New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-14
THE ANAZONS.
LEGEND OF THE AMAZoNAs REGION EX-
Planned BY 4 BRAZILIAN EXPLORER.
PAINTER AND WRITER.

LEGEND OF THE AMAzoNAs REGION EN-
Planned BY 4 BRAZILIAN EXPLORER.
PAINTER AND WRITER
Some time previous to the sale to tn" United
States OF the Brazilian cruiser Amazonas. now the
Now Orleans soon 10 arrive at New York. the RIO
de Jarciro papers published interesting particulars
about the legend Yet current IN Hrazi relative 10
the female warriors who bore tho same name az
the vessel recently purchased by the American
Government. The legend written after a
voyage IN UNEMPLOYED regions Nv tho well-known
Brazilian explorer. painter and writer. Dr Eurenio
De Tcxeira Marquis de Aqua branca recently
resident Of New-York. and about whose really
great wealth newspapers hav" published too
fantastical stories.
Dr. Teixcira is. before anything else. a savant
and 2 great painter who has been rewarded al
ready for his work with the decoration or ia"
French Legion OF Honor. Of the order - Isabella
In Catoiica. and with many oihor distlrgush"h
testimonials His painting. The First 'ommun-
ion in America" exhibited AZ the Madrid eXpos-
ton FOR the last centennial OF CHRISTOPHER Column
bus won ono Of the frs two prize Tic painter
refused 20 sell (; for $1,000 lie mad" present of
Il 10 the Brazilian Government. which had u sent
10 the Worlds Fair at chicago. The talent thus
acknowledged Of Dr. Eugcnio Tcy'ira iustihcs
the expectation that the large aN"gorica. painting
Of the Maine at which he Is now working. VII
be quite worthy OF a great reputation and - tho
city OF NewYork 20 which he intends 70 present
II as token Of thanks for tn" cordial welcome
he and his family are receiving ~ ~" hands Of
American society.
He also intends 10 give a museum Of rlncraloGy
natural history. etc. composed q the numerous
articles collected by himself during the many cN-
pora lions which have made his name famous In
the scientific world. All these articles ARE ALREADY
stored with one ~ the large storage companies -
Ncw-York hut the voluminous catalocu" for her
classification is yet ready The oi' nlNE OF 'he
museum IL DELAYED. also. hccaus" Mr Tcincira 8
time is taken up 10y his personal supervision "' ne
improvements being mad" ~ hts home and by MS
work the Maine painting
Among the curic stiles ~ u" museum VIII hr
some Of those green stones" mentioned In the
Brazilian papers aVropo' 81 the Amaz"ns legend
worn b b some Indian women inhaGns districts
along tho Amazon River. They keep them strung
in their beads as sacred relics transmitted from
virtues attributed to those stones boy ancient cN.
p!orers, who found II TO thor interest 10 spr.nd
marvellous legends concerning ~" countries dlT-
covered by them
orclana. The frs, European who nnyigntcd the
Tho fabulous stories about IN" female warriors
which stories were taken ~ aftcrwnrd by Raieis9
because christopher columbus and tho Rev
Father Christaro da Cunha had already spoken ~
regard to those female warriors is told 10y the
writer's OF that time. ana especially By Gandavo In
MS Hescripion 81 me l ncH T th e OF ,he
ard shared their dangers. aud many 81 them
mini the storles Of Ilcrodotus. Iippocrates and
Dionys.us about tho famous Anazons Of Sry;hia
Some indian women" says Gandavo 'of inc
Tupinainb have made between themselves vow
Of chastity. agreeing to be killod II thoy ever
act I'm everything as II they wer" not women They
ride on horses IN The sam" stslc and postum" 80
men They 20 war and 10 hunts with bows and
arrows: each one OF them possess's a woman a
servant: she acts toward the latter as II they
wers married. and they live together IKE husband
and wi H.