Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-31
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deeply. The illness may result In bu
4 slight headache which Will event
ually leave OF its own accord.
From the belief that the bolbol /!
50 fond OF liyers has arisen the Gus
tom OF Immediately placing a mirror
beside the corpsis face, with death
comes; because then when the bolbo,
comes 10 deyour the body or liver
he viii see two faces and only one
body, become frightened at such a
m~onstrosity, and flee. But he is moi
70 be entirely vanquished In this way /;
he follows the corpse 10 the grave
and II q line Is not drawn In the dirt,
with the point OF a Girls. around the
mound Of earth over the body, he will
tear II out during the night, and sat.
isfy his inordinate appetite. This
magic line, however, makes 1t impos.
sible for him to detect the grave. and
SO the body rests In peace after the
usual rites have been performed.
Assassinations are committed on the
slightest ~proyocatiOn, although, com
sidering the savage instinct 81 The
Tirrlfays and their low order Of ins
tclligence, II Is really surprising that
there are not more murders among
them. The only check to their pas
sion for blood-shed Is In the speedy
revenge taken by the relatives of the
murdered one. Malice and robbery
are the commonest motives for assas-
sination. II a man considers himself
wronged by another he will secrete
himself near his enemy's house, and,
when all are sleeping, silently ap-
proac ths domicile and thrust his
iong-handled spear viciously through
dricdlcaf floors and walls In rapid
.unerring succession until he Ii con.
WINGED he has wounded every indlvid.
the house contains. Then he re-
at a short distance and waits
and listens until he Is sure the voice
81 the particular man whom he de-
10 kill Is among those OF the
moaning wounded and dying. Once
satisfied Of this, he proceeds on his
way towards his own home. pausing
midway to perform the ceremony Of
Inerrencl0u, which is an Incarnation
or the benefit d those of his victims
vho may die. Its object is to warn
dofiron. who Is the st. Peter Of the
Ieayen OF murdered souls; 1t likewise
leanses his own soul OF all sin for
Iaving caused their death. /,
a Tirruray servant employed by an
american army Officer, in c~ottabato,
ias given several pesos with which
. purchase some straw mats and told
. 90 out 70 the Tirrurays and bring 1
q mats back that night. The SER ! !
ant had 70 be supplied with d cloth !
J which 20 Tic his wealth, and II re-. I
uired nearly half an hour for him I
} conceal IL securely by tying ii 9
Iosely around his waist beneath his !,
lcket, Upon starting out he warned !
IS employer that he might never re- I
He drew his finger significant. ?
across his throat and explainedp
Iat II he should be met in the road
any OF his people, and they should
lspect that he had any money up :
his person. that that was what !
puld become Of him. II Ii d custom ],
iong them 70 possess themselves of
hers fortunes II they are the strong.
and a do so-which is d sign that a
ey are more worthy TO have who are s.
worthy to possess. =
The marrlaga customs d these 4
are particularly interesting. AIS
s HH"r"'h dnuut 10 Ut JoIHs
IN wedlock are never Informed of
g Tact until but \ lew minutes be.
u the ceremony Is 70 be perform.
or rather, before IL begins, for
Y days are required ior TIL compile 81
q Because, according ID 1 prevail 2
! cutoms. u The contracting parties :
e@ they were to b. plunged Into :
depths Of sordid shame they
'uld drink the fatal tebeli. IL is
rible disgrace among the Tirrarays
want TO be married.
Marriages are arranged by the pa.
Y or relatives OF the couple. a tri.!
g varying with the beauty Of the
lel consisting Of carabaos, crises.
ieies q dress ~ adornmcnt, charms.
being paid by ths father of The
ith @ the girls parents for her
fehase Zee. Wives are not slaves,
viewer, and they are not treated as
n, When all is In readiness-the
use arranged. the feast prepared.
! The guests assembled tamonr
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