The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27

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luatratlng the arts and Industries Of the
strange race OF dwarfs which inhabit
an archipelago In the Bay Of Bengal.
Sailors have long known them SOME
what Unexpectedly as little mig
gers. because the average height Of
the men Is only about feet ten inches.
while the ordinary stature OF the
women Is feet inches. Perhaps the
oldest thing about them ia that they
look like babies an their lives. seeming
never 20 grow up wlihil they are
probably the most primitive savagos
In the world The collection referred
10 has been forwarded to Or. Enrico
Glgioll. director OF the Florence mu-
scum.
The dwarfs OF the Andsmans. until
quite recently. have not known how TO
make Gre On one OF the islands Of
the archipelago Is an active volcano,
from which they we're accustomed
formerly 10 obtain fresh supplies OF Ore
at intervals Special expeditions for
this purpose we're not often necessary,
inasmuch as they knew how to keep
hre burning IN docayed wood for an In
dcanite length OF time.
The people Of the village when leaving
an cncampmcnt. with The intention OF
returning In few days. would take
with them one or more smoldcfing los
At the same time they would place a
large burning log or fsggot Ia q Ehel-
tered spot whore h would shoulder for
long while. 90 as 90 be- easily re-
kindlcd when required. Incidentally
all labor Of splitting AM ehopping vas
saved. inasmuch as such a log could
BE- broken into small pieces by ham
mering q with a stone
The method Of keeping IRE In de-
caycd wood Is sian practlroi commonly
By the little niggcrs. especially in the
interior OF The larger Islands. where
they did not come into contact with
white visitors Nothing introduced b.
whites has excited their wonder so
much as friction matches To produce
Gre with such ease oniand. struck
them as actually a supernatural ao-
compllshment Anthronologlsts say
that primitive man did not Invent FIRE.
be found a. Having found t. u ala
not take him long 10 discover uses for
Il. Not until long ages had passed
dld he learn 70 make FIRE. u Was an
advanced ari. the practice OF which re-
Qulrcd a high degree Of SKIN n You
DO not believe 10. just try 90 get r.
spark by means Of the wooden sticks
commonly employed by sayagcs for the
purpose.
Formerly the dwarfs Of tho Anda-
mans were accustomed 90 murder ruth
lossly an strangers who approached
their shores Melancholy indeed was
the fate ot shipwrecked sailors who
CHANGED 10 seek refuge on the islands
o. the archipelago They were sure TO
De- shot 10 death with arrows. Indeed.
distressed mariners cast away In that
part Of the Bay Of Bengal would be
most likely 10 be masslcrcd even al
the present day II Is believed that the
lnyotorate hostility OF the little nlgfcrs
arose originally from the cruel prac-
tico ofNalays. Burmese and Chinese,
who visited The Andamans 10 get edible
birds nest and sea oucambers, They
used 90 kidnap the natives and sell
them as slaves In nelghboring coun-
tries. When the British established a
settlement there the sayagcs frequently
attacked them and took every oppor.
tunlty OF stealing the iron tools and
other implements which excited their
cupldi;y. within recent years they
have become comparatively tractable
however.
There are several shades OF color
among these little people. ranging
from bronze to sooty and black. Their
2 hair "a extremely frlzzly. 10 as to lool
aal q grew In spiral tufts. Il is N,
In texture and seldom more than tive
or three inches long. Most OF n,
women shave their heads once a week
leaving only two narrow strips Of
hair from the crown to the nape OF IN,
neck. Many OF the mea follow IN,
same practice. thouA the style Is dif
fcrent. a circular patch OF hair 81,
inches In diameter being left. like
skull cap on the crown OF the head
Men sometimes shave each others
heads. but only when the services OF
woman are not available. for Il Is on,
OF the duties Of the fair Sex In thcs,
tribes to act as BARRIERS. Their eye
hrows are generally removed also. Tn,
razor Is a fake OF quartz or CLANS
These dwarfs are almost naked, TIT
women wear small aprons OF leaves
but the men wear nothing The mel
wear punches OF leaves attached Il
their knees and wrists. Carriers brace
lets and necklaces OF bones, shells o
wood are common ornaments. Tattoo
ing serves to a certain extent as
substitute for raiment Women do III
tatoolng. As a protection against III
hot tropical sun, the people smear thel