El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-01

Vegetables OF all KINDS, lncl0QluR upOt
the high lands, potatoes, respond read
lily to the slightest cultivation Il Is
only rarely however, that native lie
seen to attempt even this easy farm
ing.
The San Bias tribe makes come pre-
tensions TO civilization. They carry
on considerable trade in cocosnuts,
ru bier and other products of the coun'
try, with the vessels trading along the
coast. They are frie ndly, and allow
the sailors and traders to land and to
remain on shore during the day.
dark is more than likely to be q
dead man before morning. This
rule is absolute, and the trad ers
hold it in wholesome respect. 1t is the
San Bias tribe which is disputing the
right of the United States government
to send surveying party into it's
territory for the purpose OF determi-
ming the feasibility OF building q canal
through that section.
The stories told by foreigners who
have lived In this part of South Anne
RIGA, about the dangerous native beasts
are largely exaggerated. 1t is true that
there are great many poisonous
snakes and insects, but they are by no
means 90 painful as the stranger Is led
to believe. In every case the natives
have wonderfully effective antidotes
for their poisons.
The "Giger," as it Ia called, Is an
insect so small that it is hardly percep-
tible to the naked eye, yet it caused an
infinite amount of trouble to the early
Spanish settlers. These minute insects
are very plentiful In the timber lands
during the dry season, but disapp ear
with the coming of the rains. They
burrow under the skin: and unless they
mens. The natives remove them with
out difficulty by applying moist tobacco
to the sore. slight pressure will
then bring them out, but without the
narcotic no amount of pressure will
cause them to relax their tight grip.
Tns most dangerous OF the native
animals are the wild hogs found in
great mum bers in tile foot hills through
out Central America and portions of
South Americs. They travel In large |
droves, and though they are by nature
timid, and will run from danger, they |
fight fiercely If attacked.
II hunter Is set upon by drove
of these hogs his only safety lies in
the nearest trees. aud even then the
animals will probably stand guard un-
der the tree for hours, waiting for
vengeance. Their long. sharp tusks,
and their jaws, equal in strength to
those of hyens, make such guardian
ship decidedly unpleasant. Between
their teeth mans arm or tigers leg
are as so much paper. The tiger
follows after the herd and picks up the
shoats and pigs that become separated
from the main body, but never dares
20 attack the entire herd. The hogs
eat whatever they kill, man or beast.
The United States of Colombia, how
aver, does not depend entirely upon its
Wild animals for excitement. The
people love stimulants of all sorts and
IRE constantly in a state of unrest
Throughout the department of Panama
The traveller Is met by hundreds of
men and women peddl!ng lottery tic
xets. The righs to maintain lottery
g sol3 by the government to the high
est bidder and a drawing is held in
Panama every Sunday afternoon in the
bishops palace. The highest prize is
S3. 900 in Colon bian money.
In the same way the governm emit dis
poses of the right TO main tain all faro,
monte, aud roulette games. At present
his privilege is held by an American,
n return for which he pays annually
10 the government S62 900 in silver.
No game of chance may be play ed in
he department of Panama without q
permit from him.
There is swell club in Panama
where the members play what they
all Rentleman's game OF American
lraw poker. American cards are used,
ack-pots are played, and all the rules 1
If the American game followed. The
'n-looker at one OF these games Is
moved to admiration at the mastery &:
manner in which the mem bers of the [
Tub play our national game. Bret
darte's "Heathen Chinee," for all his
ricks that are strange. would be hard
'ut to take Jackpot in one of these s
'gentlemen's games" These men |
re extremely polite and generous, l
however, and never fail to pass the !!
igarrette-wben they have your !
money to pay for 1t. I