Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-08

len. report the finding OF a
# "A ace OF veddahs among whom
IA The male is beautiful and the
Female homely and coarse All the
y cant refinement the people possess
IA found in the male The female
oes all the manual labor, often goe J
b war, and the male sits about look
hg after his personal appearance
Some of these M n are said to be
airly beautiful and physically ia;
head of the American or European
The veddah men have splendid
hysiques. being tall, judged by our
tandards The tallest OF them are
Mx feet two inches tall. while five
bet and ten inches Is considered only
NJ average height
The men have splendid girth ex
hnsion. long sinewy arms, and lthC
.ell shaped limbs Their faces an
Natures are large and bold. bu'
Nfong and well proportioned Adde,
MFength is given by their expression
edskicb is dauntiess
WVirility and courage are also seen IL
,&eir large hands with their long u
bring fingers. II is not surprisinS
Nal they show such magnificen
MFength. for they spend much of thei'
ne handling the bow. hunting ant
Whting They seldom quarrel witf
eir neighbors. but their eyes ar
keen and they are SO tieet-footec
d strong that they have little trou
e in worsting an enemy.
Their favorite pastime Ii hunting
W .Iri krxx eaa
ht after they have been hunting fol
flew days they usually get plent,
game for their own families ann
en enough TO give feasts TO thei
Nh ghbors
When practicing with bow and AZ
~. they often throw themselves OF
III ground. handle their weapon
h their toes and shoot backward
Rr their hcads They sometimes us,
Is method In hunting their game
more often when attacking al.
my
Women Old and Ugly at Twenty.
Wrhe women of this race are as un
Wractive as the men are handsome
Mey are so hard worked that gener
M speaking they are old and ugis
l&wenty AS children they arc stron1
fresh looking, but by the tim.
NY reach womanhood their face
come haggard and shriyeled ant
kved with deep lines OF care Thei
Ice strong bodies have the same
ed and fagged-out look,
Mhe women are far less particulal
but personal appearance than are
men. The women are satisfied TO
@ an old piece OF cloth which they
hd about their waists. reachin. to
leet. The womens hair is heavy.
instead of wearing 1t liz long
ls about their shoulders they dra I
back tight and fasten 1t In knof
Elhe back of the neck. They are
IA of jewelry, and when they can
nothing better they wear glass
BIS and iron bracelets Many OF
men have more than one wife. but
where they have several they
kge to keep them busy with the
ing. caring for the house. and
ing huts. When the womei find
they follow the men on their
and sometimes take part In a
They have plenty OF courage
hre skilled In handling the bow
arrow
e most daring OF these men steal
wives in the dead Of night. cap
kg them from some neighboring
j. The common way of getting
r women is to buy them. paying
them with arrow points. bows and
bws.
PIE Veddah men seem to be In
brent to their women. even when
are young and fresh looking. and
Sure to ignore them as they grow
r. The veddahs are so naughty
sometimes they cast them out
ether, but more often they rele.
them to the back part OF the
e.
Few Domestic squabbiea.
be women of this strange tribe
conscious OF the fact that the
are more attractive. for they are
ped to do their hard work and to
the men TO amuse themselves as
VIII They give them the most
Rrtable corner in the dwellings
lever eat until their lords and