The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-08

, over u reaching the heart OF o3r bein-,.
creating intnitclynew thoughts: throwing
strange retlec! ions, vague ana shadowy,
across our dreams, striking deep some
! where within Us musical and poetic keys
/ that vibrated iii answer to an Intense and
/ thrilling power that vas rs sweet As ii
was unfamiliar.
San Bias is peopled exclusively by In
/ dams. They are a short. stout race. Of =
| light brown color rather fat-lcatured.
and with little projection Of the fore
head: their hair is coarse, black, and
| straight; they have considerable intelli-
gence, but are very superstitious. The
women are somewhat better featured than
the men. sometimes rosSeSsin. much
/ beauty; the effect OF the latter is com
| pletely lost, however. by
LARGE GOLD RING.
which they wear in their noses, hanging
| down over their mouths. There are. @cv-
crsl tribes OF these indians differing some
what in their charac. cristicS bUt they arc
known by the general name Of San Bias.
They guard their territory ,icaioUSly and
well, permitting No foreigner to settle: it
has always been so. and the result is that
to-day you can find no trace of foreign
!
I learn, these people were located here
when the country was discovered: posi-
bly, they may have exercised dominion
over a larger tract then than now. One
thing is evident, they are determined to
retain what they how possess. They arc
at Wa row with some ef the Spanish
settlements about = question Of bound
airy. Their language is somewhat SINH
lar to the Chinese in accent. Is composed
Of few words, and is very difficult to &C
quirc, they having no written language
nor letters Or characters to convey their
/ thoughts Q"iAchiqHa, poHua, pcHwpa,
po"whjWca, GytoNi, noucrqua, co"eosEii.
/ P9rkii@a, poHt"itrGyqGa, HH.bGJg,t, Is their
manner of counting from one to ten in
elusive. Their religion is a species of
iffolatry, worzhipinga great spirit through
the medium of gods Of their own cary
ing. Each Indian owns god, which he
iastcrs 10 Il tree. visiting il only when
desiring some special favor or relief. The
Indian expects - q" 10 t!'a
HAPPY Hu>TGaa GROUNDS,
retaining all his faculties aud all his ca
paciiies for having a good time, d;spos-
sessed. however. OF those evils he now
has.
He hopes 10 hunt Ter wooded hills,
~ "i. ~ ,,l1 ,'.,' sn.. ~ - ~ Io"h'
And u;.l FER ANY sciHs his IyFi,,
Tnrough 'i9"ery fields ii" hoies 10 roam,
70 sleep beside the crystal stream
Awake and lind the warriors home,
Their government IL under tie control
OF one great chief. The present one is
=
midway Of tie Reservation. ~ 2 settle .
ment called Sasardi. From Kim are all .
the .fGi, issued: he is infinitely regarded.
and he is careful to teach his subjects
yencration toward himself, Each OF tic
numerous settlements or tribes have a
subordinate chief who has an individual
eye on the braves admcnisiing and cor
rcctinS them. The Indians arc wonder
fully civil toward each ether, seldom
quaIreling CT iI"htlng-in i&ct We have
never known "i t'ghs among them
et toward i"r2i Aers ihcy ere preacher
oES and ueceit!ni, and dared they TO II
W'i!d XII ana destroy one W"o Tell INTO
tnNit hHs'iuS. ihieto We arc .hlIy neTSr%H-
81 tnat me i:"Hiitah t:luea would do SO
without hesitation. Only i few years
AZ" they m"r,tercd three sailors who
landed on the Isle dc Pines. ihsT were
adriit in an open boat. and being very
hungry it is supposed they vcHa sTehin,
food from the in;il;as 5. ehe offered them
fish and plaintain. 1t is said that after
they had killed them, they lifted
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f''r'" HEADS " ioi'',''
before Tier @!ewams. among the Tribes
on the Gays there is little such spirit, anu
no danger need be feared SO long as one /
does not 60 far into the interior or aggra- {
vate them in any way. These Indians.
like the \. American tribes, hold the idea
OF the suI .enf.y Cf he r,aie& over The
females. ard contend thal The paramount
right of women to do ali the work ID a
primitive Inv and unalterahlc. and the
women submit with Il grace that i" COM
mend ble--neyer flown. 40 demands
for hour systems. no trade. unions but
day after DAY Excessively work work
wn-i. The lord. ,.ni,.,. .l,.,,,,2,,.s :,
hun!ia. ana fishing: they are EXPERT; in
canoes, and all of them caiov the SPORT
of sailing when the wind blows strong.
Ia the early morning. as Sol rolls AVA
the scroll OF darkness, it is intensely
grand to see the mvriads OF white sails.
driven by the ehAckosannd rushing. swift ,
rs the Nhiriv ina over The sparkling water,
they seem 10 live bending to the fresh
breeze. kissing the crested waves.
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