Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16

less about covering their dirty bodies with any
sort OF ralment, and their uncommonly
numerous spawn look like young baboons, only
the latter are Infinitely handsomer. Their
intelligence seems 70 be confined to knoyI-
edge of boating and fishing. In both of which
pursuits they are very skiilful. Their fishing
hnes are made OF grass, their HOOKS of fish
bones, their fishing spears have forked end
Made from the bone of sea lion. and the
women 5 implement is a stout stick or bone
generally uotched, saw-tooth fashion. on one
edge, for knocking limpets off the rocks.
TBEIR WEAPONS
are bows and lances, the former having strings
made of theentrals OF animals and arrows
tipped with flint: the lances are long, slender
poles with tips OF sharpened bone They have
knives, TOO. the blades of which are sharpeHed
nussel shells. very large species OF which is
found along these coasts. A shell four or five
inches long has its brittle edge Clipped off and
anew edge formed by grinding the shell upon
the rocks. after which it will cut not only the
hardest wood. but bones of fish and
seals. and 1t serves the Fuegoan for every
purpose. even 10 the cuttipgof a human throat
His method of procuring fire is unique. Wher-
ever be goes he carries along bit OF .'mundic"
or IRON pyrites. which Is found upon the
mountain sides all over Terra del Fuego. This
muns.ic when struck by pebble viii produce
sparks. The sparks are caugh. upon a finder
OF dried moss or the punk OF dead log and when
ign.ted the finder Is placed within a ball of
dried grass, and this being rapidly whirled
In circles soon sets the grass in a blaze. Then
1t Is only necessary to communicate the blaze
10 bundle Of sticks and the work is complete.
But all this il a good deal of trouble and that
the lazy EuegU1n does not like. Therefore he is
extremely careful of his fire, lighting one on
shore at night.all from that III the boat anu
vice versa In the morning.
OTHER POINTS OF DIFFERENCE
Among other striking points of difference
between these people and the Patagonians is
the fact that while the latter will drink as
much fire water" as they can law hands on
and are always more or less drunk when near a
settlement, the Einlanders can never be in
duced to drink wine beer or spirits of any
sort Though nearly If -ot quite naked both
winter and summer. they make some little at
tempt at personal adjournment. tine men daub-
ing their faces and bodies with red and black
stain. and the women wearing necklaces, brace
lets and earrings of shells and fish bones inge-
nIousIy joined together.
DoAT LOAD OF sAvArrs.
Ny first acquaintance viii. a boat load OF
these savages came about in this way: While
en- route to King Charles South Land in the
missionary schooner we came to anchor one
sunset III a narrow Inlet, and, as was our daily
custom. weat out In the captains boat for a
rambie on shore Returning in the deepening
twilight. we found ourselves followed by two
canoes flied with Fucgoaus. all gestic ula;iug
wildly and yelling for 'iobac.' knowing that we
were III no danger near to the larger
vessel, we waited until the canoes came
alongside and then crowded oHr boat between
them in order 20 get closer view of tho occu-
pants by the light of the ships lanterns. Such
81 incredibly dirty, squalId. yIle-smelling lot
vi wrctches l hope never TO sec again. One
wrmkled Old crone, naked as the moment she
was born, excited COMMUNICATION by her yio-
lent sAiverins as she crouched close to the fire
while baiiiag out the canoe with q bit OF
broker bottle. L gave her my shawl,
and in return she presented me with her
sole Article OF wearing apparci-a few hollow
bones strung on a bit OF greasy :iber which
hung around her neck. Then l tossed her
what | supposed was a Chilean coin the value
D: 20,ceEts; but she did no; take kindly TO tie
gitt and soon handed 1t back making signs
tlst /: WIS mo good" Investigation 10y
The lanterns light showed that tho de-
sp!sed con- was golden sovereign
(yalue so, O. course of no use to tho Fuegoan
grandmother, who would doubtless have called
down i.rye..t blessings upon my head il in
stead had happened TO have about TIE a plug
OF tobacco FASSlE j. WARp.