The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-17

There are some cannibals among them
who eat the flesh Of their enemies and
do not scruple to serve up baby roasts
and woman stews upon occasion. Some
Of the pictures that Mr.. Froehle took
were of the cannibal tribes. He calls
them the Cachiro Indians and says they
live along the River Pachitea, a branch
OF the Amazon. Others of the Indians
of these regions use blow guns and
poisoned arrows. The arrows are made
of iron wood, tipped with f1ints, which
are poisoned at the points. The guns
are reeds from ten to twelve feet long.
The Indians use these weapons for kill
Ing their game as well as for their
wars. The slightest scratch of the ar
row will cause death, and strange to
Say, the poison does not injure the meat
of the animals killed by it. The making
of this poison is kept secret by the
Indians. 1 am toldit is made by stick
Ing the arrows in purified human flesh
which has already been poisoned in
some other way. y
The poison acts very quickly and
causes death within a few moments.
On the Pachftea there are Indians who
cut their hair close and who look much
like negroes, though their hair Is
brown. The women wear waist clothes.
but their legs and the upper parts of
their bodies areebare. In trading with
these people it is necessary to carry
stock of goods with you. They do
not use money. and all Of their dealings
are by trade. Not a few Of them have
gold to exchange for hatchets, knives
end guns. They especially like Amer
lean hardware. They wash the geld
out of the streams and bring it to the
traders in nuggets and coarse dust.
They will not take coin at all without
each piece has hole. In. it. They use
such pieces to make necklaces. 1t is
seldom that any of these people culti-
vate the land. There are plenty Of
fruits, and things grow so easily that
all that is necessary to get a crop is
to stick in the seeds or plants. They
burn over the ground and plant with
out blowing. Corn ripens at four
months and onions, beans and turnips
at three. In the valley of the Maranon
there are plantations of sugar cane.
The cane IS cut when nine months old
and the same stalks will produce for
twelve successive years.
RUBBER FORESTS OF, BOLIVIA.
It is estimated that Bolivia now pro-
duces 100000, pounds of rubber year.
and that the total annual product OF
the Amazon forests is over $4,000, 900
pounds. There are rubber camps scat
tered all along the branches OF the
Amazon, and the most Of the product
is shipped down that river to Para and
thence to the United States or to
Europe. Within the psst year or so
rubber has been coming into La Paz
from the forests near here, and I
learn that this is one of the few good
businesses of Bolivia. I had a chat
last night with Mr. Alberto Vierland,
an Austrian, who is largely interest
ed in Bolivian rubber and quinine
plantations. In speaking Of the rub
Der forests near here he said:
"All of the best lands have been
taken up, but they are in the hands
of people who have not capital to de-
velop them and are anxious to sell.
The gathering of rubber is very cost
ly. The Indians who do the work will
insist on being paid in advance The
regions are always unhealthy, as rub
Der grows only in low, marshy soil.
and the best trees are those which
have their roots under water for a
part Of the year. The Indians are
afraid Of getting. sick and they de-
mand high wages, and will stay with
you only for limited time
| us there much good rubber land in
| Bolivar" I asked.
Yes, there is plenty of soil here
| that will grow the rubber tree said
| Herr Vierland, but so far the rubber
all comes from the forests. I know OF