El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-24
Frank G. Carpenter

my stay in the museum some OF the
civilized indians came in. They were
dressed i'm blue calico. and at first I
thought this might be a Uniform ana
that they might belong to one Of the
institutions Of the government ] was
told they came from one Of the schools
which Brazil has established for the
education Of the red race.
Widow Must Marry BrOthcrinInw.
Returning to the Nundurucus. they
have some curious customs. They tat
too, and a man is not ready for mar
rage until he has had a good coat OF
that kind. a widow is supposed 10
marry her brotherinlaW- They make a
pretense Of carrying off their brides
by force. They have their medicine and
witch doctors. and Bates says that all
slcknesses which they cannot under
stand they believe 10 he caused by a
worm in the part affected The WlJcn
doctor pretends to take ont this worm.
To do this, he blows on the place where
the pain is, first filling his mouth with
the smoke of large cigar. He then
sucks the place. and after a time is
able to pull the worm from his mouth
and show IT. AR. Bates was able 10
get possession Of one of these worms
thus taken out He found il TO be the
white root of an air plant
Cannibals in Amazon valley.
1t is said that there are still canrlbalS
far up tho Amazon valley, and that
oUAAt "a the IT lut~ are EhNll A4NNN ca inc
their old and iufirm members Not long
ago Lange, a traveller. published a story
of his life among the MaEerOmas- lie
says these indians trap their enemies
in pits and eat them. He declares they
are fond OF human flesh. and that
among them the greatest Of delicacies
are the palms of the hands and the
Soles Of the feet properly fried I'm the
fat of the tapir. In the past the Nun
durucUs fattened their prisoners before
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during the time they remained in cap
tivity-
The Brazilian government s. now doing
what IL can 20 convert she civilized indians
although this movement has been very late
in its organization There is now an indian
bureau. and IN 1910 the president Of the
republic signed decree creating the present
service for the protection Of the indians
Formerly. instead Of the word protection
was the word "catechisms." and the work
among the indians was almost altogether
that OF the church. Indeed. the Catholic
church hes done a great deal Tor the red
men OF Brazil
when this country was first settled the
indians were enslaved- They were most
brurally treated and one Of the priests said
that within 30 years. this was about 1878.
or succumbed TO the b-ulalities Of the white
men In the 18th century, Pope Benedict
XIV issued bull accommodating any one
who ens,Ived the red men. but IL was long
after this before slavery Of the indians vas
abolished in Brazil The church has mis-
siOns scattered over the country.
The Fra nciscan Sisters have a station at
Itambacury in Minas Geraes, where they
have 1900 indians. The nuns are teaching
the indian girls spinning. weaving and flower
making. IN Matte crosse the Salesiau
Fathers have a number OF mission stations
and in Ninas the Capuchins are working
Are Allotted to Districts
According TO the present plans Of the gov
eminent. she indian territory has been divid-
ed into zen districts each in charge OF an
condition 70 the director general Il is pro-
posed TO settle the indians in their own dis
tricts and 20 give them the same advantage
IS the immigrants. with the exception that
they viii not be allowed TO dispose Of their
allotmcnts.
The government viii open free schools and
viii eudeavor 10 create model colonies for
the instalmeut OF such tribes as are uuuhie
20 exist in the districts the- formerly in-
Agricultural experimental farms viii be
esta blished ia each district. and there VIII
the use OF the indians who are already paoi-
fled Indian settlements are I'm course o.
construction in the various states. and the
work Of Improvement Is well undsr way
Won Over With Presents.
In Matte Crosse the terrible Nh-mhiquares
have been pacified by the indian director
who is building telegraph line through
their territory This man was attacked sew
eral times but he retaliated by giving pres
ents TO the indians. He had Interpreters and
met with the chiefs and finally succeeded On
getting their good Will As result they
have aided the telegraph department and
have helped cut the way FOR the line through
the forest Four or five other tribes have
been pacified without any loss OF life and
a great deal Of work. Is going ON among
various tribes all over Brazil.
In the state Of sac Paulo there g. tribe
known as the kaiuggnEs. whom until now
il has been thought impossible 10 pacify-
But the indian officials have gone into the
forests and have put them. so 81 is be-
iieved. on the road 10 civilization In do
ing this observation posts were erected in
the forests. The officials and the in-erpre-
tiers would get up into trees and from there
exponnd the theory Of the government and
its desire for the welfare Of the indians In
some places the gramophone was used and
presents were literally distributed IN this
work the officials were in the heart Of the
woods. where they were at the mercy OF
the savages. It was something Of a sur
prise that they came out with their lives.
Many Put Upon Farms.
In other parts OF Rio Grande DO Sui many
OF the aborigines have been put upon farms
and a number OF agricultural establishments
have been formed for them in the state OF
Bahia There are also agricultural colleges
for indians in a half dozen other states. The