Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-06-05
DISCOVERY IN TEXAS.
UncarthinS an Old Burial Ground of In
dinns and Aztccs.

1cal interest has recently bcen madc
near Painted Cave, On the Southern
Pacific railroad, about the junction OF
the Pecos and the Rio Grande. Mr..
Vandervoort, who owns q farm near
the town mentioned, found ON his place
alter u recent wind-storrn Il large cot
tonwood tree blown down and leaving
the roots exposed. In the earth loos-
cned by its fall and upheaved by its
spreading roots he noticed q round
object. which upon inspection proved
to be a human skull. The skull was
that of the Aztec. After two or three
feet had been removed almost evory
upheaval of the spades brought to
light IL bone or weapon or other object
Ihcro were great number Of arrow
heads, both of stone and ofglass, in the
manufacture of which the Aztecs ex-
ccl!ed. But to set It rest all doubts as
TO what people the bones had belonged
the peculiar weapon Of tho AzaLian
race was found. Thi, weapon is a
short metal axe, with blades OF glass.
The metal is supposed to be copper.
but the. specimens aro 'taruishcd, in
crusted by age and burial. Several
shields are among tho relics, and on
Doing cleaned wero found to be of
brass. each skilfully engraved with an
owl. Copper knives and stone tona-
hawks are abundant, and thero are
twenty O: thirty head-bands of ebony,
silver and copper. There is, also q
helmet or casque of thin silver with a
small hole in the top The'head-dress
OF an Aztecan officer was Il helmet with
a topknot Of feathers. Silver q NOR
fo' legs from knee to anklo was found
near the helmeted skull. One bony
hand still clutched u dart with three
copper points. and held it SO firmly
that 1T was necessary TO keep hand and
all Another ghnstly object was pair
of clenched jaws, holding beneath their
dlscolored teeth small image en-
gravcd on agate. This must havo .ocn
the likeness of god thrust into the
mouth A number Of gold and silver
pendants and quantity of Aztec cur
rency were picked up. This latter con-
slsts OF bits of tin in shape like the let
ter T.
Among the human bones werc min.
gied those OF several animals, too
small to have been cattlc-horscs were.
or course, unknown-and too largo TO
have been dogs. They we C those Of
oceiot', trained by tho Aztecs for tho
hunt and for battle. That the ocolots
took an active part is shown by the
fact that the jaws OF ono held tho SOW
oycd skull Of an Indian, while tho
teeth Of q second werc fastened on n
thigh bone In turn q tomahawlr was
still sticking in his partially-cloven
skull. Del Rio (Tex.) Letter.
Vertigo Caused by Nicotine.
M. Docaisne has laid bcforo tho
French Academy of Medicine tho re-
suits Of various Investigations relating
to the vertigo peculiar to smokers.
From this it appears that tho numer-
ous experiments mad in this limo havo
proved that nicJtinc contracts the
muscular coat OF the vessels, and that
vertigo is due to the exaggerated con-
traction OF the arteries of the brain
the patient experiences feeling OF
emptiness in the head, 81 much 80 that
bo sceiHS u3 IL dpOut 10 Iulnt, every
thing turning around and his ideas be-
coming confused. M. Decaisne has
further ascertained that these phe-
nomena are chiefly found in smokers
above fifty years of ago, and especial.
ly in those habitually accustomed 10
smoking before meals; he has also
known several Of these persons to be
treated for cerebral congestion, and
even for disease of tho heart. with the
result, rs might be supposed, OF in-
creasing tho symptoms, the proper
treatment consisting in absolute ab-
stention from the weed, and some
slight laxative with bitters.--N. Y.
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