The sun., 1892-07-17
THIS QUEER Old WORLD.
Strange Things that Travel
lers Have Found in It.
UNllEARD.Of NATURAL WONDERS.
Interesting Features Continually
Coming to Light.
NEW FIELDS FOR EXPLORATION.


with How n,d Effective Use of
Biovguu. Lonted with Poisoned Dnrt..
finm Il, H'nhn,'oa Er,aing str.
Twelve hundred miles from tho mouth OF
tho Orinoco River was far as extended my
explorations toward tho sources Of that great
stream" sni l En- sign Roger Wollcs. who has
Just returned from thu re;ion mentioned. ilc
Is tho oaly white man that has penetrated
thcso wilds. nt all events since tho days OF tho
early Sraniards.
Tho Orianco is ono OF tho biggest rivors In
tho world. 40 yoM may se3 by gancing nt n
map OF South America. 1t is dotted all along
its course VITA numerous smal! islands. and
its upper waters are obstrnctrd by many
cat"rastn During ny iTns 1ourncy tGwIr y.
reaches the the Kip Ms,n. Which is fLs largest
trihutsry OF th" Orinnc". n,v.Eation is further
who use poisoned arrows 80 that traders who
buy nnl soil goods along tho strcnm anchor
nigh. kcepinC guard with rifles against pos
In that part o; tho country and beyond TO-
naxeinsss is tho rnio among tho nat,vns.
di@snsisas. Her.: Is one Z IT, ipin cloths.
dress among those en- neopIc. Yon SO it is ut
rectangular scrap .; bcaiwork fastened nya
string. Tho bead work. however. is very beau-
hundrs;i ;nii,a Lctnnd the m ,,a,h q ;hs li2
staIte,! up that stream with my canoe l,adaa
with trinkets Tor exchange With tho natives.
although they nro utniabIy dispo,cd and
usually harmless They 60 entirely mnI" say;
get @ thsir the s Subsistence by hunting and fishing Ing
chiefly the latter. ,,s.,
taking ilsh by the pso OF the bow and arrow:
For this .purnos: they emnlcy arrows six feet
While = can". is radiled gently nlong in the
shadows y marksman stands ready with his
Tes sh ss ,sqf tie S GG%
the arrow + lot y rarely
OF certain kind OF palm from which the nth
IN The arfoTs employed ~ as as rroise
enough silk cotton obtained from another kind
The arrows are about ten inches iong and very
light They are tirped with the famous and
nsks1 savngss ths Il"wgun is s. u weapon 81
grcat accuracy an! effectiveness even u small
skill led sharpshoo or with reasonable certainty
at the first try.
bull. Of palm I isaves mostl;. Earh family ' las
its little Eaedsn patch, which i ch,ehy drv,tel
entrslv for food apart @ rom whit thsy got hy
pesn viii With The sratsr emroye IS s.as :" ths
most rs'mtiye RossS!ie d,essrrtl"H Icing
pieces OF fint being ir serted in the holes.
Being reducns to u sort OF meal hy rubin: on
water out Of it, it. bscn%s, tie root is a as wa wa,rrs
as tho potato. Then it i; sifteL and formod
eriIs "ate "; Two S or thro DS' St in in
Fhe cake is TAXED on flat picce OF enrthen.
An Indian viii 20 OF for a week's hunting
with no ntner I; r. ,"nd than Quantity OF cnssnv;
adn in ts Il o~ mhdy lsss sr T"s
first did no. find 1t rnlntahe. but aftera whil.
acquired ths taste. and becnm. quite fon OF
III phief hat DEa1
ON the bare ground. an'l always contained u
considerable. rerrent.:" q hrt. However;
when travelling in the wilts These snvagcs
sr Hats hut sSsy ar q = .nDs is
are not snch ns to promote the virtue which is
next t" godliness. )" lar ns the virtue Of the
ofa htSh order. Som" nf tn IN ,rr fairly x Cd
looking and have excellent nglres, hut their
decayed teeth.
= assisted unintentio,aIiy in quite ro-
on the point OF l@avI: n nhtiv" village. whcre
we ,i ., n'rn IN solniIInmEi ynHn; indian slrl
tested an evident de.r" to accompany no. My
pilot a:alnst my wish Esrmittcl her her t, got
to our next battling llaco. shortly after we
made our neM Landing th' mother OF tha girl
lowed us to get back her daue:ht'r. whom ,he
took away with her. The pilot was ,,erv mel
9ucntiy con % 'esseI T to me that he Ind md brought
the y yyonnE ns M laHy away for the purpose OF max
Matrimonial methods are extremely simple
Sn"s ssss I,6 F. Mhsn n
Often youth of one village, will WOO and win n
along the rule hsy s ss t" on@s
.S a. SSnnterrnpted dSmeste @ felicity as eiyii-
Orinoco because Of the harsh and diane onrst
WRss sna iy at Of Ns nH aus
which they ~ produce and fts soil to- to '%$
The pooror sasses all throus Tens
Eueln being ground by machines in factories
these sayases nre u number OF Interesting
musical Instruments. such as reed flutes and
nss arn%S mad" ~ opt % Of AZ kind Of coFkwoot in
which the feaiwork Of the loin cloths is always
Ry.sttsry y.ty Is where thsss @ pe.,nle g?t it from
Graters are always made with the sharp pioce,
hs h ousiss IN hps pfocsoS the aGsS
eance long lost even to tradition"
Whore Women Dress In IL Hannnn Lens-A
Kings Tin Grown with Com Ornaments.
Prom a.. caioaso D,Gg Trii.".
d. N. Mil!ar q Wholesale merchant Of Le.
vHka' is si,i Islands; is at the Leland vita his
twoto three weeks ut points along tho wa,
t' FIJI saps PSs twsnf yo r Sown
the southern hemisphere that daily paper.
grow yellow with age he orc they reach him
MI epoch In tho year.
The Fiji Islands are becoming civilized n
rapidly as church missions and English rul,
can do the work The Inhabitants are u good
natured lot 81 people wi are quick to lrari
and who tako kindly to certain OF the Euro
pYan customs: Twenty years ago eapnnalt.
still existed upon the Islands whilo now II
per cent OF the people arc protrssed Christian
living ut peace and harmony with their ,eilo,
n'an. II Is not poor white man's country. on
out money. looking for now country, in whic
less to get to and from which the walking
better. SUGARS tho PRINCIPAL industry o! III
nsr ara .G IN tn nS Sand M MON I'm u
Australia. and whatever profit there Is in Il,
business leayos the country Coeoanuts. :
order named so far as tncir Importance l. con
cernrd. but the distance iron our ports, I
Auckland and other Australian ports mnk 4