San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
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picture of man with arrows and buff
falo standing in front of him; then
a picture of the buffalo, followed by
several dots as if the braves are CIV
ing chase; then a ham, n man hold
ing a pair of horns and buffalo
skin stretched out, showing that the
animal has been slain; and the last
groups shows what appears to be n
woman, a chief and several figures
which all put together is believed to
represent the homecoming.
The Three-Fingered Man.
One photograph Of interest is that
of a three-fingered man, similar fig
ures having been found in New Mex
leo, which is taken as an indication
of a migration of the tribe that drew
the Big Bend figures.
J. r. Craddock, student at the
University of Texas, has an interest
ing description Of the old cowboy
dances in the new book. W. p. Webb,
professor of history at Texas Univer-
sity. now doing graduate work at the
University of Chicago, has an article
on a miscellany of Texas folklore.
composed Of hobo songs, railroad
songs, Stun songs. cowboy songs and
negro songs and stories. A. w. Ed
dins, teacher in the San Antonio pub
lie schools. has an article on "Brazos
Bottom Philosophy"
Dorothy Scarborough, Texan,
now an instructor of English at
Columbia University has very inter-
esting account of "The Blues as Folk
songs Miss Scarborough is writing
book on negro folksongs and much
of the material in the article was OBJ
tanned during research for the book.
The writer says that the Blues" pub
lished within the last ten years are
old negro folksongs and that her in
/ vestigation showed that like the pri-
mitive folkmusic. the blues have only
five tones like the folksongs of slav-
cry times using the pentatonic scale
emitting the fourth and seventh
tones.
One of the interesting sketches in
the magazine is by Julia Estill, prin-
cipal of the Fredericksburg high
school. The writer tells of the Gus
toms of the people of Fredericksburg
of few years ago in a way that
Mexican Superstitions Told.
Florence johnson Scott. vice-presi-
dent of the society, of Rio Grande
City, gives an account of customs and
supcrstititions of the Mexicans along
the border which shows much study
and observation. One of the best ac-
counts of the much feared Evil
Eye" is given with numerous creme.
dos" in use among the people to
counteract its deadly influence.
Mary A. Sutherland. a prominent
woman of Texas, contributed two
stories which tell in a dramatic way
of certain representations existing
among the Mexicans of the border
country.
Although "nobody but a fool and
a newcomer predict weather in Tex
as" Mr.. Dobie shows in his article
that Texans apparently do not follow
their own suggestions for he lists
scores of sure weather signs from the
way dead RATHER falls to the way
the coyotes "sing."
j.. W. Payne Jr.. professor of Eng
lish at the University. and first presi-
dent of the society has an article on
a ballad. the origin of which is in
doubt. Max Sylvius Handman, profess
sor Of sociology at the University of
Texas, gives some of approximation
of the Old World in regard to the
placing of human sacrifice in the
foundation of a bridge or a church.
W. III. Thomas, president of the
society and professor of English at
"A. u NJ, gives an interesting account