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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
BY John Foster Frazer.
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
Some Gay noble epic viii be written
describing how heroic men OF the British
race have penetrated the great waste lands
of Australia. struggling to turn them into
fruitful regions waging the battle with
cruel Nature but too often leaving their
bones 10 bleach upon the sands-the story
OF mighty endeaVor which failed But
when the day comes for that epic 10 be
written, with the perspective necessary 10
preserve the due proportion Of things, the
aboriglnes OF Australia. the black fell
lows viii have entirely disappeared, and
will be counted as one more Of the races
which have succu-nbed before the sweep Of
civilization.
Generally speaking, they are kindly
sIothful and on the whole, peaceful folk.
though when they consider themselves TO
have been injured they become brutal and
yinaictive Considering the enormous eX-
l1anse of the continent. they have never
been numerous: the difficulty Of obtaining
food has prevented the formation OF any
large communities They are supposed TO
be the descendants of mixture between
the frizzly haired islanders OF the racine
and The straight haired. dark skinned peo-
pie of Southern India Their language LaS
40 relationship with any other tons de'
There. are however, one or Two 1hlls9
which seem to link them 10 India IhfH
northumberland dog. the dingo, Is not an
indigenous animal, but is first cousin 10 the
ua-iah dogs Of India. and only among some
or the wild hin tribes OF Southern India
and the aborigines o. Australia = Z" De
found the boomerang.
Australia certainly to-day it is one OF the
most forbidGing regions on the earth- ne
sun blazes scorchingly on untold miles o.
sandy Dlai.. Suddenly come the rains
seluge OF them; rivers and lakes Jump ii'o
s@.,isf-nce. vegetation, rich and luxuriant'
,,,,sso,,,s form. But soon no more rain
go,,ee. the lakes evaporate, the rivers dry
80, and are not. the vegetation disappears
- .-,tn,afs vanish once more II Is vast
trac, % silent loneliness
yAr 81 * here that The most Interesting
,-is,e.. ar natives are 10 be found, oeca1s"
,b.,- have not lost ali their primitive Gus
ro,,~ IN coming into contact win "Hlle
cf,,itization The climate being tropical
there is little needed in the way Oh
re- ,ran az central Australia geheraiy
wear a belt OF human haiT' the sii' "
their nnotbers-irl-laW: reddish ocnre Is
MIXED with the grease OF their hair and on
ton Of a sort OF chignon they nave Often
q bunch Of emu o. cochaloo
This gaudiness gives them rather t'ie sp-
nearance Of a pantomine Man
d md GREASY rings OF twisted hair
= 49,, ,,-arr round the neck, form the
,,I,=ee clo,l,ins of the women in some OF
-, ,i,,es i7ovever. The ladies' adopt also
:, mail aaron OF fur string. Those To be
- "a ,fo north of The Macdonneii Noun
&c have generally affixed 10 their Tore
Ids = lump Of porcupine-grease resin.
MO which are stuck kansaroo's teeth 81
- h,,ad seeds 4 piece Of string fas-
-, a,,one the hair keeps this quaint
or-na uert in is place.
t--,er,,bing the native has he sHlears
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
AN AUSTRALIAN BLACK
FELLOW"

food is eaten raw. or is baked in the hot
ashes Of a fire. The chief food, apart from
the animals they catch, among the tribes
in the central areas is q sort of black
corn which is husked by being thrown
from one wooden trough TO another; the
seeds are then ground a stone, and
water is mixed until the mess looks like
an offensive heap of gritty putty. 1t IS
eaten raw or after being baked sort
OF cake in the ashes.
The aboriginal is always unhappy in the
rainy season. When the rains come he
builds a rough kind OF shelter with the
branches of trees and bushes Here he
remains. crouching by his tiny fire, shiver-
ing ami loath IL 60 forth and get wet in
the search for food SO he and his family
are often put 10 sore straits. When he
cannot hunt roots are dug up and eaten.
Even moths and grubs are not despised;
there is grub to be found in the gum
trees which IS a great dainty; IL is four
inches long and inch thick and is whitish
in color
Big moths are cdught and gently roast
ed. and the taste is said 10 be rather that
of en- almond. Frogs. of course, are much
appreciated Having a sweet tooth, the
black fellows are very fond Of honey.
HIVES however are tot always easily us
coverab!e 50 they catch bee, fix a piece
Of fluffy down on II with gum and then,
letting it go. chase after ii until the af-
frighted insect gets back 10 its hive
Tie first thing a toddling child IL
taught - how 10 hunt: its mother catches
a lizard. shows ii TO her baby. let's it 20
and then encourages him 10 follow it and
catch It. When after game the grown
native can tell by such indications as the
amount Of blown sand on the tracks Of the
animals or by the bend in the grass caused
by their hoofs how long time has passed
since the chased animals came that way.
So skilful is he that he can recognize the
foot tread of individual men ~ women He
knows when . kangaroo is travelling tow
ard water, because then lis stride Is long
and straight, whereas if II has been res
freshed the course wanders as the animal
browses
Whilst clever IN following up footsteps
ne is equally astute in hiding his own
When man wishes TO Kill or injure some
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

one in punishment or revenge for some real
or supposed crime, either On his own behalf
that OF his tribe he wears what is
called a devil shoe, intended, of course, to
conceal his tracks. There is good deal of
magic mixed up with the use of these
shoes, and before wearing them he Is
obliged to go through the painful ordeal of
having hot stone applied 10 the little toe
of either foot and the toe disiocated.
These devil shoes very big. eight
nine inches long by four inches wide, and
the bottom part is felted with feathers.
The impression left on the grass. therefore,
is OF the faintest, and only the most ex-
perienced of native eyes can discover it.
There is subject which cannot be
passed over in any consideration OF the
Australian aborigine. because il plays such
an important part in every phase of lie.
1t is the totem. In every other part of the
world only traces of totemism remain.
II you look in the Encyclopedia Britain
Mica" you will find a totem defined as "a
class of material objects which d savage
regards with sGperstiIiOus reverence. be-
lieying that there exists between him and
every member of that class intimate
and altogether special relation" Certain
groups Of men have certain animals or
ptGnlS aS IilciE ipiEUl, anu KNOWN az
emu men. dingo men. rat men. and so on.
Every Australian child that is born adopts
some totem nams-generally either that OF
his father tina; Of his mother-for hardly
ever do both parents belong TO the same
totem.
The old theory was that the rites and
ceremonies connected with totemism had
to do with religion but nowadays that idea
has been entirely exploded for il has
been found that these rites are purely
magical in characterized is 10 say, there
is no trace III them OF any appeal to
supernatural being The most important of
these are magical ceremonies intended to
increase the supply of the particular totem
animal or plant carried out by members
of each totem group, and generally held
just before the approach OF the Australian
spring
The ceremonies OF the .witchetty grub
totem, which is the largest totem group OF
the Arunta nation, living in the very heart
Of he continent, may De taken as typical,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
ON THE BOARDW ALA
Huge Croscd Made Merry
Ouer the Holiday.

Atlantic City, FEB. 26.-The third section
OF the New York train rushed into the sta
ton. with the fourth and fifth sections be-
hind it. and a Philadelphia train trying TO
edge its way in also Atlantic City's Wash
ington Birthday crowd was hanging on to
every biz of space available.
From now on Atlantic City will attach
almost much importance to Washing
toms Birthday, as crowd producer. as TO
the long established Easter time. An aver
age of sunny days, snow at ali and on
the holiday afternoon temperature Of 81
on the Boardwalk. made glad the hearts
of an unusually brilliant crowd
Among the guests at the Marlborough
BIenheim are Mr.. and Mrs. R. ". Clifford
Peter ". Cornell. Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Nor
gan. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Russell. Jean
H. Kochler. Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. Tobey and
Winslow Homer. the artist.
The literary contingent is represented at
the Hotel Chelsea by George W. Cable, who
came down from North Hampton, Mass.
with Mrs. Cable. Also at this house on
Sunday was Charles Dexter Allen, Of Mont
clair n. J.
At the Hotel Windsor are. among others
William Krone. Andrew Deyon and Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Penield. Mrs. PenfeId was
formerly Anne Weightman Walker.
At the Shelburne Mr. and Mrs. John
Drew and Miss Drew made their headquar-
ters over the holidays: Otto Carl Won Beld-
helm. of the German Embassy at Washing
ton. is a guest there also.
At the Traymore. among other New York
ers are w H. Tuthil. D. ". Hutchinson.
Mr. and Mrs NJ G.. Glass. David Glass and
Mr. and Mrs Herbert F. Taylor
The Dennis entertained many New York
ers over the holidays. among them Mr.. and
Mrs. W. r. Meneely, Miss Elsie Thomp-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. l. J. Buckley, and the
Misses Jennie and Frances Bell.
L. - Smith. vice-president of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, came down from New
York City with Mrs. Smith TO stay through
the Lenten season at the ChaIfonte. Cyrus
Curtis. of Philadelphia, is also among the
Chaifente's guests.
The large. airy exchange of Galen Hail
was filed with fashionably CARRIED audi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

there are so many comedians on the stage
who are very sad people off it. They feel
tragedy. but they can express only comedy
All comedians aim to give one serious
drama. az least before they die Mr.
Gottschalk is the only comedian l ever
heard of who has absolutely put himself on
record as promising that he viii never play
Hamlet.
William Golfers is an experimental
method. His idea is to fling one thing after
another over the footIights with such speed
and in such bewilderng variety that he
shall have every one sitting on the edge of
his seat alert in the purpose OF missing
nothing.
THE eye is much quicker than the
ear he declared. that I play to il more.
And in every case I try to think up what
the audience expects me TO do. Then I do
the opposite.
But it is no easy thing 20 make an
audience laugh. 1t is very simple TO make
them cry. All you have TO do is 10 say
Mother or Baby or Mortgage with
few sentences IN between and you have
every in tears.-Fo make them laugh L
try all kinds of things. Tor two or three
months my parts never settle down because
I say different things every night The
people who play with me have to get used
to me, for I cannot crystalline in a part
Until I have tried everything. A friend
asked me a few days ago where the plot of
The Lucky Star was laid. Somewhere in
Holland I told him. have not quite
placed it yet myself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

Brooklyn Nationals and the Ali Stars are
booked for series that will make the
fans crane their necks, and one or both
of the Chicago big leaguers will be on hand
to add 20 the disturbance
Two persons one Of whom everybody has
read from and the other of whom everybody
has read about are al the springs for
widely different reasons. They are Rex
Beach the novelist and playwright, and
Barney Oldfield. the daring and success
full automobile driver OldfeId is to be
at the springs for several weeks while
getting himself fit for his spring campaign.
He says he has never really enjoyed racing
since his almost miraculous escape from
death when he leaped the st. Louis track
when it was surrounded by twenty thou
sand people and ran his car through a
grove of trees al mile minute until the
final crash came that laid him ar the brink
Of death for weeks. He races only because
it is his profession never drives a mile
further than he has 10, and goes about his
work in a systematic way
OldfeId has been driving 120-horse-
power Benz car. but has laid that on the
shelf for a new one which he has just pur-
chased. His new wonder is of 2GG-horse-
power and three weeks ago broke all exist
ing records in England. over there it made
a half mile in a fraction less than four
teen seconds, a speed a. a rate of 12T
miles an hour Driven from dead stand
ing start, the same machine made a mile
In forty-one seconds, which is at the rate OF
miles in sixty minutes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

while the ceremonies performed by the
Warramunga, another tribe in the interior.
consists almost entirely of representations
of the actions of the mythical ancestors of
the tribe
When the "witchetty grub men want 70
increase the supply of their grub they
march. under the leadership OF their head
man, 10 a certain sacred spot. each man
carrying twigs of the grub's favorite bush
They assemble around a cave. IN which are
stores TO represent the animal and its eggs;
these they in turn strike with their tNigs.
after which the headman takes up one OF
the small stones and hits each man with It.
They then go back 10 their camp. depositng
as they go III certain small holes in the
hillside stones 10 represent the grub in It's
ch"ysaiis state. When they get within a
mile or so of the camp they malt and sdorR
themselves with the sacred designs OF the
totem in down upon their bodies. with head
bands and punches of feathers. etc
IL their absence a long narrow hat has
been built of branches by one OF the old
men. This Is supposed to represent the
chrysalis case out OF which the grub comes.
and the men go inside ard sing about the
insect, which they continue to 10 ali night
through. except for brief interval for re-
freshment. This ceremony Is supposed TO
insure good supply OF the grub. which
is very favorite article of diet.
1t must be very dirfeult thing to know
when you may or may not marry II yea are
- Central Australian aboriginal As I have
said IN most tribes il II absolutely forbid
der for man to marry a woman belonging
10 the same t,tem as himself. But that is
not all. Every little local group Of a tribe
is OWNED into two sectious-sometines into
four even eiSht-and no member OF one
section may marry another member OF the
same. but must get their wife or husband
from the other section
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
A BASEBALL MECCA
Many Players Gathering at
Hot Springs, 4rh,.

The opening of the annual training sea-
son of the baseball teams at Hot Springs.
Ark, is at hand. Already Struggling play
ers are arriving at that place from their
winter quarters for their annual limbering
I'D at the springs. and several Of the big
teams OF the major leagues are headed that
way Many of the minor leaguers will do
their opening stunts at the springs in
mountain climbing and fast practice with
the big teams. In anticipation of all this
the baseball parks are being put in first
class condition.
The field a Wilmington Park mas been
leased by the Pirates for a long pcriod of
years. showing what the champion team
thinks of the springs as a place a which TO
get in the ffttest possible physical end men,
tai condition for another desperate sprint
after the flag The park itself is icing eIab
orately decorated with shrubbery by the
government, and this spring it viii be
most attractive place for witnessing the
preliminary try-outs.
In addition to this, the Boston American
team has Il park of its own at Hot Springs
and it Will open up on it full of fight
and confidence about March I. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

The car cost Barney the mere trihe OF
a1x 600 set down IN New York, AMI is said
to De by all odds the fastest racing car that
the world has ever seen. To run x at It's
utmost speed Will be lie learning the game
all over again. even for il. veteran cri.er.
Rex Beach is at the springs rvgainiug
the use of his eyes which were badly IN
Jured by snow blindness and tire severe
exposure encountered in his last Alaskan
expedition He is afraid of the snow glare
of the Northern States With plenty Of
green things to look al. his sight is improv-
ing rapidly.
There is a delightful variety u resorts
near the city OF HOt Springs. each of which
possesses one or more famous springs The
difference in the taste and action of the
waters at the several places is remarkable
They are all within days trip ~ horse
hack or buggy from the city. are all
reached by fine, picturesque roads that wind
through the mountains and are of about
equal popularity side resorts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
Louis Calvert. Willie Collier and Others Re
veal Their Methods for The
Tribune Readers.
Tribune Readers.

erce on the evening Of Washington Birth
DAY to hear A. Fox Ferguson. Of oxford
England. IN a musicaIly illustrated Iecfdrs
on The Folk Songs of the Sea"
Among the guests at the Rudolf are Mr.
and Mrs Edward Baer. Mr.. and Mrs NJ
VI. Highlander Lewis Levi ana Mr. and Mrs
Jack Goldberg or New York.
Among the New Workers. registered az
other Atlantic City hottels are tths follow
ing:
craig HaIl-Nr and Mrs f. Williams. A
Lewis. Mr. and Mrs e Bull. Miss {. Bull.
Mr. and Mrs Seymour
wiltshi-e-Mr and Mrs. r. c. Cooke J.
c. pearce Mrs. p Dyer, +. d. Dooinser.
J. BlackfeId.
FsudoIf-Mrs. o. HoiIander. Mrs VI wood,
A Edeismith. Mr. and Mrs n Sanuei.
Mrs. s Isaac and s MaEde-
IsIesworth-J w Caney. Thomas Saith.
DIR. a. kOrn and s Kaher
Haddon HaiI-Mr. and Mrs. d. F. Connor.
Mr1 H. C. Pratt. Miss e Nolan. z p
DarneIL T. d Martin. P NJ lockwood
and r Lockwood
New Fsyette-A. VI Leininger VI. Far
r=H and Mr.. and Mrs. E Aessler-
Montfcello-Ed. J. Carroll. f. A Klein. B.
Green and " Cook
Pennhurst-Nr. and Mrs BroadhuTst- w
Cards. L. Campbell Mrs l. Herman and
Mr.. and Mrs. ". Clark
Runnymeade-Miss J. MeDonoush, Mr..
and Mrs. r. Ferguson and Miss Ferguson
Continenta1-Paul NewmaTk. Beatrtce
Newmark H e. Howard and John Hoi-
lander.
Young'@N Roseu. z F1ansga Louis
Kerhn. R H. Dunn, Edward King. Mss
Slower and l. LeheiTt.
Sci1litz-JoT,n varde IT. Mr.. and Mrs g
Collins Frederick Brenhardt and Mr. aud
Mrs L. Webster
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

Elusive aa6 subtle as the sympathy be-
tween actor and audience Is in light comedy
81 seems as IL :here would he no way for
rhe light comedian 70 answer the question
How do yoa do III TIE outsider IS apt
70 be surprised. however when be asks the
question OF a successful actor. to md that
there are even spch definite things as rules
tor producing light comedy and shat among
the Instruments deliberately used TO aid in
Its production there is none more important
Than tie audience Itself
It's members sit unconscious Of themselves
before the footlishts. which separate the
real from the unreal world and Il may be
have never known that they. from the
=-ctoT's standpoint, are half the show This
is the truth % comedy. more necessarily the
truth or Light comedy, that quick play OF
wit which some enc has apply called the
=srfstocracv OF humor'
But what are TIE rules bv means of
which al actor may be spontaneously funny?
some leading actors and stage directors
have explained fer Tribune readers what
some Of The curious methods are
Ferdinand Gottschaik, who at The New
Theatre is giving New York perhaps the
Rest example Il has had for some time Of
he fine speed and lightness c. comedy. has
some interesting theories about how il is
In humor." he said. there Is such a
-hirg as mathematics. In fact I base my
whole method in comedy on an odd little
system have thought out Of lines and
angles Suppose 3 lady Of rank sits by
table and reaches over 10 pick something
Up from il On the stage this action would
he taken with a series Of slow. graceful
CIrvinEs % the arm and hand. the kind
one = familiar with IN eIocutionary ges1-
1res When 7 reproduce this same action
In comedy I make A dive for the object.
1a---fug my hand on q straight line from
IFS starting point 10 the table and back
sEsjr- The effect. surprisingly enough. is
comic.
In turning the head 10 look over the
shoulder The serious actor must bend both
read and neck with a graceful movement.
The comedian turns his around with a quick
5e-S. as though his head We're on a pivot
IN short. wherever the actor Of a serious
1a~t moves IN curves. the comedian conducts
himself IN Zines and angles. The excep-
rl71 70 this is where the serious actor.
through stress Of emotion or some unusual
Circumstance. takes 4 direct line move
-1ert Under the same conditions the
7fr7lec-an must use curves. And this leads
- another general principle in comedy. To
DE funny YOU must always co The opposite
= w. = expected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
SIMPLICITY. SAYS CALVERT

The recently widely talked a bout success
OF she production Il Twelfth Night at Tie
New Theatre naturally brings forward ia.
man who both produced IL ana wiso takes
the part OF Sir Tony BeIcll- lie, as actor
sgs5 stage 18anag-r i3 one. has 1,vo sides 10
as experience IN light colaedy- n describ-
Ing his method. used 10 peculiar advantage
i1 -1e lisilli gfli- EeveI scene Of Twelfth
Aig1,.~ NJ Calvert said:
-Sir-rftcity explains The success oF that
bcs5se CT gslt al the usual business
which custom had made acceptable and en-
ce59sged those who took part 10 act out
taeir own feelings n bringing forward the
Tl7eaning ct T.e lines There i 40 stereo-
typed or Ir@cfz' business used. Bot I be
liese b keeping the Rouse outslde-llat is,
TIE for-iuni-Iielltea for comedy People
laugh more readily III the lighr than IN The
oaI3.- Ahti enc more point. the action must
ie quick enough 70 clip Of the ends Of the
laugh tiaf rae audience gives A comedian
should never allow his hearers 10 laugh all
tt-eg ezan over his ciinaaXes lie should cit
r. their enjoyment Just At its height ii
rider 10 make them follow his next move
Jnis stores up the fun n an audience and
ewes them a continually increasing power
= 81 owing"
But ore of tl7e subtle factors IN the com
=1y element Of the play Is the WAY N which
nose VINO rave comedy parts keep together
lisre they are, there trey are. bar gen
srsi fnspre ssior they arc always clustered.
RicI t7eir heads together as though fhey
,ersenisec TIE varying spirit of comedy. d
1p.riI which is ever conspiring against time.
sts and the devil
Ar- Sargent. the head Of q dramatic