The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-06

tracking the seri to his lair. Assufn- ing that discretion is the better part of valor, Mir Meadows's crew dis played the part of eminent wisdom. For the Seri Is an own brother to the coyote, thrice more savage ana ave- some than the Rabled wehrwolf. and withai the lowest and most ferocious form of human life, certainly on the Western Hemisphere, and perhaps on the globe. Little has been heard or him and stiu less Is known of him and his tribe. for the sufficient reason that they are the most sullen, ferocious, dangerous and unapproachable people of which the bureau of American eth- nology has record.
 That they have not in this twentieth century advanced beyond the civiliza- tion of the stone age, that they sub sist principally on the food of the sea- neither plant nor cultivate. are splen- did of physique and fleet of limb De- yond belief. that they hold aloof from all tribes and races, and particularly the white man.. that they are reputed cannibals and in every way have more the habits and characteristics of brutes than human beings-all this is known, but little more.
 What contributions to the knowledge of the Seri has been made Is due in great measure to the investigations or Professor McGee.
 The Seri are distinct in habits, cus- toms and language from every other tribe of aborigines on the two contf- nents and by far the most primitive The sul1en and unApproachable char acter of the tribe is Indicated by their choice of a habitat which is arid and rugged, abounding In desert sands and naked mountain rocks. with fresh wa ter in only a few pieces.
 Besides the island of Tiburon the tribe inhabits a limited area adjacent on the mainland of Mexico. From all other settlements in Mexico an almost impossible desert shuts out the for- bidden lands of the seris
 The Seri are splendid animals. Phys ically both men and women are su- perb. Of great stature, their limbs are slender but sinewy, their chests deep and broad and their heads about the average size, although small in proportion to their stature Their hands and feet are especially large. This latter peculiarity and their dark skin tint, the luxuriance of their hair, which in color ranges from black to d rusty shade, and the peculiar move- ment in walking and running, which is yet not devoid of ease and grace. instantly attract the attention of all who behold them for the first time.
  about the Seri Indians, according to Professor McGee, Is that they seem never to stop growing during their lives, The scrupulous scientist adds, however, that whether this is actually the case or not, 1t is a fact that they continue to add to their inches until after they are forty years old, which in itself Is indeed a strange phenom- enon from a physiological viewpoint. They have established their right to be called giants. since the men av- craze six feet in height and the wo- men almost five feet nine inches. For this reason, the professor thinks all of the younger men and women ap- pear to fall below this mean, while the older ones are above 1t. ..,-
 Kun Rank" or "Kmike," is their native name for themselves, which free translation makes "spry" in Eng fish. The name which they have giV- en themselves is not inappropriate, as one of the most remarkable things about these strange men and women of a forgotten age Is their more than human feetness of foot and endurance which they display to degree pass inc credibtltty except one has known them and seen examples of their phy- sical powers
 Fat Men Unknown.
 When one has known the physical vigor and the extraordinary endurance of the rigors which are their daily ex- perienee he Is not surprised to learn that there are no fat men or women along the seri Pariahs of the desert as they are, carrying their entire stock of personal belongings with them as well as their supply of food and wa ter they are perpetual fugitives, whose 4eetness of foot can outstrip that of the swiftest horse or even the jack MIA A Ahh haar