Deming headlight., 1895-11-08

FIRST Owners ~ kmerien Were ths
afothsr sf cauraneous rlaos. and rhsy
Never n.soksd lsto afirFon
An unfamiliar word. but ~ old a. tho
hills almost. IL this word Mays Among
tho Brahmana II means illusion and ia
tho namo of the earth, the material
world. which, according b. tho Brnh.
mnnicnl doctrine, ~ noncxisient - m
Illusion Maya Doyi was the name Of
the beautiful mother Of Buddha Maya
IN the feminine energy Of Brahmn aud
the mother of all tho gods, eyon Of
Brahma himself Any Crock dictionary
informs ne that Maya IA the good moth
er Of all gods aud men. In Japan tho
goddess Maya IL still worshipcd. Tho
beautiful Indian poem "Ramnyana"
tolls us about a rront navigator named
Maya, who IN ngea long gone by took
forciblo possession ~ tho countries nt
the south Of tho Hindoostanoo peninsula
ana settled there.
The Maya people q America wcro In
olden times great natloa, occupying
tho territory comprised between tho 18th.
mus OF Tchpmltcpec and that ~ De-
ricn. Wo know that tliey wcrc nnyiga-
tors, tholr boats being depicted IN vury
ancient boolra aud paintings. In 1909,
whom Columbus culno 10 America for
tho fourth time, he met on tlie high
scas largo boat, Ia which worc men,
women and children. II also had car.
90 OF merchandise, consisting Of wcap.
uns. tools, products q the earth aud
ready made gnrmcnts Tho trnyclcrs
called themselves Mnyus. They wcro sn
the habit Of travelling 10 Cuba and other
islands to trndo with their inhabitants.
Tho Mnyns wero neatly clothed IN white
cotton ralincnt. They were aolf posscascd
and courteous Fifteen years lntor their
land. today called Yurssar, was invud-
cd by tho Spaniards, but II coh tho
white inop 20 yonrs q warfare 10 get
control of that country, Tor every Maya
fought Ike hero. They were SONS u
fearless mothers.
IN reading tho works left by tho
Spanish chronlciora--prlcats who nc.
comlnnlod tho Ho,dicrs--wc learn that
the Mnyn women vofe very good look.
Ing, na mniiy arc ct the present day
that they were charitable, swoot ten.
pcrcd, industrious, modest and so FREQ
from vanity that they novcr consulted
the mirror, although their husbands
did. IN physique those womon worc
largo aud beautifully shaped
Their complexion was Il light brown,
and tlicir silky black hair very abun.
dant. Father Cogolludo, a Spanish priest,
wrote, "Iheeo women nro moro beauti-
ful mud botter tempered than those Of
Spain. " They always dressed them.
selves. ~ they do at tho present timo,
in flowing white garments, and ia their
! happier days were greatly addicted IA
the uao Of perfumes and flowers. They
were Industrious, devoted wives and
fond mothers. but cxnctcd great defer
cncc from their children. Thoir ideas Of
modesty were 10 strict TINT they did nol
permit their daughtcrs TO look boldly
into tho face Of man. and II girl
showed want of shyncss tho indignant
mntron would pinch her arms After
i tho Spaniards woro IN pos8esnion Of the
, land thcy subjected these women 10 IN,
! dignltles and cruelty Among many
other things it "a recorded that IN onl
villnge they found two young women d
remarkable beauty, one bride. tho 9th
or o maiden, and they hanged both, us
that there should be no trouble nbonl
them. Many young mothers wcrc hung
from trees and their infants surpcndcf
from their feet. Those who escapet
death worn onslaycd with their hus
bands and children.
Long ago. % far back as our alndlol
enable ua 20 know anything about tha
nation, the Maya women seem 20 lintl
enjoyed the enfno privileges ns tho men
10 have had equal power IN politics ans
equal authority
To-day, Whom huslnces "a 20 he trans
acted, tho wife takes tho active part, hon
husband nodding his iiond hiilrmntiyniy
It "a not that she desires 20 dominccr
but because he looks up 10 her, rolylnl
on hor Judgment, She complies will
admirable modonllion and m0doaly, eh
Is eloquent aud forrcfnl without lleinl
lnquncious, and She ever sculds Whc
hor husband gnlH lnmaclf into trouble
sho pleads for him. boiling q more nhl
roaaoner than hc H. II ho ross lnloxlcal
ed aho guides him homo. II ho strike
her, sho eaya "Ile docs not know WIN
no in doing" regarding him with ni
collie forhenranco, 30 that domcsti
hrawln uro quito unlmown Il la Ne
pleasure to give him tho best uf whs
they hnve, keeping for herself ia
worst
This womau'a homo Inns ihnicho
roll and cnrshcn floor. Hho HIS NO pre-
" ubiorls nrounu her. Ilnmmocis SCR,
~ aonts By day na wull us beds BY nigh
There II Que low chnif or stool GA Whir
rho ailh willie lor huiy ilnRnrs mako n
garments of tho family IN ono cofn'
stands benoli end grinding uionoa Hl
hnnda grind nli tho corn used in lhl
humble nbuio' Tho ilto n built GA n
floor holwcen three slonca, oa whl,
/, rests tllo clay pot or the disk for balg|1
iorlillna Oulsidont tho back II Tho ~
/. there u D long duguui. AfvlnH az
/ wnnhluh. resting Cp lloai|ct There Y
|tauda lof some honfg every day h|
ma|l foot bare, foapsnda ~ 20 her q
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