The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-17

eve - sno ueeu TO pc depicted By the OLD ma
ters. The eyes which were naturally lara,
and as black as the hair. were horizontal. an
had their angles artincially extended, so as (
make them quite prodigious: the lips, whic
were exceedingly full and large, were tattooe
blue black: to add to the creatures femipin
charms the upper lip. which was long. was tat
tooed with the resent lance OF ferce blac
moustaohe. extending to the ears. the latte
| being heavily weighted with pendant ee
| shells. The most astonishing feature OF tn
phenomenon. and that which caused the Wis
itor to inquire how IL came to be In the femal
ward. was that the neck. chest. arms. and. a
afterward turned out. the whole body wa
more hairy than the most hairy man ever seeI
elsewhere than In SaRhallen. Despite its afro
cious appearance. the phenomenon was sh,
and docile. with an evident wish to be ever
| friendly and amisble.
The strengthening patient, the only one O
the kind In the hospital. proved to be verita
BILE woman. one OF the race OF saehalien Anus
These Aihus are the aboriRines Of this island
which. 1t may be we'll to bear In mind. is about
as long as England though much narrower
and were the proRenitors Of tho people still
bearing the same name and known as the Ainus
OF Japan. Of which country also the Japanese
themselves have always regarded these
people as the first Inhabitants. That It must
have been at q very carly date when some oil
the Saghalien Anus emIgrated from the north
toward the south aud began to overrun the
islands thon called Woke and now japan is
clear from the following fact: The very old
est Japanese book. q book which was pub
lished. according to our reckoning. 7l2 years
before Christ contains the following record:
Our august ancestors descended from heav-
en- In a boat They found upon those islands
several barbnrous races, OF which the most
fierce were OF the Ainu" As the Anus OF
japan can thus be traced back upward OF
$500 years. 1t follows that their forefathe-s.
the Anus OF SaGhaiien. must have existed for
unknown periods before that. Tho Anus Of
japan have been pronounced by ethnologists
the oldest historic race OF savages In Asia.
and the Anus Of SaRhRlien must be looked
uron as the purest survivors OF the ancient
and original stock. Moreover. SO far as can be
learned by Russian Investigators. the Sagha-
lien Anus OF to-day are in every particular
precisely the Same simnle savaEes as were
their forefathers three thousand years ago.
To ascertain something. therefore. at first
hand about the manners and customs OF
this most primitive OF extant peoples will be
deemed a matter OF great Importance 20 those
who appreciate the purpose OF the data col
lected by Mr.. Herbert Spencer in his De-
scriptive Sociology"
n
Our travellers host. the Governor. was at
frat extremely reluctant to permit him to
penetrate the saghalien forest. in the depths
OF which are to be found the Ainu villages.
When he subsequently consented. however.
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e.ss'"' 10 poss'oie, anu 'lo''ueu aif. io""'u
Wv, 49,, u.o oA ,"e D".'io p'o'i..eo
y, GU VI uo' non ue'eeu'' ee'oe'eu III
ne t " u'' W.. .'iiuee' "uu oeoau'o no ""' one
y. c y. WY 10" pef'one WIZ "au p'.Aeu w
eu,'ieien' nu'noer VI aiuu "''oS anu Gestures
'" We AUG " eo'iiihuhiea'e' " .'u''eo eA.eh''
', ~, ~" ',e anu p'op'e A'er ney "hohe
!, i ul'ies anu .ankers proven not 10 nave
oeea oN"s s'a 'eu .,e wv eA''o' OILS ie"c"e"
a Ai"u ''''aso' ".'e" eohsisteo vi ions'
, war au'utanE.o, Soi,,e 'n'ltS ynrus "ioe'
ha'ins "oou. '"eiNe iathhS mus on eheh sue
anu aoou' s'A on ."e CROSS me Ut tho .op.
az mo 'o.'o" o, mo village were I'VE
latser hu'S ueeo as s'orenouses. four
d these on inc riene Oh 'ne entrance
wete ou'i' VI p's.'oF"s aoou' 'We''e
'ce' htsh' en''auce peinI saineu ny chmoihe
~ upii-H' iok no''heo 'oi 'he puiposc. ihese
'u'' "e'o toi VIC e'o,ase ufieu hsh anu
''nei e''e oupptie' 'oi wv "'h'er' which,
~ '"eii e'o'".,oh' "ei0 sec''reu asa'ns. piuh-
ierefs' ihc'uaihR rats anu MICE as wen as
men. oears' anu "o.'es oh the ieie OF 'he en-
rance was nut ABOUT ten times larger than
my Oh 'ne ot'els' WIN "uch "iuer uoor IN
L ih'o eiis nut were prouEht Ill prooucts Oh
,untlne ana hsh'hg excursions ana mere the
'kihnihg ana cutting I'd were done. WINE IN
eur room nsi, anu game were arieu' suited.
hokeu' ana inc SKINS preserved ior use orior
'afler wiz" '"pahese''Aoers' WHO. oy special
oncessioh' arc once year alioWed TO make
'Achanses win mem. IN TINS way, ior iurs
.hd sklns' some OF when. especially the sable.
re very Vaiuaole' 'he Anus secure cooking
ltehsiis. khiVesarrow heads'cotton cloths. rice.
nd tobacco but no intoxicating drinks. tho |
ranic IN which, as well as In firearms. Is abso-
atel' proh'elted lh every part OF Saghalien.
% describe one ANU family hut Is to describe
most ben cath description. The latter is sim
ly wedge-shaped shelter OF grass thatch.
'ith front ana oack OIL the same material.
ne iamny nut Is inc same thing. but with