New Britain herald., 1924-05-29
BLONDE CHINESE
 REPORTED FOUND
Pagoda Mosques Also Discovered
 by Explorer

Washington, D. C.. May 29.-Cur- iCus peoples, lost tribes of carly Asia tic migrations, were found in unmap- ped Kansu regions by National Geo. graphic Society expedition which
 made it's way, in part, along the Iel- low River aboard q raft of 72 yak skins
 Frederick E. Wulsin, leader of the expedition, reports principally upon the non-Chincse tribes Of northeast China, but he mentions also blonde Chinese with curly, yellow hair.
 In some localities mosques like pagodaa, with towers for Ininarels, be- token the presence of MoSlem settle ments remnants of Arab and Turk kh penetrations of this lons-dcserted racial crossroads
 Women Wear Ha:c.re.s and Earrings
 Most interesting of all the groups, from the. standpoint of race history, are the "To Runs," distinct popu- lation. whose name fs~a Chinese eN- pression literally meaning earth men" which is taken to '. mean aborigincS, or natives. They flee from a camera as they would from rifle, they seem to keep no track of their ages, the women frequently wear woodcutters' 'hatchcts thrust m their girdlcs, their most cherished articles of adornment are earrings and q pc culiar head harness"
 "I was informed that unmarried girls Weac from 20 to S9 braids which lang loose ali around; married woIn- on do their hair in knot at the lack of the head, covered with d lit tie brass cap which is held in place by a harness of red or black cloth" Mir. Wulsin writes.
 What front and side hair is not caught in the knot hangs loose over the checks ana shoulders. The har- ness in question consists of cloth band which goes around the head at Inc height Of the temples, and cen tral strip which lies on the top of the head, seNcd tu the first strip at the forehead and back"
 Has Built In" riepen.
 llg ip iAhll1 lldNt lINll bN VI idn- guage, l. is not written, and its or igin has not been determined.
 A To Run house has. built in" plgpon and stable. Its rooms are ar ranged around tiny courtyard. at one end of the court is d mudfiDor porch and around the establishment is mud wall six or seven feet high.
 Other uon-Chinese groups noted by Mr. Wulsin are the Alashan Mongols, who inhabit the desert north of Kan aui tho aforementioned Mosloms, whose stronghold is in western Kan sG Tibetans, both nomad and eeden- iary, and the so-callcd Choni Tibe- tans, who live along the Min shan range on kansu's southern border.
 Women Work; Divorce k Easy.
 Womens invasion Of industry, easy divorce, and even free love-" arc far from modern ideas, as the customs of the kansu Tibetans show
 "The women seem to do all the work; the men are idle at home." Mir. Nulsin writes. "ln one place We ,is- fed Inc whole house seemed living bccau'e of our hostess, who was ai- ways on the run. smiling; first upsi airs for fnol, then downstairs for cooking, to the valley for water and upstairs Cncc more 10 watch Us. She nursed her baby at any spare moment. Her l seemed merely a very idle boardcr.
 "Monogamy is the nomad custom, but married people can separate at l will. Some women prefer not to mar | ryi marriages mean looking after husband, and if their property is enough they can live the usual life Of | nomad, bringing up any children hey may have as q result of passing 
 \ Puzzled Bribc Gi,er.
 The Choni Tibetans retain their ,n- partly because they in- 1abit inaccessible mountains. At their 'apital, Choni, on the Tao River, lives he hereditary Chinese ruler Of AS ribcs of this people. He can levy axes. quell rebellions. and administer but tho Chinese say of i'm, He has the pigs head, but annot find the door of the temple." 'hey imply that he is willing to give 'ribes to keep his position, but too many officials expect them, and he annot tell which deserve the largest. Mir. Wulsin's study of the province includes also extensive bontanical and biological observations. One tree he nentions, known locally as the "red irch" Is a boon to traders. It has shining brown. panary harlf which eels off in large, thin sheets which re used by Tibetans and Chinese for trapping butter and other food ar-