Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-02-22
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ons Win Poisoned Arrows.
Tho blow pipes used by the savaCcs ~
tijuana FOR shooting poisoned arrows
arc very wonderful weapons indeed
The climate OF the equatorial region
being both very hot aud very moist.
produces a vegetation OF astonishing
iuNuriancc. Tho forests are commonly
ankle deep i'm water Tor mile after mile.
and. consequently. the animals found
there mostly inhabit the trees Mon
keys arc exceedingly numerous For
killing these tree-dwclling creatures the
olow-gun Ia tho best possible instru.
mont IL IL made from peculiar kind
Of reed, and although eleven OF twelve
feet in length, its weight II only a
pound and n half II IL provided, like n
rifle, with a fore sight and back sight.
the latter being made OF tho teeth OF a
small beast called the acouchL
Tho natives arc most careful respect.
ing the straightness OF their blow guns.
aud never allow them To lean against
anything lest they should be warped
The arrows employed ARE made from
tho leaf ribs OF kind OF palm, made 10
ht tho bore OF the gun by a wrapping OF
grass Great art Il requir.l To put on
the cotton properly. Tho arrow Is
about ten inches long. no thicker than
crow quill, aud ut one end IL brought
TO point as sharp as a needle by scrap
ing IL between the l,ocn-cdgcd, saw-lilSe
teeth OF the pirai fish. Onc-half OF "A
pirat jaw Il always suspended - the
CULVER.
The vegetable poison used for en-
vcnoming the arrows Is called "curari"
IL rs extremely powerful aud will kill a
man within - few minutes when intro
duccd into the circulation by an arrow
point, though a Is harmless whom swal.
lowed 10 IA very difficult 60 procure
thc strongest "curari" from the natives.
who arc most unwilling 10 part with h.
The arrow heads arc kept carefully
! separate from the SHIFTS as prccau-
ton against accidents, tho savagcs
themselves being very much afraid OF
the poisons which thcy employ. The
secret Of preparing the poison f. handed
down by the medicine men from gcucr-
, alton to generation. and tho common
people arc not permitted 90 know H.
First must bc sought tho curari vine.
which Is closely allied 20 the tree which
furnishes strychuine, and 90 the upas
tree. from which the Dynlss OF Bornco
get the poison for their arrows When
the poison maker has found tho curari
he looks Tor two bulbous plants, the
,toms OF which yield glutinous Juice
Another vegetable ingredient Is tho
bitter root, commonly used by the saw
ages In poisoning water for the purpose
u catching hsh To tho mixture com
posed Of these elements the medicine
man adds two kinds OF vonomous ants
and the poison fangs OF deadly species
/ ~ snakes The whole N allowed 70
simmer over fire, the suakcs' fangs
and ants being pounded and thrown
INTO the pot The boiling il continued
intii the poison Is reduced 20 thick
brown strip. Finally few arrows are
dipped eNporimeutally In the poison.
and It's effect Is tried upon some animal
Or bird II satisfactory. the poison l.
poured into spherical enrthenwaro
pot. In which II is kept, carefully COW
cred over with leaves. 70 exclude air
and moisture. Washington Star.