The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-19

l the towering fountains and fresn streams Some of the men. he says, not very prudently tasted some of the wild fruit. and upon only touching them to their tongues, their mouths and cheeks became swollen, and they suffered such great heat and pain that they seemed by their actions as if they were crazy, and felt obliged to resort to roofing applications to ease the pain and the discomfort W WTheysimmediately sailed on in search nf new wonders which sAhey found In the form of new island.
 The First Landing.
 "As soon as we approached the is- land" he says. "the admiral ordered light Acaraval to run along the coast to search for harbor. The captain of this small vessel put into land in a boat. and seeing some houses leapt on shore and went up to them, the inhab- itants fleeing at the sight of our men He then entered the houses and found therein various household articles that has been left unremoved from among which he took two parrots very large and quite different from the parrots 4we had before seen. He found also great quantity of cotton, both spun and already prepared for spinning, and pro- visions of food of all of which he brought along with him a portion. Be- sides these articles of food, he like wise brought away with him four or five bones of human arms and legs When we saw those bones we immedi- ately suspected that we were among the new fruits they found and pictures O. landing upon an uninhabited shore, the Carribee islands, whose inhabitants eat human flesh. because the admiral, guid- ed by the information he had received from the Indians he had discovered during his former voyage, had direct ed the course of our ships with view to hnding. them, both on account Of these Carrfbee islands being nearest to Spain and also in the direct track to the Island of Hispanio1a, where he had left some of his men when he re- turned to Spain. Thither by the grace of God and the wise. management Of the admiral, we came in as straight a channel as if we had sailed by well known and much frequented route.
 Exploring the Land.
 '1n the morning several detachments of our men under their respective cap tains started in different directions One of the parties returned at the din- ner hour with a boy about fourteen years of aae who said he was one of the prisoners taken by these people. Another detachment brought in. lit- tie boy whom man was leading oy the hand, but he left him and 1ien. This hoy was sent on board immediate ly with some of our men. Other. de- ta chments remained away longer. and brought along with them several wo- men, natives of this island. together with other women from among the captives ones, who came willingly ana of their own accord The captain or another detachment of six men. not knowing that we already had informa- ton about the inhabitants of this is land. advanced farther away into the interior and all were lost. They could not find their way back to the coast until after four days"
 Dr. Chanca explains the horrible GUS toms of the natives among whom this party was lost, customs which caused friends of the party many an anxious | moment.
 The Native CannibaIs.
 Such of their male enemies" he says, 'as they can take away alive,