Woodville Republican., 1889-06-01

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afHHH 1ahtr Ornaments
E00f yeafs ro A|l| aid lho Argentine
Republic dieIaed falae1nia b1tNeen
them the former taking lhe Straits d
magellan. the key % The commerce oi
fhe west coast and The latter the panlpas.
Thus 10 the partition the Indians fell 70
the Afsenlinea. bui they kept IS far away
from t|ieif owners aa possible I9E fear ql
being impressed into tht army Their
numbers have been So much reduced
that there are not more than 1000 Of
them lolf. and these remain around
Puenta Arenas. where they end tlie So
cietg Of the Clliilanos more egfeeable than
that of the ArRentnes further north.
They are still mindful oi taeir tribal
relations. and have similar cusiolne %
those ct the Sioux Iheterm Pasa gonian
lis unknown Is them and was given by
tlae early expIoreia because Of their large
feet Those who formerly inAablteG tie
lover lalitudes had the tribal name ol
Tehutlclee while further north they
were palled Chennas
The native dfess ol the men Is 4 cliirpa
or brooch clout, shirt ol calico which
Is modern innovation; iesgiBgs Of
hogsehide or the skin cf the puma flhe
I painpa lioiil and ofer all a splendid robe
Of guanaco fur fit for any king These
robes. ike the blanket of tie North
+ American Iudianss are never laid aside
and are worn Ike the ctltblaled bFeecliea
! Of Bryan 0'Lgnn The leather sile ir
painted ir bright colors. with symbol and
iracery 10 represent tic achievements Of
/ the owner ia battle OF Ia The chase. and
SOME 81 them beaF fantastic designs. a
well tanned robe Is worth bali 5 dozen
horses. and Is much priced BY tie owner,
1 who wiilnot part with Il unless he IS very
drunk or thirsty The best ones are
made Of tie skins Of young guauacos.
sewed together with the sincWa Of tho
ostrich, SO that the shape OF the animal
will appears 1hc FUR is soft and silken.
tile backs and sides beiag Of fawn color,
\ and the belly of tie pllrest white. Ont
cait bug tlieln Of the traders at Puenta
Arenas. but Hey seldom 90 to market. a.
people on passing vessels pick them &
for curiosiiies.
The Indian women dress e. the men
do. ard it is difficult for a stranger L
Distinguish the ncx q q Patagonia native,
cxcent from the difference ia stature, a
the women arc short and stutnpy and
generally hnve baby sluag over theiI
backs. They do Oh the manual labor
pitch tie tents or toldos, IS they AZ,
called. skin the game that IS brough
down N the chase. make the robes. cool
the meals aud everything else IN the way
OF drudgery, for their lords and msster
are opposed to every form Of work tlla
cannot be done in the saddle. Both thl
men and women are given to wearing
loads Of solid silver ornaments, much d
(which il antique, and kanded down frqn
generation to generation Tie siivei
comes from the Andes, and is obtained
by trading with their neighbors. tn
Arucanian Indians Of Chilli Hunting /
their business. and their amuseInents ar
gambling aud horse racing. 4hey ar
great smokers. but do not have the calu
met Of their North American brothers
using cigarettes exclusively, Ike thl
Spaniargs, from whom they have &C
quited the habit. and rolling thcnl viii
the skin and grace Of naughty don. :
Philadelphia Times.