The Elbert County tribune., 1899-10-19
'IIlNAS OF PERU
-.,nLE BEASTS OF
pURDEh.
,,.s, spsnd Their Lives on
~ p.,,s-panisd by Their Fami-
- -, Of transportation


u. i Peru's indispensaba,ee Die
rsns = A llama will bear 100
4 bgIos, y more. He will carry his
D ind % '-cod or coca or other
( g q. n No and down precipltous
nnt<e sdre ~ no other beast OF
nH Van ~ and where it is difficult
y % ls,,ow 81 but when he is over
y y 'sullrIng or beating or coax
p q .srcs sr him to rise until the
q I'a I'aared from his back, when
~ ra' resumes his feet and
S With his legitimate load.
Q ,,a Il IS packed in sacks or pau
u's u''sslf 4 on either side
'a ssnel is to the people OF the
Ala and Africa. so is the
q y ,sa,e who dwell in the Andes.
p, natieut and enduring beast,
~ iu-lsoored and speedy. without
\. IuhabItants would be utterly
~ '. so,ne sections, for mules and
uauot endure the high altitude
4, nrsded atmosphere. ,.,.
nothlng to keep llamas. They
XIII food by the wayside. 1t
.sdible to one who travels
ss.s terrible deserts, but It is
.s,lsss W. a fact. Like camels, they
long time without water.
q, sre stately creatures, proud
s-,,ssd Their little heads are al
tbe air and their giraffellke
- nroudly and gracefully curv-
~ frightened they scatter over
"a IN every direction. and when
"A they cluster in groups with
.gs together and their heads out
y me- enemy. Their only weapon
.S.osp 4 their saliva, which, when
they squirt through their teeth
tsrsrs as a Chinese laundryman
,sI,s clothes. A drop of this saliva
ID the ear or eye or on any part
s, holy where the skin is broken
! mluce a painful irritation and
[,rous sores like the venom of a
y.
N drivers keep them together by
[Tlue coils Of rope over their heads
IN The neck OF one is a hitching
4 iw another.
Enough the llama is naturally do
knd obedlent. he has a furious tenn
4 ,pd duels take place in the herd
a continue until one of the COM
~. and often both, are killed.
a Bite and kick and make n horri-
,es and when the weaker one
In run away the stronger will pur-
\ and keep up the combat until
n tnsues.
y arerios in charge OF llama and
n mains are usually accompanied
4 eslr entire families. and as their
y tn spent in coming and going
z be burning sands and the sharp
y Il the desert 1t Is a matter of
Etntlye Indifference to them how
7 tie journey lasts. The animals
N capital of the arrerio. The des-
ID As home. His wife helps In the
h:g and sleeps by his side on the
Y They have no tent or other shell
ht wrap their ponchos around
d md lie down to pleasant dfeams
%, ircsty air with their bare feet
/ ks exposed, while the ice forms
n little streams beside them.
t1tlmes they are overtaken by
|nprms In the mountains, but they
|N seem to suffer and are seldom
% 10 perish in the cold. although
h rsde along in their bare feet.
hIou express surprise at their en-
u'n those who have had expert
ID both continents remind you
ID Canada and the northern parts
n United States people drive long
1,ca with the thermometer at 40
n zero without covering their
. md the boys SNOWFALL and skate
\ very low temperature without
Hng their hands or their heads. 1t
Enly natter of habit. The South
nan Indian bundles all the blank
u ean ind around his head and
y BIB feet cool. The North Anerl-
Menes the rule-keeps his feet
q and exposes his head and arms.