The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1916-12-01
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in the road, we met a number OF abo-
riginal women who were out on the
mountain gathering fuel.
They had never seen a white man
before and evidently did not care to
see much of one now. For moment
they stood in amazement and looked
at us, but only for moment; then
they dashed off the road and down the
mountain side like frightened deer,
and were soon out of sight among the
wild grass and scrubby fir trees. We
stood, both panied and amused; panied
to see them so frightened at us who
were their friends, and yet amused
at their "rapid transit" and the speed
with which they vanished from view.
When we reached the summit Of the
mountain, we stood and viewed the
landscape o'er." East, west, north and
south, the lofty mountains rose, range
beyond range, as far as the eye could
see, while the river we had just left
behind could be seen here and there.
threading it's serpentine way In and
out among the foothills.
Among the lung ITipeSs
Upon reaching the mountain base
we found a compact village nesting
among the foothills. The people be-
longed to another tribe, the Tungs,
| who, like their neighbors, the Yaos,
have their homes among the tribe.
The homes the people lived In were
all two-story dwellings. The ground
| floor was used as q COW stable or pig
sty, while the people themselves oc-
cupy the rooms above.
The women wear black kits. These
are made with numerous fine tucks,
varying in width and number accord
ing to the amount Of cloth on hand at
the time oe making. Their limbs were
also bound with the same goods or en-
cased in cloth leggings. Their wrists
and ankles were ornamented with sill
yer rings, while other rings varying in
size and numbering from one to five
were hanging around their neckS.
Their sailorlike blouses were fastened
in the front with bright glass or brass
buttons, and their feet were adorned
with pretty homemade shoes that
turned up at the toes.
| The journey to the city Of Kuchow
was uneventful. Our road was on an
ascending scale, each day climbing
higher than the day before, until
sometimes the mountain peaks seemed
to pierce the blue above. Two days af-
ter leaving Linhsi we crossed over the
southern table land, after which all
streams were found to be flowing
northward down through the province
of Human to join the turbid water OF
the great Yangtzekiang.
Kuchow a Heterogeneous City.
AS we neared the city our caravan
was sighted, and seeing it small boy
was soon scurrying along the street
bare-headed, and calling to the people
to, "Quick, look, see." It had the de-
sired effect, for out of every store the
crowds poured until we were sur
rounded by a motley throng, which In
creased in numbers as we proceeded.
This city, in which we rested over
Sunday, is the most heterogeneous
have yet passed through. Cantonese
and Kuangsi merchants compete with
each other in the busy business
streets; Hunanese and Kueichow cool
| les jostle against each other in the
narrow thoroughfares, while Yao,
Mao, Tung and Ling tribesmen bring
their various wares here and, sitting
down on the river bank outside the
city, spread them out for sale. Here
were gathered people Of all descrip-
tions; women clad in skirts, and wom-
en- wearing trousers, old women with
their hair done up in knot, young
women wearing snowy bracelets, mann
moth earrings and silver rings encir-
cling the neck, while the ankles of the
more wealthy were also ornamented
with the same glittering metal. There
were men with queues and men with
out them; some with heads bound
round with cloth, and others with hair
done up in ball and fastened in place
with q comb; while here and there
among the crowd the Tung men could
be distinguished by their wearing ear
rings in the left ear as a charm to
ward off misfortune and disease.