New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-17

that is due 10 that cnterprlsing Brazilian
archaoloeist Or Barl,,sa Kodrigues. who has
devoted so much time and energy ana learning
90 unrayrlling this engrosSlng mystery.
FOUND ON THE UPPER AMAZON.
Dr p,dris.li.s first discovered the existence Of
tb.se ,,r..n Jade ailtlrts among the Tabor ana
Kuuury Indians of the Upper Amazon ana us
tributaries the Yamunia or NhumuhHi NC
Tromhctas. and the Na'apn. Whch lh'l',
romantic region whore ofelIahh l'''l'' ~
famous tribe q female warriors known IS '"f
Afuaz Yns Thu stones ar" worn auri'hH'i Iiv''
tho neck ls sacred fllI+uans po--"-. .ns the
priceless virtue ~ Keeping disease am nus
fortune AZ "A distance. ana ODE old IHiIFt NiNl"
IN who's. u,.k pr. KoIrieue- found Dol. hr-'
specimen refused 90 part "iih hfi lnf tII'"'
chatf..l for l,.- ~ money. They are also i'Hii
i'm M. .Iukarauas' or burial cases. near the
LAX. Yacyuarud which was once lnpof AM as
the annual rendezvous ~ the ancient NiHi|'hs
of which more anon. And thes" relics ron
and rare" % a hsE1n" cFlH<al'h occur nv
only In Ia, Amazon Valley. bus ln many DINER
parts ~ the Ncw World. particularly 10 friu,
,,h.r. ia all the legends ~ thu lucls s." ma lt
Connected with .th. children ~ ihe sun and the
SERPENT" and in Mexico among the Azt"c RUNS
ana ln various parts ~ North America
NoW-anl here is a critical point TINS Won
derful muyrak stan has been definitely proved 10
l. not the. Amazpnstcin ~ German writer's. II
is lndsputably genuine jade ~ the hardness ana
specific gravity of the variety found IN ASIA
Jade is an extremely hari. fine stone. holding
the sixth place among the minerals. To cut
and polish II would be- possible only ior skilled
lapidary Yet these muyrakytans. IN" hcirl1oms
Of the savage AmazOns. are not ouly peautluly
polished but are fashioned A. cylindrical disks
with figures cut upon their surfaces Ia the shape
81 little fishes. miniature hatch"ts or horses
heads And these shapes and figures are iden-
teal with those OF the Jade amulets round IN
various parts Of the old World. a stone Of this
Jade Of considerable size. in the shape ~ a
horses head found in the vicinity ~ the Nhu-
munda River Is now to be seen In the Museum
OF BoulOgne the celebrated museum Of Pope
Benedict XIV. In the ruins Of the Temple OF
Mercurius' In France. which was destroyed AID.
45l by the Huns (whom arch1ologists aver 10
BE- the ancestors OF the Aztecs) Nasscln tells
us that he found the skeletons Of tall men,
among whose arms were found miniature hatch
cts Of green Jade. similar In form. color and
character 10 those found in many Indian re
mains in Canada And celebrated French
sayant has three such stones In his possession.
one found In Mexico. one in Naples and one In
Calcutta. Identical stones in the same shapes
are worn by the numerous pilgrims who come
annually from Cabul and Pcshawcr Ohe an
cent home OF the IIungarians) TO visit the
sacred tomb Of Gul-Baba che Father Of Roses)
near Budapest, In Hungary. In Hayti.
other locality where We find them they are
known as "Zemis" or "Gakurals." and are worn
TO ward off evil. China, too. knows the green
jade stone. where it goes by the name Of "Yu."
and We have the learned Blondel telling US that