El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-28
CCopyrieht, 1913, By Frank G, CarDenter)

Copyright, 1913, by Frank c, Carpenter)
them. although some suppose them to
date back TO the Moquis.
Some Cave DvveIIers Of Mexico.
In Chihuahua we have the Iaranu-
mares indians, some of whom still live
in caves. and who are sometimes known
as the American cave jewellers Similar
homes are to be found in the Sierra
Madre mountains. the entrance being
protected against the weather and wild
beasts by stone or mud walls some OF
the caves are very large, and are
reached by ladders or by stairWays CUT
out inside the house. Others of the
houses are of stone, and some are OF
adobe, with roofs of thatch-
The Tarahumares. both women and
men, are noted for their Ions, flowing
jet black hair The men pun out all
the hairs from their faces They say
that whiskers are a sign Of Wickedness,
and they believe that the devil has al
ways a beard. These people are said
to be the greatest runners on record,
and instances are known Of where men
have run 40 miles without stopping
They 90 on a slow trOt and keep II
up for hours. The women can run as
fast and as well as the men, and both
men and women have moonlight races
and other athletic sports. They some
times race by tOrchlighL
The Pima indians, VINO are found in
the same locality, are much like the
Tara humares and the Tepehuannes. An
other tribe nearby let their finger and
toe nails grow, in Chinese fashion They
say that cutting off the nails will pro-
duce blindness, and that if girl sucks
the backbone of a deer her back viii
grow curved and she will have the
backache- These tribes are noted for
their chastity, those who fail from
grace being publicly switched
The HuichOIes Of Topic.
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Mexico are some in the territory OF
Topic which lies on the west coast,
surrounded by JaliscO, Durango and
SinalOa- Here live the HulchOles,
whom the lIexicans call the barbarians-
They have little 10 do with the present
troubles, and do not want anything but
to be let alone. They have their homes
in the fastness II the mountains and
are so Warlike that it was a hundred
years before the Spaiuards were able
To conquer them They are nOminally
converted to Christianity, but they are
practically barbarians and are said to
be Christians only when favOrS are to
be obtained. Mary Of them are hunt
ers, and they snare deer in nets
stretched between poles.
Some Of the HuiChOles look much like
the Chinese, and this reminds me that I
have seen many japanese and Chinese
faces among the Mexican indians. 1t
may be that a part OF the ancient pOpu-
latiOn drifted over from Asia across
Bering strait, and came down here
through cur country. The HuichOles
have a wicker chair which is Just like
the Chinese cane chair now in use. and
they employ it in their religious cere-
monies. 1t may be that the custom Of
wearing long nails which have men
toned came also from China.
The HuichOies are about five and
One-half feet high. and their women
are very good looking. They wear short
skirts and tunics of cotton cloth which
they weave upon their own looms. The
legs are left bare and the skirt is
caught in at the waist by a girdle. The
girdle, like the Obi Of Japan. is more
costly than any other part of the dress
The women wear necklaces and they
have beads in their ears.
The HUichOle houses each contain