The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-01

aaNer told me that he got carcar,-
= The crop for his work
IN 'he q Z OF this wheat field
mele q number OF Indian hutx r~c-.
-AH mao a half dozen dogs. which
Lshta at me when came near A.
- "e dine the women scolded and
zig men u I took uhn.o-
graphs of the girls The A-ranrartan
houses are seldom more than rf,aar
ieft square Their walls ar -.
uodruS and their ridge roofs Of thatch
Ihere are no windows, and the Hghr
comes In through the rude door Ar
'hf front There are no wards o-
9aIuehs ABOUT the houses. and no con
'eLences OF any description. The
:" lurhilure Is Il bed made OF poles.
ot TWO or three beds in case the man
mas more than one wife. which - ~
no means uncommon. In one of the
nuts L found two fires going. and over
Sacn IRE was a Wife who cooked for
her " brood OF children The aoor
OF the hut was Mother Earth. and i
was uttered with farming utensils and
Clothlng' and saddles and harness
FROM the ~rafterS hung ears Of ccrr
strings of onions and Ia . strins ~
dried meat. The place 0 like q
junk shop.
Inc sleeping angemen of this
nome consisted of two cioset-like
rooms. partitioned off from the BODY
OF the nut by poles n skins. In
each was a low platform covered
Win sh~eepsklns- Each platform was
the sleeping place of one of the wives
ana ner share of the children.
| was interested in the cooking
Their fires were in holes in the rroun
INSIDE the huts, and the smoke was
50 thlck that it could be felt. 1t had
plackened the walls and roof. and
"hen took hold of a rafter my hand
was covered with SCOT. The cooking
utensils were iron pots, resting on
stones over the Goals. Each pot had a
stew, consisting of pieces O fmutton
taste. Ihey Were roasting potatoes and
green corn in the ashes, and the
smell was delicious. A great deal of
req pepper is used, and it is said that
tney nave a way of killing a sheep
ana pepperlng and sailing its lungs
while 1t is dying. They hang the
sneep up by its four legs and stuff the
WInopipe with this salt and pepper.
While the animal gasps under the
treatment, they cut the jugular vein
ana a stream of blood is turned into
the W1ndplpe in such a way that it
washes the salt and pepper into the
lungs. After the death of the sheen
It's lungs are taken seasoned to taste.
The women act as the walters. and
eat what is left.
Inc A~raucanians look much like the
North American Indians. They are
ABOUT the best type of the Redmen Of
thlS continent, and their features are
much stronger than those of the Az
maras or Quichuas, who live high up
IN the Andes. The men are
straight and we'll formed. The girls
are good looking, and when young
they are plump. They age rapidly.
however, and at forty they have as
many wrinkle as a withered apple.
These women have copper complex
ions and jet-black hair. They have
square faces with low foreheads and
nigh cheekbones. They are proud of
their hair, which is long, thick and
straight. They bind it up in two
bralds and wear it down their backs
or tied around the crown of the head
SO that the braids stand out like hsrns
over the face. The braids are often
decorated with silver beads, and their
ends are sometimes joined by a string
Of silver balls.
Ihe A~raucanians are fond of jew
elry, and as in many semi-savage
countries. the jewelry of the women
IS the savings bank Of the family.
Inc most common ornaments are Of
silver made in earrings and breast
pins. Some Of the earrings are of
SOLID silver plates as large as a play
ing card, with ear-hooks attached,
others are discs. Some of the women
nave silver chains around their necks,
and others a their breasts deco
rated with silver beads. They have
also rings on their fingers and beads
OF silver sewed to the red cloth on
their ankles. In the threshing scene
which L have described the bags were
held by an indian girl who wore a
silver breaStpin as big as my two
hands; and another nearby had on
a coronet Of silver coins. These girls
wore short skirts and waists, and
they had also bright colored blankets
over their shoulders fastened with
silver buckles in front. The Indian
men deligt in b~richt-cOIored
%pOnChoS.