The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-14

fight. There nre isw tAinEs mose won derful ths1 fhe vefpr1fy sf firs. eitner when it is FssTsu1ng VI fSavEdae on Tte TSrfss'. ar wEslss Fsrrsnlsg feurneF
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 ] VIII no4 xszsF Hgv reader with eua- n2erafing fhe abundance and Tgraaiy af the ssa1flsry trib bes of tA.is tropical land lgzt, before closing VII gIre Fl8sra g Bra gillian legend connected win g little Eird U Alma Perajda which signifies lest soul ] V-jil 1sE the storv al | was told me
 T. is sad that au Indian and his wife Jeff taelF village to work. carrying tilesr infant with them The wunlaE tsecaEn- ing thirsty, went 70 g spring fp get some water leaving the infant in its fathers charge, with cautions t. take care of the haf5e. aa hen she arrived ai eEIring she 30und # drled up, and eone5pde5 t9 rg in assareh uf another one. whieh NHs a alarmed at her long delav. carefully egr- cred the child with leaves, arranging j. comfortably. started in pursuit. When be found his wife and told her he had Jeff tbs child. the mothers heu-1 become troubled for her darling They has1ened back. when lo. to tf8eir terror and 1jsrngv fbere WAS no Eign Of theIr treasure h their agony they went searching through the forest, on through gfgves bright and fair with tropical l0T3insss- but fn re- spgnse r0 their cries and lamentations they could hear nothing bui tlls wAiiing c,rv of this E.tle bIrd, which. 1heir dis tracte3 imag1nati0ns, syIlabled into Flae words -'pzpa. narnrlzn The present C,ulchua name of the blrdl Ii is suE- posed fbe ~pznlgrds heard this touchrlg s.ory, and, with their poetic lmagina- tiaus called ttis beautiful. winged erea- fure, with its melancholy song, atlae lost soul~ This legend in Brazil is listened 10 with intense 6nteres.
 Many birds are s.8ot and sent North t9 hse stuffed, to ornament ladies tonne-s Others are caught alive. and imprisoned ln cages to a90-n foreign homes. The Brazillsins make the most exclzlkIts fans and flowers Of their beautiful plEE1- age, and earTy en 6 good trade iu this branch of business The birds are shot iyy the Indians with g curious kind of gun called the @n3oW gun
 II Is made of long straight piece gf the kind of wood of which bows. cluhs and spears are usually made. Tbe pole CT sta9 ls about eight feet in length and two inches in diameter uear fhe m0uth end, and tspering down tg half su inch gt the extremity, is divided longtu6in- ally. 4 canal is h0ll0wed 0ut along the center Of each part, which ls well smooth sd and polished tsy rubbing it with some fine sand and wood The two parts are then brought together nicely moulded with resin Of the forest t0 make it hard. i couple of bears teeth are Ette6 to s2rh side Of the mouth end and one of the curved teeth 9f g small animal resezn- DllDg 2 cross betBeeD 6 squirrel and hare is placed on tbe top fer 8 sight The arTOw iE made 0f any kind Of Light wood mostly of wild cane, CT the middle fibre of 2 species 0f palm le2f, which Is about fo0t, should judge, in length. and the thickness e4 q match.
 The end Of the zrrgW which is placed next to the mouth is wrapped with g light cotton which grows in 8 pod upun 9 very large tree, and Is called by fhe natives huIuba, and the other end is sb2rpely pointed and dipped in 6 segeta- ble poison prepared from the juice of beautiful creeper called bejuoo de aul- bItru2sco mixed with a5i. or strong red pepper, or whatever substance the h. di2ns know to be 6eleterious. The narksmau, when using his pecuna. in- stead of stretching out the left hand along the body of the tube places It to his mouth by graspiDg II with both hands together close to the nOutL-piece in snch g manner that requires great strength of arms to hold It0ut Et all much less stead fly. If professional narksIazn, he Bill kill 8 bird al thirty or foity E,aoes. They are killed almost instantly by these blow guns, and show DO evidence Of having been wounded.
 The BraziIlians are yery supsrstitio1s about birds, when some of these species come near to a dwelling, Ii is regarded as 6 token Of good luck, whilst others are said t0 bring misfortune.
 II is almost worth 8 trip to Brazil 10 see the beautiful winged population; d. though they are not as fine singers as ours. stll their p-umage is perfect.