Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1921-03-16
FIND CURIOUS
RACE IN MEXICO
Tribe Numbering TO- 900 is Sad
r Be Descended From
the GermanA
OPPOSITE TRUE, SAY MTNEs
rhsy Tell ossfin Efhneio9ise NAT ~
Csfraaas Are Osscen6ed From
Then-Nershir Old Geds ard
ofies Up 6asrNeeA


Offer W saenHesA
Monterey, Gsx.-I: A q fact no.
generally knoasr syes 20 iuarJ eA
nolOxsSsx riaat there In . srfte % ra
rton u aisogs 3DAso people il Esxscs
vito are said 20 te descendants os -tst
Germans According TO .he Eegso1s
Of these aocrs g1nes. however. tie Ger
rlans ARE descendants os TIE L.sees
which is the nsEne Of tie tribe. TngJ
tnhsbit several districts q ,hs ISL
mus o. TehHan,e,sec- Al .nsest-ga-
cion os The Misses was naEda s0ln<
years aga by I,r. William Bsner. d 10
ted etianologsst Of Beri.n- He lsFss.
FOR several years atsnng the tiserea:
Indian trt,Aes 81 MEXICO sn5 studied
their history, habi;s and cust02s-
The Misses are rather low In stat
ure, ard besides ,t.ls they are 5000
wha, de.ornav-.," sala Doctor E2ue'
on the orea~i0a Of bis recent v.s.t 10
Monterey. -T'Ae Lips are hrpa., tire
faces fat End their movements are
very swkward Their .la.- lis black.
falling over tl.eir shg.s.i9e-s TIE rseza
H-ear tbelr hair as &.s tie Spanish
priests. ". I'll stayea crown GE9 rs
long as .sossJble OF thr SIDES They
are conservative IL their customs
EannerS of liyi2g End. gh9rs all, ts4elc
Language. This Is still extraordinarily y
pure, although very hard 10 Learn G-s4
dis8 gre'.ahle TO hea-
Some Of t.-es= people are fair
haired and have 3 Light sk.z- Fer tbs
reason they were said 10 w The de-
sce1dan.s Il the Germans Il uesrly
every Mexican history Is found this
tale. but when asked them ot sAe4r
origin, they said ihs. they w.ye at.p,
ri-ines os this country. Several q.
the more !fIe.}lgea, sad thai. 90 tAe
contrary. tie Gerll4as were descend
ants ot the Misses
WerknIp Their Old Godk
Like Eli other tribes they are very
supers,i,ious~ They skill wogzAsip iAe.-
o!e gods mad Offer them ~ 10 this 9&y
sacrifices .n ;Ae fields. oa tine hills aid
cs4 the rivers / yas4ss.s several pisces
where found the r@nsalns os sacrs-
fees such SIS f0Nls s.saail dogs. bread,
Chocolate. eggs and frliJ Certain VII
lasrs hsve their Idols hidden Ia places
known only TO the olts-s; zse,s Of tie
tribe.
-ISut The nost interesting ot TIE
tribes in Mexsca ar ;te 2apots-cAs.
who are s, presti, situated Ia ne4-iy
.he whole Sosth of rbe country and
especial. II tie State II asrse&.
They number ztoGt 3Ca.aa peopls.
These people are sIroag. q large prs-
portions physically, are Hery hani-
sgSue, generally good laho-ors. ar. 10
tei'icei9f. They live .r >sr-All straw
hu.s, each having orc ru5,a
~ IIy ralsaa u l5Aiafss Ia Mexico
has d stac24l ard political future (,
wiN 'se the uat.oa 81 Zapo,e-Ss. Re-
n,;o IuArcz- he tAtacgls Mexican ~
former Tas + ZsIo'ecan AID wss tsNya
II ZGe,otao. near Ts,iar. Is t,ss nse.slss-
sa!as @. oaxaca-
'"TTss eptrS'tsa os TIRE MAs&terxs .-ss,e
Is crc 81 the r9o.ss Interesting asg4 az
fcE., ,,roh3slas. .f-s ,tsAt. tc~ In.
r:aary who's Questioned. iAes Say TIA;
II o'Gaa times they cane sro4a Tire
North hat they uerc Vaatje te tell
frvs1 wh2; rars oF tire grVzi N,~ta they
arNi ,zFvled Thy have lsssz4S
" hict are 70 The cse-t ia. they
pa sS,',i ostx iAs Css5uSsl', r9Ftg asat
VI Asa ,hey csas 20 Mex.co Cz,y iSey
sN'i;l,sf er~s il the state ~ Vera Craa
where they had rvs~aict tsa,;'s-s wsgA
;hr As;e~>s. 'ae founders ~ Mexico
I~ty. in these tsxtttr> the Assztssas
atrr 1-ss,s5 ever tOsArS. ;.ze eastern
cszst It. ;kc state ~ Vera Cvsss- Tsz.s
osantTy h%> i-een heaS ay The oksse
powerful nsilos. unsii this Gay,
The, ArS Wan ~ ssrxsssrA
y, Is 9lfsacal; !0s stranger 70 .raw,
4 through their s,,Gagry esglgAs 10 ghe.r
s4;ers;.;sess and sEss3As-s.s.ss
a,-As. TAcy worship i&ols. bat these
hey keep buried and new csses are
made each seSv- This aat;cS IN par
iculSr has os% cd cSs.oxa IN c<sane~,-
taa with sss is4aS> TIE sksssl II Al
.ss Is iskerA and. .~e5ze h-ssssa int,
seven paecesA !. Is v-rxgsea Ia ssywn
,3e.css cs s>assSAa cio.a Aisxag with
bis S,e sevea rsec,s =. ssrS. ~. and
alue feathers &nd sevca xrstr< u
>a-st TAese cs-zr-sS tss-na ;c<vshee.
lrc ;siSc>i orc s. each csr~r uf ~.
,-y Te-sNas trxcI q l&si THIS vii.
.ssgre = e-saEyis4sl harvest a,s wtn
,ise sscsrV II. lgs.lars srUsn injury
ro-i l~a->sa@i eessz-sss,
'-rhere z-e SssSsa gets worsAsr-As
nd tie cxgte. ,tsyT, e-S.NSt1le. ;sar~ex.
nd sSryrss, arr sHsSsss thea The
i've aH;ixsass are ~,crsAlp<sd. aat sss
raSssrs ua.dr sr- AE-ss-l ss the pay
,,e - the trsse Srv ssharz,ea ~ kare
.rSas>-rs ssgu = 5Ass rrrra ss wor>
Biz I was ssg0E 4 nssa,x< ef The (
4.tarS uprc xh.es saCxtSx~s to the ,
~s~n sSs.s ~ers arer-i k,.se-y village
as ,se srsc1 gssis> bat ssch village 4
a. I, sdiiflsso os.s as 4 S;<cszl god /.
I b ssli IA CesirszStis that In Tie
hu-eh tArre Il trained -~ri<s, and !
~. ,s tt-e csicf sd % thr village /
ne p<,sAe ssa ceas.isut~ The natisn 4
asw rv-rss0se toF the S~rp.-ne. Z
is,va is ps< sse~n ,v~ard Aey q - 4
der sx>l&-