The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-13

Ing the night .he ship moved very
slowly with double lookouts. and even
at that the oficers and crew were
jolted out of their hunks on In
Vulnerable occasions when the night.
marc ship ran on a gigantic and foat-
Ing tree amidships. And when this
occurred the ship had to reverse and
swing toward one or the other bank to
let the monster logs pass by. At other
times It was necessary to lower boat
and set the crow to work with pike
poles to clear away the forest attached
to the ships bow.
But after many startling moments and
thrilling hours the nightmare ship
ached her DESTINATION, iquitos. Peru,
500 miles as the crow flies from the
Pacific Ocean. Here she took aboard
her cargo OF rubber and nuts.
HERE'S THE ORIGIN OF PAINTED
STOCKINGS.
The Napos officers have found q won
drous change In the social life In and
about Iquitos since Their previous visit
Heretofore II has been the custom Of
the maids and mstrons ard the mon and
youths Of the Chubeco. Yacuna. Pu:u-
mayo Indian tribes to wander about
the wiids and enter the towns arayed
as Adam and Eve were before the ad-
vent Of the serpent and The apple cpl
sode. But all that Is changing. Since
the bashful chaps OF the Napo have
been visiting the Putumayo wuds the
lads and lassies. particularly the latter.
have realized what Eve realized after
the gates Of Eden we're slammed on
her. Eve decked herself out with fig
leaves, but the coy maids OF the upper
Amazon have gone Eve one better.
When the Indian lassies are in the
open country. frequented by tiger cats,
sithery pythons and other things that
please. but when they enter the towns.
particularly Iauitos. visited by the Ma
pos gallant lads. they get busy with
makeup. With the aid Of ochre and
other ooiors they paint clothes on their
nakedness. Now when a belle Of the
Putumayo comes to town she Is liable
to have a pair of stockings painted on
her legs Some even overdress, accord
ing to the Napo men. and paint sleeves
on themselves.
But II was on the return trip down
the Amazon that the Napo made a
star Ting discovery OF interest to science.
particularly fishologists. II. w. Pell. the
ships third mate. was the Doctor Cook
---paryion--discoverer In this instance. II
was Pell's watch. The Napo was four
knotting an hour down the turbulent
stream when the third" was awakened
from his reverdes-reveries Is ever good
-'by the sound OF sweet singing. The
| third" could not believe his ears. He
awoke Mate Evans: they awoke Captain
Williams. known as the old man" Ia
his juniors: they all awoke the chief
engineer. and lastly the ships crew. and
| for hours as the Napo steamed through
the Egyptian night they hearkened to
the music. II was the Lorelei. With the
| break OF day the seamen discovered the
cause OF the music. 1t was Ash known
| in those parts as the Flukutoo--got the
spelling from the first mate-or singing
fish. Night after night for almost @
week the Napo's men and officers liz
tened to the bass notes of the F0ukutoI
fish as 1t warbled through tho stygtar
gloom.
Unfortunately for science. they were
unable to capture one Of the Amaooniar
warblers. They se!ned. lined and tempted
the Flukutoo fish with all kinds Of bal
without result. But half score officer.
and men of the Napo testify to tn,
truthfulness OF the tale and affirm ant
declare that on the next voyage they
will capture one OF the Amazonian pis
catorial Carusos and fetch It back I,
Gotham as literal proof.