Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-27
-, HAYDEN CHURCH.

London. Feb. 27.--Dne OF the queer
est rcsious under the sun--a land
pcoplcd with pigmles-has just been
explored by British Officer This is
captain q. G., RaWling. who set out as
an agent OF the British archaeological
society To- explore the parts Of Dutch
New Guinea which lie IN the neigh
bofhood OF the SNOW mountains. and
was rewarded by the discovery OF "a
hitherto unknown race 81 human mid
gets
90 the pigmios of TApiro mountain
their discovcrtr can tell ~ compare
lively little, however, for these Tiny
people. whose average height IN
tcot = inches, who can count only ~
tu 10. and whose favoritc weapon.
both Tor purposes of wife beating and
dcfcns. against their enemies. - a
wooden club with "a stone head prov
ed exceptionally coy and refused 10
90. studied" 10 any extent
These pigmics are not cannibais. but
u near by tribe visited by Rawling and
his companions are, and vigorously
defended their diet from health
standpoint
In their case" said the explorer.
this RruCsUme custom IL not without
a touch of unconscious humor. the
members claiming that human fiesh
b. preferable tO that of pig. a., no
matter what quantity Is eaten the
former never induces Indigestion.
These canuibalistic Paauans re-
Trained from butchering any human
beings Ounloss they did 40 on the
uuicu. while Rawling and his party
we're In the village, but they entertain
ed the Engllshmcn with pig killing
festival which might have been an
extraordinary spectacle The pigs
slain numbered two. and previous tu
M, Orgy accompanying their deaths,
In hitch the entire village took part
were pcnncd up In "a native hut.
9TH, mon says Rawling. armed
with large rattan nooscs placed them.
selves on either side of the hut with
in which the piss we're confined. and
at given signal the animals we're
driven forth. successfully ovcrpoN "r-
,d and trusscd their SHOUTS tightly
bound aud chalk thrown into their
faces aud Owes. with man seated
astridc each animal and 20 the az.
compartment OF loud wallis from IN,
women they we're lifted shoulder high
carried a. the place of slaughter and
dashed tu the platform
The cNccutioncrs with their clubs
took up position. whilst the audience
numbering some two hundred souls
crowded closely around, ana as IhS
rain uf blows fell, drowned the squcali
of the victims by yells and the beat
ing Of drums Death must have beer
instantaneous. hut the bastlnE Contin,
ucd until the carcHscs had ceased "a
culver when Tor quite Ave minutes
the entire audience gave itself up 4,
uurcstrained Walling and crashing al
t,oth, the women hugglng and clasp
ing the carcascs IN their unnatura
grief. whilst the air rang with shrieks
aud tears coursed down every check,
Of the land through which he jour
nclcd 90 reach the pigmies country
the explorer draws anything but
plratant picture. Il seems to he com
posed about equally of swamps and
almost iinpcnotrabio Jungle" sag,
sWamps aud mangroyo swamps, nca'
which slckening clouds of blue bot
ties and mosquitoes swarm. and loath
some leechcs drop on one from th'
trees
II is about the Wettest country. too
on earth Heavens. how II ralned.
Easps the explorer "Onc at oul
PARTY TOOK the trouble 10 keep an aC
count Of the vet days. and found tina
during the hrst year rain tell on thte,
hundred and thirty days. ana on ~
hundred and ninety i've days was ac,
companicd b. thunder an lightning
Was there ever such streaming
land 90
CAPTAIN RaNling's discoveries make
an uncommonly rcadaOlc book. which
hy the bye no American publisher
seems to have secured up To- date
For a successful novelist who still
IL a comparatively young man Ia an,
uounce, all of n sudden, that he vii
write to more IL rare occurrence
for him 10 Keep his word liz rarer still
But STANLEY ], Weyman has done both
since the author of a Gentleman oi
France" ana Under the Red Robe
declared few years ago that he pro
posed to quit novel writing not "
much 40 short story have We has
from him, which ~ pity.
one 10 reminded ~ Weyman hy IA,
importance IN tho London Times" 81
letter signed with his name Thu
ex author, OF course, II welshman