Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-06-07

1 JuSdl DIlSS slluply DATSdlHs TOT lne OO- ject of his affections with her parents and, the conditions of the trade being fulfilled, takes her to his wigwam; a girl is however never forced into mar riage against her inclination, In the case of proven infidelity the husband | demands and obtains from the parents of the erring one the return of his purchase valne which generally con- sists in horses or horned cattle. When such separation takes place the mother keeps the female children and smallest male ones over which latter however the father never loses all con trol. The birth of child gives very little trouble to the mother who how ever has but seldom a numerous family; with forty years she is old, wrinkled and hideous. Very soon after birth the child is strapped upon a board at whose head sort of protec- tor against the sun is fixed consisting Of basket work, in which latter the Apache squaws must be said to excel, manufacturing mats, water-tight jars, baskets, etc., Of pleasing forms, sym metrically and tastefully adorned with colored figures. The coloring matter they extract from different barks, roots and berries; they also employ the the cochineal which they find here plentifully on the Nopal Cactus (Opuntia) and with which, simply pressing the nests of the little insects between their fingers and mixing the juice with some strong alcoholic fluid they produce a beautiful, indelible purple color.
 The birth of boy, especially if he Is the first-born, is made the occasion of feast which is celebrated with great rejoicings, but the name given to the sucking baby is not permanent. As indicated above, it is substituted by another upon the child's attaining his or her puberty when another more elaborate family feast takes place The boys learn from their earliest youth that they are born to rule all womankind (the men do this quite frequently with heavy hand;) they are taught from tender age the use of arms and the tricks of the chase and are very seldom punished. In cases of sickness the Apaches gener- ally make use of such herbs and roots as are recommended and gathered by their old women the bite of the rat tlesnake they cure, 1t is said quite frequently with success, by the apph- cation of poultices made from & kind of Euphorbia, here called "golondrina" which is beaten into a pulpy mass and applied upon the wound. In desper- ate cases of disease however they will call in medicine-man whose treat ment is generally pretty severe upon the patient. Their dead they burn in the presence of all the deceased's re- latives and friends who maintain dur ing tue ceremony complete silence. As a sign of mourning they cut off from the names and tails of the departed mans horses few strands of hair which are kept as memento by the members of the family
 The following anecdote which is said to be we'll authenticated would go far to show that our troops during at least some of their earlier expeditions failed to impress the wild sons of the desert ! with any great amount of respect or fear: When General Sherman in 1882 visited the reservation at San Carlos he was repeatedly impoEtuned by some Indians with the request for cartridges ] alleged to be for hunting purposes. "Cartridges?" finally said the inn patient general, "I suppose you want them kill my soldiers with.
 "Oh no" answered the unsophisti- cated red-skin, cartridges for cow boys; for your soldiers club good enough, great father!"
 Be this true are not, know for a fact that formerly the sqQntins after Apaches was dane in S very singular manner. In 1867 an expedition con sisting of at least 200 men and many pack-auimals started from Camp Wallen to find, hunt, capture or de stroy as many savages as could be found. They were out about 10 days camping in regular military fashion, making big fires every night, sounding bugle calls and making themselves as conspicuous as they well could Need less to say that they found no Indians because the latter, as was positively asoeFtained later on, followed closely upon the heels of this military body appropriating to their use such scraps of food etc, as the departing soldiery left strewn about and greatly enjoy ing the "circus" generally.