The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-27

of the leg. with some red vegetable dye
which protects them from insect bites.
On this foundation they create fine
decorative scheme in blue ard black.
The body and face are also painted.
WHAT PLEASED THE YARlS MOST.
or all ouor trade goods, what pleased
the Yaris most was an article never in
tended for them. We took with US some
blue ink in tablet form. intending to
melt il to write our diaries with. One
of the Indians took up tablet dipped il
in water, and drew some lines around
his body with it, He was overjoyed when
he found that these lines did rot wash
off readily. like his own vegetable dyes
After that these tablets were our most
valuable coin.
The women al the tribe have very deli
cate noses and fine hair. Like the men,
they are most cleanly in their persons
and their habits. and attentive t. their
toilet. They go naked. but are modest
and virtuous. Through thsir upper lip
they thrust two thOrns each being an
inch 10 two inches long They do rot
adorn themselves SO much A. DO the men.
or waste so much time In dandyism. Both
men and women have remarkably small
feet and hands.
The chief wears n necklace of tigers
teeth. 70 indicate his rank and also
three gaily-colored feathers in a coronct
made Of the plumage 81 birds Unlike
most savage chiefs. he IS rot q fat. lev.
disgiDated brute. Iie r. TIE Giles er.st ami
ha-dest-working man IA the tGi5s. i8is
children wcar necklaces of MONKEY
teeth and his chief assistants. Or body
guard. also wear few monkeys teeth
During six months ~ Tie year. when
the river IS high. she eht;re iribe nTss d.
the big house. ard during that tire
the men co not coiatii. when tEe rivers
fail and leave great ssrcrarKs ex-oeed.
each family builds Hstle hst ~ sticks
and leaves ou one % Tia sordbar<s. end
the Husband and tle vie then I've to-
gether. ~ natural ccuss lueHcf. nearly
an the Children n tbH irib- ere born
about tn same time. a cfa-'rss woman
IS REGARDED as very u-fu-tarsfa pfrsou.
She IS doaes vi'h . Eatxfrre sra1e chiefy
OF abe zcrared claws ~ f-e galt a-naa-
dilo which = sarrosed - remedy her
misfortune
n ire ~ POSSE. One DAG We Ee4s
smoking cigars there. eHd eareie='lr e-ep-
pei sore ASA On TIE fear irtme~iie ;eY
one g. Ire Wo-ren came afong ar1 care
fu,iy swept - ever T-lrfiria isf7 a palm
leof The jT5ne has serf l.eza - szni-
tatsor. ard 81 eurseeasr1e. iefiT hesita
8 alzcys cr-eG-eat- j. zee ert1l-g ~
houze Is lighted b. cg sros eres1 2 u
tur'isz esEs
.DurinE TIE stay the yaYis behaved
rplendidiv -hsy couls 20; % eaoags
20 us We cori5 oriv ca-zz1nacase ~
sig-z bui thes sao-ea rrest iafe-sfr--cs
i1 co71prehes 5i-g eer alsies Vgssrn faey
Understood t,szt ae wantea asessresss
they went 1ut lnfa the 5sseIe ard fro1Eht
rs hzskstfais hut. unfortunately 81 wes-
cr2sted ara uselet
CIR foeas o. RI retsra soara y
were a mar ard hts wsfe ard c418 Tsse
family loee 5hey dfsEssTsd YES gstrfy
ard touching
or on war hacx e cal " rers a.
saeEesl ~ 2 bard % ferty Enssfans -ha
hsd ust - 6enily hsard . esF fFse- sr
wiih irs trfaas- Thy aFss aoeres = Epla-
cred arrows ~ us sfo= ftfir sws pea
bst. unfortunately. they were ~ she asax
ard oar czEees wsrs u srsss-sssr- sme
Of the srrows stuck - - eaeoe tat we
wzrs 70. hst ge fseaaea oug q sanEsr
= .tiso-s FstzrEzss shelE ere