New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
BACK FROM JUNGLE WITH FILMS TAKEN OF SAVAGE TRIBES
Dr. and Mrs, Dickey Penetrate Into Head Hunting Districts
 Of South America
LOSS OF HEAD IS PRICE
 WOMEN'S KIDNAPPERS PAY

Explorers Take Motion Pictures of Head Hunters Curing Their Grue-
 some SpoiIs-Mrs. Dickey Was First White Woman Ever to Visit
 That Part of World-Tcn Graphic
 Story.
 Para, Brazil, June IS CPl-Dr. Her bert :. Dickey, scientist, and his bride Of a few months, formerly Elizabeth Parker have just finished an exploration trip that carried them through the land of head hunters and the most remote parts Of South America.
 pr. and Mrs, Dickey, with a staff of film experts, reached here yester- day, completing q trip that began last November and carried them across the Andes mountains on mule back.
 Filmed Head Hunters
 They obtained a full motion pie ture record of the process of reduc- ing and curing human heads as prac- ticed by the Jiyeros Of eastern Ecua- dor The Indians had just returned from one of their head hunting ex- petitions which was found to be in retaliation for the Kidnapping of their women hy another tribe.
 First White Woman
 Mrs. pickey. on her honeymoon ulp, was the first white woman ever to penetrate the territory. She spent 10 weeks among the head hunters.
 The party, which left Guayaquil, Ecuador last November. crossed the Andes on mule back encountering perpetual snow al an altitude Of 4.oun feet, within two degrees of the equator. They descended the eastern slope Of the Andes into the dense jungle of Ecuador and then entered the country Of the JiYeros. Themes they treked 300 miles over ia .'1 through 'he 3uugle 10 inc head rafors oI the Eapo ri%"r. Embark ing in canoes the explorers padded down the Napo 10 the Amazon river rhcnce they proceeded 10 Iquitos, Peru. A 2,ooo mile paddle still awaited them 70 reach Para.
 Saves Indians Life
 Dr. Dickry, while tn inc land Of tho head hunters saved 'he life of m Indian bitten by a venomous snake. and as reward vas present. od 7ith 2 head cured while the eX- p'ornrs were in the territory. Head the explorers learned, is in yariahIy in retaliation for the kid mapping Of women by other tribes and causes all the wars in that dis rict,
 < GrurSomc Practice
 The skin of the victim Is cut ,uou. the chest and shoulders and .hen pulled over the head, removing he face and scalp intact. r Is .rea.ed for n days with tanhark and hot sand. becoming hard and black. The cured head measures about six nches in diameter. The features are ! well preserved and the lips sewn 70 prevent the escape Of evil spirits. . The head hunters are not interested . n the heads of white men.
 1 Healthy Race
 Dr. pickay found the head hunt /, ITS q healthy, fine type. Other ! ribes were found In a dying condi- ion dne to hookworm in the moun- . aims and tuberculosis in the low anis.
 Tho members Of the party lived i1 . ents and astonished the Indians with . h"ir portable hath'uh which was 'arried because Of the allisators and . he man hitinE fish which infest the . ivors. No money was used in pay nE the Indians for their services, .otton cloth. gun powder, huckshot, lcedles and matches serving as cur .ency.
 nr. Dickey. who is a fellow Of 'he Royal Geographic society. was q ma . or in th" Mexican service Of the 'nited States army during ths world var.
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