The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-24


 to see how often and how far each war rlor could kick the ball The moon be- ing at the full. it was determined to keep up the fun till midnight. But first supper must be had, and the de- lghtful news soon spread that as an extra treat a dish of nachi would be served. What under the moon was "nachi?" Even the half-Indian inter preter could not tell us. so We decided to wait and see. It was not the first time that we had cause to regret the curiosity that has led women into un- pleasant situations from the days of great-grandmother Eve down to her latest descendant Nachi, it seems. is the greatest luxury of which the Llan- isto mind can conceive, and this is the receipt for it's preparation: Take living, full-grown, fat sheep. and hang it up by the fore feet, instead of by the hind feet as usual. Then carefully cut a hole in the wind-pipe and stuff down it several handsfull of salt and red pep per mixed together. This accomplished, despite the poor animals struggles. sev- CT the jugular and pull it out sufficiently to turn the mouth of the vein into the windpipe, down which the blood flows, carrying the pepper and salt into the lungs. The writhing, tortured creature is soon surprisingly swollen up and dies in inexpressible agony. When the body is opened the lungs are found horribly distended with blood, pepper and salt, the whole forming one coagulated mass. This is nachi-and may heaven preserve us from seeing it again. It is carefully extracted from the yet quiv- ering animal, cut in slices and served up warm The blood pudding before mentioned, which is daily article of Araucanian liet, is merely the uncooked blood of any animal, coagulated by the addition of salt to the consistency of eustard. Whenever a sheep is killed by
 the ordinary process. while one woman catches the blood in wooden bowl, am other stands by to receive the entrails, which are stewed like tripe and much relished. We must not overlook the la dies of Araucania, especially on such an occasion when decked in festive 'gaud and gear" Most of them have good figures and agreeable faces. with luxu- lAlLl h4dNh iltAAis HCNi1J ACChlit 7A4itRtt ANce inclined to toe inward, and really beau- tiful arms; but their diet of raw meat and corn renders them gross at an early age, and at thirty they are fiabby old crones. No belle of civilization is more addicted to face-painting than they, but here white powders are not in vogue, the colors used being black and red. Two species of earth supply these cos meties, which are mixed with grease to prevent them from being easily washed off. The red is put on a broad belt from ear to ear, over the cheek, eyelids and nose. The black is used to give effect to the eyebrows. which are pulled out so as to leave only a fine line, while the lids and lashes are tipped with black in the same manner that henna is used by women of the Orient. While a girl of Araucania is not put up for sale like an Oriental houri, she is none the less an article of merchandise and has no more voice in the choice of a husband. When a man makes up his mind to marry, he goes first to his friends for assistance in carrying out the project If he Is poor, each of his friends agree to con- tribute toward the expenses-one giving a horse, another an OK, the third a pair of silver stirrups and so on. A dark night is selected and rendezvous named. At the appointed hour the lover and his friends, all weii mounted, congregate as agreed, and in silence they cautiously approach the residence of the bride. Half dozen of the best orators enter and wake up the girls father, to whom they explain the object of the visit, set forth the merits of the would-be son-in-law and formally ask his consent to the match-which Is usu- ally granted with readiness if the prize offered be large enough. Meanwhile the enamored swain has been searching out the resting place of his dulcinea; and she however willing, screams loudly for protection, as in duty bound. Then a l tremendous row ensues. The women rise up en masse, arm themselves with clubs, stones and missiles of every kind,
 and rush to the maiden's defense The friends interpose to give the lover fair play. endeavoring with gentle violence
 to disarm the fierce viragoes; but the latter are not to be appeased and lucky 1 is the man who escapes without some
 bleeding memento of the fight. It is a
 point of honor with the bride to resist
 with all her might, until at length the impatient bridegroom grabs her by the
 heels or the hair and drags her to the open door. Then he springs to the sad
 dle, still firmly grasping his screaming captive and yelling in triumph, starts
 off at full gallop. The friends sally
 forth, still pursued by the outraged ma l irons, and all follow fast in the track
 of the fugitives. Having gained the woods, the lover dashes into the tan gled thicket, while the friends conside- rately pause on the outskirts until they are satisfied that no one is in pursuit when they quietly disperse No fur l ther marriage ceremony is required, and
 few days afterwards the happy cou-
 pie emerge from the depths of the for est as husband and wife Two or three days more are allowed to pass, and then
 the friends call upon the bridegroom, { each bringing his promised contribu- | tion Driving the horses, cattle and
 sheep before them and carrying the
 skins, bags of corn, etc, the whole par i ty repair to the former residence of the
 bride. There the presents are handed
 over to the father, who, if satisfied that
 he has received his daughters value
 expresses pleasure in the marriage and mutual congratulations are in order 1 The various amounts contributed bN