Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-30

the surface Of the planet every day;
aad this surface u composed. Eot II
ioam. or sand, or rsek. bat o. gold. Eir-
gin gold. II Uniform layer hundred
feet IN thickness. Gold i literally dirt
h Zlngos and the precious substance
VIA them - q species or eoal. Of whlch
piece the SIZE Of . hens egg WIN bay
two akins." Bat how ID the inhaO-
itants endure = neat that fuses metal2
Are they sasamanGers2 No: but during
the day they live IN large forests.
which cover great part Of TIE sur
face. But are not forests made OF
wood, and viii rot wood barnr Well,
the forests Of lingo are not made Of
wood. or. II II * wood Il IS wood Ia
state Of petrifaction. After much spec
ulatiOn. We showed Trait a piece Of
agate. and be said his wood was some
thing ike that. lingo forests may be
llEened 10 vast sta!actite eayernss stand
ing above the surface II the ground
ard iE4Dervious even 70 the heat OF the
Ziago sun.
We investigated the religious and so-
eial customs of lingo. The priestly
Office is hereditary in certain families
Religious observanees take place once
week; a species ~ deer is sacrificed. and
the sacrifices are eaten by the priests.
The priests never address, the people on
religious topics, but they perform the
ceremony OF maria &c, and see that the
laws are observed These laws are six
ia number. as follows: l. Don't kill.
2. Don't steal 5. Don't cheat or lie.
4. Don't look over the edge. 8. Don't
be a coward. 8. Learn to fight. This
Is the law and the prophets. They were
given by The god who came" and
took the place Of former and somewhat
similar laws which had been forgotten.
Here are the popular traditions; or
folklore, concerning the origin of
things. Once a lion was looking for
gore, and he saw deer jump out of
bush ard run away. He ran after and
saw it jump over the edge. He was so
angry that he jumped over into the sky,
and burnt up into the sun. And the
deer became moon Once a rabbit ate
a certain sort of leaves. and was just
going 70 die. WI, n lobster came up
and said: "If YOU consent 70 become n
man. win cure your Said the rabbit:
II will" And the lobster gave him n
coal 10 eat, and he was a man A tree
once fell down, and was grooming over
It's misfortune. when up came n deer
and said: IF you will let me eat your
leaves. viii turn you into a woman. :"
And he did. reproduce. in these le-
gends. Traits exact language. II is in
tercsting % know that "Br'er Rabbit"
is the prototype Of man-at least in
lingo
But am at the end Of y = space. ard
only at the beginning of the marvels Of
lingo Wars are waged only on the
question Of chieftainship: the tallest
man in the nation is made chief (Fing).
and il there are two of equal height
there must be war. Three thousand
warriors are chosen on each side; after
certain number determined before
hand) have been slain hostiht:es cease;
that party which has the most dead is
defeated. There are no regular schools
in lingo; but the children are taught
how % fight and how TO build: they are
made 70 obey their elders. and, il they
rebel. ere whipped with rods. No fam
ily distinctions are handed down, except
in the case OF the priests There are no
family names, and hence no hereditary
a-istocracy. Every man and woman
has his or her own name, and ell names
are of ono syllable. and end with it.
Here are n few fragments Of the lingo
language. The verbs TO not vary their
endings. and past and future lenses are
obtained by USING the nresent tense