The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-05
ICANNIBALs AT THE FAIR.
A TROOP OF ABoRIo.
INALS AT CHICAGO.
Tho Lowest Typo of Humanity ON
Earth-Their Principal weapons
--yome of Their Traits.

NCrtn queen slan1, near tue duit OF
Carpentaria, u country Of jungles anl
tceming with wild beasts, reptile, and
nu nerou3 Dan DIS OF aborigine3 OF from
fifty to one hundred ia each tribe or
band.
The civilized Euglisi ard Am;rictnI
who live along the scacoast have IntrJ.
tr1lucc tobacco, whisty aud other vices
OF civiiz ,tion, anl tho ctrniblls cDn.
in from the jun 5lc1 t. the rtuclcS NJ
bcs Tobacco and whisky. They sell their
boomcrangs and spears aud purchase
these ciyilizins niluencc,. They have
little idea of the value Of money, cs.i-
mating it according to the size Of tho
coin, and will give one coin, big or
little for a piece OF tobacco.
Their oay ba;G Gaso and property are
tho boz n@ralg, spear and shield, anl
they go from pla &C to place rs the spirit
OF hunger moves them. They generally
Il pCk in tribes Of fifty or one hurdrcl,
clccting u king. They remain in Sec
tion Of country - lonc as the game lasts,
ua'cSs Il rival trib, drives them away.
If it is a section nbounlins in game anI
streams where there is good fishing thcJ
'iafC W iii'kiHG'tll W .Act 10 ~
Sc mt, they kill aui cat each other. BIt
this prdC'ic, il not 30 common Of late,
since Amc:ic,l aud T. rgli1h "sJulLtcr,"
have bIcl llJckins into thai section m |
jJ upiny the bc!t !la l.. pysycr, af,cr
battle tho victors ctt the dcll; in their
c2)n)my of nature nothing goJI t.
waste.
In battle they fight with the spear,
which is abou; ci Sht feet in len sth,
pointed with sharp bone in the shtrc Of
--sf't''roohs-'.s'-- -.i-- r---:-.I--I... lI,a
bDty it cennot b. drawn out without
:c.riuy tho ni,h aud incro ,sluy tnu
w)unl. They str nj at the distance Of
,iI Ilty or 100 feet an | throw the spear.
Eth warrior has II birdlc Of spears Oh
tli yrounl at his right. As he throw,
oio nc "a,n l." himself annrncr By pick
IN : IL up with his ri sht foot between tn,
tp's AL doubling his lcs b,ckwari.
W,ti his isht hlnl he reaches arour |,
taio' the s,ct: AMI throws it. Tuis i,
Necessary, br;luSa he il busy Watching
tho move ncuts Of his enemy IN / loo sin
onL for coming spears, whic he do sc'
OF turns 'lo with his slicll, ~ oval.
sipa inStru mont, which he holl' in
his left hral iittius over the thumJ ~
an artists palette.
Their sm.li, black eyes nrc puict t.
Sc, aud nothing Sc n5 to escape their
)saryation. rhci l. mGtho OF su>....-
inS m enemy is to vale into Il n,t;
strcln and "ambIsA' themselves in vic
shallow he'd among tho wntcr lilies.
Somctimc, they lie down in the stream,
brerking OF tho water lily Mt tho roots
aud using tho ston rs aSk,rc,tlins tup,.
a rival tribc, Oh approxohin5 the strea II
for the purpose Of Hshinc, wouli sui.
dcniy DO suaprlsoi by sccin these nolt.
ny water lilies ris, up out OF tn, water,
M with them they would also sec spclrj
h irlcl at then.
They cln rcntin under water two or
tlrcc hours ut II time, according to the
breathing capacity Of tho stem. Tncy
a'ip use this strltaScm for the ab lucLiol
o, women from another tribe, but the
IN prc common practice is for the MN
who wants II wife to 80 aud steal her
whilc her IN lstcr sleeps.
Thc kan SaroD aud the emu are their
most favored articles of diet. Tnc kan
;troo is huntul with the boomcran :,
n while he THINKS he is safe in tho
Jungle AMI potcS his long heal behind II
tree in faucicl .rclrity the Doomcrau
throwcr hurls his sharp pointed missile
Almost throu Sh its hctl. The emu has
very long neck, aud when he length.
us 1t out taking observations the BUSH
n!n ir1m behind II tree twirlS the curve |
i'tru ncnt, tn" shIrp cl3c cutting oil
tlc hoad oil tho Ord.
O: late tn, 5ushm,a h,v, BEN u,,,,r.
in :" the ,,,tln of fl. .,.,,,,,,r. ,,l
In, .'sIu.,tar," to,I tn, w.rpt.h with
Wncicstcrri!l,s, which VIII shoot farther
tltn abD,n,r,nrc,r d. t,r,y, opl,,
Il result tn, p,,lI,tioo of the ctnnib,Is
hl; b..u Son.vatt DIMINISHED
Tine b,rnr.n. q, lin,rily i, throw,
CO nr so feat. It i. c,ny.y ., "a,
upper siic anl l.t b,l,y n,Im,Ic az
NrStralmn WOOL. 1T hasa bead or AN elo
ni abpu. lorty.liyc degrees. All AI,tr,.
,atwo,i almost a, solid \, iron.
rae rn Is arc a5 pDintcl as a dar.cr. and
tic inner si,lc Is a, ,htrp ,sarlL,r bl,I,
O.'linlrily Tic booncrln,. IL take,
from the fork. iimp, AMI r,,,,,Iv
dressed with crdlc instruments. II -