and Nanusavgias-in the vii
iage. These men do not tattoo on the
face, but do good deal on the body and
legs. They resemble the Mutans closely
in dress and decorations, are much
cleaner than most hillmen, and as rule
are fine, well-made fellows. They all
wear their hair tied up in big knot be-
hind, on which their helmets rest, away
from the forehead, exactly in the fashion
adopted by ladies at home now. The
women wear nothing but a strip of cloth
about SIN inches deep tied loosely round
the loins; some supplement this with a
little tattocing on the body and legs.
The houses here are large and commodi-
| Gus; one end rests on the ground, and
the other is supported on long bamboo
piles; the principal uprights project sew
eral feet through the ridge of the roof,
suggesting the idea of chimneys at dis
tance. These are thatched carefully to
| prevent wet penetrating through the
holes they make in the roof. This
/ thatCh is sometimes ingeniously worked
this arrangement of posts is adopted in
order that if they are damaged by damn
! etc, below the ground line, that part can
be cut off and the post lowered without
affecting the stability of the house-an
ingenious idea.
N%S
| The extensive application of phos
phor bronze is due 10 the circumstance
that 1t can be made more ductile thar
copper, as tough as wrought iron, or a:
j hard as steel, accarding totbe purpose
4 forwhieh it is required, not the least sd
vantage being that these properties art
given 10 it in the process of manufact
ure, and that once given they are perma
nenuy retained, although the mass may
be remelted and refsshioned by the CON