El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-23

my stay in the museum some Of the
civilized indians came in. They were
dressed in blue calico. and at first 1
thought this might be a uniform and
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 BrotherinIaw.
Returning TO the Muudurucus 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 to
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
sicknesses which they cannot under
stand they believe to be caused 1v
worm in the part affected The Wltcn
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 time is
able to pull the worm from his mouth
and show it, Mr.. Bates was able to-
get possession OF one of these worms
thus taken out He found il TO Pee the
white root Of an air plant
CaRnibaIs in Amazon valley
II is said that there are still cauulbalS
far up the Amazon valley. and that
sunni OA AAlt LA4IEE are ~ EAl nov HaAAAttr~
their old and infirm members Not long
ago Lange. q traveller published a story
OF his life among the Ma@eromas- He
says these indians trap their enemies
in pits and eat them. lie 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 iu the
fat Of the tapir- in the past the Nun
durucus fartened their prisoners before
during the time they remained in cap
tvity-
Trying to Convert Them.
The Brazilian government is now doing
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 q decree creating the present
service Cor the protection Of the indians
Formerly. instead Of the word protection
was the word -cateehisms-~ and tho work
among the indians was almost altogether
that Of the church Indeed. the Catholic
church has done great deal for the red
men Of Brazil
when this country was first settled the
indians were e-slaveC- They were most
brutally treated and one Of the priests said
that within 80 years this was about Ltl7-
that 1000. 600 indians had died OF sickness
or succumbod TO the brutalities OF the white
men In the 18TH century. Pope Benedict
NV issued bull accommodating any one
who enslaved the red men. hut it was long
after this before slavery Of the indians was
aunlAeLel IN IsGasl4- ne FMurEu mas mis-
sioEs scattered over the country
The Franciscan Sisters have station at
Itanbacury in Miuas Geraes- where they
have 1900 indians The nuns are teaching
the indian girls spinning. weaving and flower 3
making. In Matte Crosse the SaIesiau
Fathers have a number Of mission stations 3
and in Minas the Capuchius are working
Are Allotted TO Districts
According TO the present plans % the gov !
eminent, the indian territory has been divid- ]
ed into ten districts each i'm charge OF an ]
inspector VINO reports annually upon their
condition 20 the director general T. is pro- I
posed 10 settle the indians On their own dis
tricts and TO give them the same advantage |
as the Immigrants. with the exception that /
they will not be allowed to dispose % their !
aIlotmeuts
The government viii open free schools and +
will endeavor 20 create model colonies for D
the tnstal meut Of such tribes as are unable ]
10 exist in the districts they formerly in-
hablted
Agricultural experimental farms win be /
established in each district. and there viii !
be day and night schools and workshops for
the use Of the indians who are already paci-
fled Indian settlements are ia course Of
construction in the various states. and the
work Of improvement is well under way
Won Over With Presents
In Matte Crosse the terrible Nhamhiquares !
have been paclfied by the indian director. !
their territory. This man was attacked sew
eral times, but he retaliated by giving pres
euts 10 the indians He had Interpreters and {
met with the chiefs and finally succeeded in J
getting their good will As a result they !
have aided the telegraph department and 4
have helped cut the way for the line through I
the forest Four or five other tribes have Z
been pacified without any loss o. life and Z
a great deal % work. is going on among
various tribes all over Brazil
In the state OF sac Paulo there s. tribe +
known as the Kainsangs. whom until now
Il has been thought impossible TO pacify.
But the indian officials have gone into the
forests and have put them. so 10 is be-
ieved. on the road TO civilization In do
ing this observation posts were erected in
The forests. The officials and the iure-pre-
ers would get up into trees and from there
sxpound the theory Of the government and
It's desire Tor the welfare Of the indians In
some places the Eramophone 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
he ssvages II was something ~ sur
Prise that they came out with their lives.
Many Put Upon Farms
In other parts Of Rio Graudc do Sui many
II the aborigines have been put upon farms
md a number of agricultural establishments
rave been formed for them in the state Of
Bahia There are also agricultural colleges
or indians in n half dozen other states. The