The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-03

condensed milk can be purchased for IA
80 cents. Potatoes sell by the pound at
the snne price. and for a like sum may
he purchased n bottle OF ginger sis. A
box % sardlnes costs as much ~ q
pound OF preserved butter. and ~ cents
Is charged for pound of unreflned
sugar Canned eoods are used every
where, and II one wants = bottle Of
plain wine IN celebration ~ his suoccas-
fui hunt u IL tho cheapest for which II
can be purchased.
The reason for the high cost In that In
tho Amazon agriculture 10 practically
Impossible.
one thing that will INTEREST Mr.. Rooss-
variety. The principal monkey that II
most sought for by tho natives 10 the
bowling monkey. which tho natives
shoot with . blow-gun. using poisoned
Arrows The Arrows themselves merely
psnctTa alto the skin and do not kili. II Ii
the poison that does that work. The
poison usually takes but . few minutes
and the monkey drops OF the tree.
Strange ss II may spVear the poison
does not Affect the flesh Of the monkey,
that 10, As far a. can be learned. no
native has ever bsen affected after eat
ing . monkey shot with q poison arrow.
When the Indians shoot monkey
they make no pretense OF catching II
No II fails. but there In little danger OF
any clawif.s;. for tho monkey appears bo
b. asleep when II falls and within
dozen minutes It's heart stops beating.
Most OF the monkeys. which are after
wards roasted for consumption. arc
Killed IN this way.
Another animal that Ia roasted II the
,apir. This In tn. largest animal OF the
jungle. and the flesh is said to resemble
roast beef.
Another animal or mammal that 10
eaten IN the manatee, really \ sea-cow.
The flesh OF this mammal tastes some
what like pork.
A deiicacy OF the Jungle 10 the turtle
which IL fried In its own fat.
INDIANS shy At HUNTING THE
JAGuAR.
Next to the sucurujua. . boa, the
iaguar II the most dreaded animal OF
the jungle. The big cat. which some
times grows to a length Of six and
seven feet. waits for It's prey upon a
low lying branch Of q tree and Jumps
upon tho animal near the shoulder.
breaking Its spine and tearing its throat,
regardless OF whether the animal In =
wild beast like the tapir or the cattle
Of the held.
The Indians do not seek out the jaguar
because they are no, armed properly TO
combat tho attacks OF this dangerous
animal. particularly when Il 10 cornercd.
The jaguar will attack q human heinz
only when hungry or driven 10 IT,
The tapir, on the other hand. will give
the human being a Wide berth. and even
the puma, which N regarded ~ beast
OF very little courage. will not stand be-
fore man.
Even wild bears will dodge mans
pathway In the Jungle unless they come
upon them unawares.
Thu mlnatee sometimes grows 10
length Of fifteen feet and II II one or
tho most unusual sights Of tho jungle
10 - the river COW standing upright
upon IL tall.
The anaconda, which has jaws that
open vertically and horizontally. often
ltss cotled on . bank waiting to en-
brace and drown any living thing that
comes its way. Even ANAL Braxilian
deer are not immune because OF their
else AliiGators and orocodilea are to
- found In the Jungle at all seasons
In edition u various makes and
lizards. Mr.. Roosevelt will zee strange
looking hats, foxes, wolvB. vampires
and. last but not least. tho most b0u-
tifu' butterflies In all tho world.