The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-11-06

- have been raising the Mace
81 DOMAIN cry to the Moravian
missionaries among their race
in Nicaraguan territory. Thanks prin-
cipally to the selfdenial offerings Of
the Bluefelds Moravian Sunday
schools. it became possible in the
spring of last year for two Of us to
visit every Miskito village of impor-
lance in this neglected and dark part
Of Honduras, writes Rev. Theodore
Reinke in the Christian Herald.
Bidding farewell to civilization at
the little town of Puerto Cabo Gracias
a dos, at the northeast corner OF
Nicaragua about thirty or thirty-flVe
miles Of beach were traversed the flrst
day. Two days were spent in an In
dian village at False Cape, where there
40 :, ANAL -.4s,L4l-.s.- IAaf-thntched meet
ing house, and where there ca :,
~ oP Christians and candidates, all
under the care Of the missionary sta-
tio,aa at Cabo Gracias Dies. we
told these people our errand ana calleo
IN volunteers to accompany US. All
or several palavers, two men anu
.hroa women were found willing 10
90 On their advice we adopted inc
o1on IF visiting the inland villages on
our way west and touching at INC
coast villages on the return.
All this country is fiat and scarcely
above sea level. A group OF villages
cluster about the mouth OF the hai u.'
liver which empties into the Carlo
bean at False cape. From mere II :
moro than a days travel UP river :
tba next group of villages, called Lana !
We encamped the first night IN III
lie banana clearing, where the o"n0.
~ our immense dugout canoe hao
matched shed. On landing 10y
little monkeys were spled, ana gre"
vae the delight among the natlVe
whom one was shot, for their nesh
nr;zad IN a short time the bare sue
lbs magically transformed Whlle III
rtor,nn we're busy baking and peelln
green bananas, and bolllng en-
around the fire, the rest were DrillsiH
- tho great banana leaves Tor peos
IL Ground Each member OF the parl
had his own square cloth mosquito Da
Witch affords some privacy in adoltio
10 protection from bloodtnlrsts
scots These little shelters we!
quickly hung in row, and mlni
t,,re white city was the result IL
effect was quite striking IN the ~
of tho mitch pine torches, when mar
e+fnIlv as we read from the MlsKl
Testament stories from the hIe
Jesus.
Live on Little lslands.
rho 7 oLo villages are widely SC
tered. Tc reach the first village ol
Ave houses. We had to tramp for {
hours and at last wade almost KIN
deep in mud and water. Inc peol
elect to live on little islands IL
midst of these fats on account OF IN
cattle. but in the dry season the wa
u so low that all their food SUPP
principally bananas, has to De carr
by ponies or women from the riN
side. 80,
Our hosts showed US great deal
tindness We were given the freeo
az the largest house and were provi
with bananas, casava, eggs, toWl,
cocoanuts. AS far as we coulo
cover, these people had never C
IN contact with the Gospel; but
we're glad to listen, and not only
cniyed us Hospitality, but furnished
with horses and guides, and dld
,hev could to help us on our way
no thought of recommendations 1
we're far removed from traders as
as missionaries. The housewives
smore Industrious than their more
ilized sisters farther south. A G
native loom stood against the
and samples Of heavy cloth,
canvas, made from cotton which
grows on plants the size OF t
were in evidence. Hammocks
of cord spun from the inner
Of the mahoe tree were plen
The art Of tanning leather and
ing moccasins is also known.
A seward village was made the
stopping place. An honest old
who was our host begged us to q
t. TIE ENGLISH King for redress az