The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, October 18, 1912 Page: 6 of 8
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plains devoid of
Scent has other attractions than a mere ap-
peal to the nose, London Answers states. Any-
body, for Instance, who suffers from insomnia
may find relief In perfumes.
Collect a number of fresh pine needles and fill
a bag with them; carefully rip open your pillow
and place the bag amidst the feathers in the pil-
low. The perfume of the pines Is often an ex-
cellent soporific
A bag of dried hops used in the same''way is
just as good. Dried roee leaves, mixed with dried
clover heads, give out a delicious perfume and
help a weary oar to woo the god of sleep.
A teetdoonful of eau de oologos in a warm bath
la most refreshing, while scent placed on the
forehead of any one who suffers from headache
generally gives relief.
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he said to his countryman, “you
know you have no window glass in your house
yet. and wpn’t have for a long time.” (Most of
the settlers used skins tn place of glass I "What
difference will it make? And It Isn’t so. anyway
The suspense lasted but a few moments. Then
the two men turned and took their places with
the Americana. While hats were flying In the
air and hand shaking was going on the defeated
Hudson Day men mounted their horses and rodo
away, leaving the other party to organize a gov-
ernment and later to establish In that, wide ter-
ritory three great states of the American Union.
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abound.
As regards mammals, there are
sajd to be some sheep in the Seri
mountains; but I very much doubt
If they descend so far south, but
there are one or two scattered
a few deer.
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Thia remarkable shrub, which sometimes
attains a height of fifteen feet. Is composed of
a number of long, thin branches, covered with
thorns, and bears the most brilliant scarlet
flowers.
Once each year, Just after the short summer
rains, the country wakes from its long drought
to a belated spring. Gay-colored flowers nod
among the rocks, and the cactus blossoms relieve
the otherwise somber landscape. But this change
in the face of the country is as transient as it Is
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large sand
all plant growth to those who
have not seen them. But this is quite a wrong
impression, for there Is- hardly a square mile
anywhere'In Seriland where some kind of tree or
cactus cannot be found, though there may not be
any water for toiles around. This fact makes the
botany of this region a most interesting study,
for if the vegetation were not provided with spe-
cial means of obtaining and storing water, it
could not survive. All the trees and plants are
perennials and have enormously long roots. The
mesquite tree (Prosopls juliflora) and the palo-
verde (Parkinsonia torreyana) are the most com-
mon. and the former bears a kind of fruit or
bean, which the Indians grind into corn. I re-
member once when traveling in the "Malpais” of
Sonora I was obliged to rely for a whole month
on these mesquite beans alone to feed my horses
and pack animals, for grass is practically absent
on these plains except for a very coarse variety
called "gallota” by the natives, which is some-
times found in small patches. It says much for
the nutritive value of the mesquite bean that T
lost none of my animals, and only one mule
seemed to be suffering towards the end of the
time.” Most of the low-lying country Is covered
with the Sonoran grease-wood (Larrea triden-
tata), a small green busfh of no value at all; but
it is ubiquitous throughout Sonora, except in the
mountains. Hut the really characteristic plant
in Seriland is the cactus, which abounds In a
variety of forms. They ail have very long robots,
some of which descend thirty feet to fifty feet
to reach water. The stem itself Is formed- of
pulp, that grows round a wooden core, and this
serves as storehouse for the water they obtain,
while they are covered with a kind of glazed
epidermis to prevent evaporation, and are fur-
nished with thorns, which effectually prevent
animals from feeding on them. The "saguarro”
or giant castps (Cereus giganteus) is the most
Imposing, rising often to a height of fifty or sixty
feet. It may be seen tn vast numbers over the
plains and on the lower part of the mountain
slopes, and It assumes an endless variety of
shapes, ranging from the single straight stem to
when they are In flower, for at the end of each
those containing fifteen or twenty arms To
those who“ see them for the first time they cer-
tainly present a remarkable sight, especially when
they are in flower, for at the end of each branch
Kfthey bear a wreath or crown of fragrant yellow,
rose or purple flowers. No less unusual aro the
organ-pige cactus, or “pithahaya" (Cereus shot-
tl). They grow In chimps of eighteen or twenty
stems, and reach a height of fifteen feet to
twenty feet. A rarer cactus 1s the blsnaga, a
smaller form of the saguarro; but it has one pe-
culiar quality, which makes It very valuable both
to the Indians and to travelers In the country, ,
for it Is the only plant from which water fit to
drink may be obtained. The best way Is to cut
off the top and to crush the pulp within with a
piece of wood or stone. Two to four pints of .
water can then be scooped out with a cup, the
amount depending on the plze of the plart. Ex-
cept for a rather sickly taste, the water is not
unpleasant.
There is another unusual plant also found In
this region—the “ocotlllo” (Fouqulera splen-
dent).
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in a land where there Is
practically no rain, vegeta-
tion would be very scarce,
and the term "desert" gen-
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bands of Antelope and
To counterbalance this lack of big
game, there are thousands of
black-backed rattlesnakes, side-
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monstevx. (Hilo-
derma horridum).
horned toads and
ants. But in trav-
eling through the
country there Is I
little life to be
seen except an
occasional turkey i
buzzard or a coy- i
oto slinking
through the cac-
tus. The whole
country is deso-
late and forbid-
ding. Here1 and
there are clusters
of ruined huts, I
sadly reminding
us that the Seri
were once numer- ■
ous but are now [
fast dying out.
Day by day the j
sun passes in I
blinding splendor
over the plains
and over these
deserted homes,
and evening by
evening the after-
glow lays its long
fingers of rose
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scape.
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beautiful, and the fresh verdure
soon fades to the neutral tints of
its accustomed hopeless aridity.
A few words must be said about
the fauna Tiburon Island is so
named because of the Immense
number of sharks that swarm the
sea surrounding it. Pearl oysters
are found near the Punta Tepopa,
but the warlike character of the
Seri has prevented any fishery
from being established there.
There are many porpoises and im-
numbers of green turtles,
sea-birds of all kinds
A few words of hurried conversation between
two French settlers had an important part in
deciding the question yvhether the far northwest-
ern territory, from which the states of Washing-
ton, Oregon and Idaho were formed, should be-
long to Great Britain or the United States. A
monument at Champoeg, on the Willamette river,
now marks the spot where this interesting epi-
sode took place. Theodore T. Geer, formerly
governor of Oregon, tells about it tn his book,
“Fifty Years In Oregon," and quotes from the
story of F. X. Matthleu, who saved the day for
the United States, says the Youth's Companion.
On a cloudy May day in 1843 102 settlers and
Hudson Bay trappers, coming from near and
far, crowded into a log building at Champoeg. and
held a stormy meeting. The Americans stood for
an organized government and acq. sition of the
territory by the United States. The Hudson Bay
men stood as firmly opposed, and when a vote
was taken it was hard to tell which had won.
since a good many on both sides were crowded
about, the doors, unable to push their way Inside.
A division was called for, and to make this
possible the men rushed out to the little half-
acre field in front of the building. There every-
body began gesticulating frantically and discus-
sing the Situation with great excitement.
“All in favor of the organization follow me!"
shouted .Toe Meek the famous pioneer and hunter,
striding to one side.
The Americans followed to a man. A count
disclosed the fact that there were BO men with
Meek and 50 opposed, with two men. both French-
men, between the opposing forces, not taking sides
and engaged in a very earnest conversation.
One of these. Etienne Lucier, had been led to be-
lieve that heavy taxes would be levied on all prop-
erty it the Americans
The tax on a single pane of glass, he had heard,
would be 25
(who is still
organization.
“Anyway."
HE Seri are a die-
1 tlnctive tribe in
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Bl and lanflUMf from
<•7 til al1 ° •r/ North
■ ( BBnsP American Indiana,
V'” and though they
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■f°r a considerable
time both to Mex-
leans and Amer-
leans, they have re-
mained unconquer-
•d and uncivilized up to the pres-
ent time. Tiburon Island, which
•s their real home, lies close to
Che coast of Sonora, Mexico, In
the Gulf of California, and is sep-
■MMted from the mainland by a
■arrow strip of sea called El In-
■eeeillc, so named because of the
•■■buient water and dangerous
OOtds that flow between. It is
oms« thirty miles
teas from north to
■euth and approxi-
laetely twenty miles
■eeesa at the widest
• •rt. Due east
■ososs the straits In
fltaaora is a limited
«Mp of land, in
xeMch are situated
the Seri mountains,
■ad here also are
•sand a few scat-
deeed families be-
tnacing to the same
Mbe. The whole of
fltoatr country Is rug-
and desolate in
flbe extreme, con-
■tatftg enwfly of
4oaert ^hnd and
waked mountain
«mA, with permanent fresh water in one or two
.yteeeH only. Separated from the rest of Sopora
an almost impassable desert, and containing
Mdbing to excite the interest or cupidity of the
Eswpector or Mexican, it has remained uuex-
btored and unvisited until quite recent times.
Though in the surrounding country there are
tnany traces of an ancient civilization, in Seriland
ttaelf there are no remains nor any evidence to
•bow that any other, race, markedly distinct
•tttier In habits or customs from its present in-
jkaMtants. had ever made their homq there.
.Hem ■ It may be assumed that the Seri did not
(Migrate to this part of the world, but are Indi-
(gonous to the land. The Seri Indians are physi-
cally a fine race, rather above the medium height,
gboagh somewhat slightly made. They’ are very
■dark, with long, coarse hair,'but when young are
»y no means ugly. They have low, quiet voices,
mad their language is much more melodious than
-ri«at of the Yuma or Papago Indians. Their cloth-
copspwhat unusual, for they wear a kind
■wrf robe off pelTcJfi s«lni o. r a short kilt or skirt.
'*Wbaao pelican rugs are beautifully made of be-
tween four and eight skins sewn together with
ctoews or deerskin, and are used as bedding at
eight. Their belts are of woven human hair or
vegetable fiber, though snake and lizard skins
(■ic xlso used for the same purpqse. ' The arms,
legs and feet are usually bare. "When it is
qsesnembered that these people own no domestic
vaalmals of any kind, except dogs that are really
fltoytftes, and do not cultivate or till the land at
•U. It will be seen that they have to depend en-
flftrely on hunting to supply them with dress and
"toirti. Pelicans are found literally by the thou-
r—d oepeciallv round the little Isla Tassne, and
r; provide the Indians with amply sufficient mate-
rial to make all the clothing and blankets they
u are likely to need in that hot and almost rainless
- rfimate As regards food, they subsist chiefly
«4D turtles, fish, molluscs and water fowl, which
■xc eaten raw and during the prop, r seasons they
feed on the fruits of the various cacti and mes-
<ulte beans which grow fairly plentifully in the
(Rcri mountains. Scattered over the greater por-
tion of the Island are charred oyster shells, which
•how that they are very partial to this form of
Tood. and that they use Are to open shell-fish of
«J1 kinds, as they do not possess any knives.
They catch the turtles by harpooning them with,
■ very primitive kind of spear; the latter is made
In two parts connected by a fiber rope, to the
front one of which a rough point of hardened
wood, stone, or, if possible. Iron, is attached.
An noon as they see a turtle thov approach noise-
1 behind and thrust the spear through
The front portion of the spear remains
ta the animal, but the turtle cannot escape be-
of the rope, and it is soon towed to the
and there broken open, when it is roasted
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terr., ar^ caught by means
primitive 1.—... .... Z_’.'
Fish, which abound in these wa-
_ ■ •_ ■Mf-i of a fiber line and
primitive hook, the latter being very often made
frwm a thorn or piece of bone, though sometimes
-the larger kinds of fish are killed with a bow
iand arrow, a weapon much in use among the Seri
Their huts are of the most primitive description,
"Wring made merely of dried brushwood and roofed
with turtle shells and sponges. They afford some
•light shelter from the sun, which is their main
purpose, for the heat is always Intense the year
round, and I suppose that there are few hotter
^places on earth.
Th1® foregoing facts are sufficient to mark the
Beri as very distinct from other North American
Indians; but there are many other curious and
peculiar customs which they do not share with
«ny other tribes. Thetr religion is exceeding!/
Interesting, though somewhat obscure, and the
local character of their gods Is a convincing proof
nit their long residence In that locality. Their
chief deity, for Instance, is the “Ancient of Peli-
cans," a mythical bird of marvelous wisdom and
•iwlodlous song, and their lesser gods are super-
mtnrul beings In similar familiar forms. Every
year, before starting out on their annual expedk
ttans to gather fruit of the cacti, they hold their
cm Important religious festival, at which they
■Bake many ceremonial offerings in order that the
•MPPty may be plentiful. Their dead are tpried
ttn their most elaborate garment^, with their
caasmMS beside them under a mound,.-of stones.
Tkaat graves are to be seen Ml oxer the 9eri
.eowntry, and bear eloquent. If V^e/t. testimony
-M the valiant defense they have made against
rivrir enemies: for of the several thousand Bert
'End's is that were known to exist some thirty
pMn age. there are but three hundred and sev-
c*ty-nve left now, of which not more than seven-
ty-two are adult males.
The country fa no lean unusukl than tts 1n-
’ OmbHants. for It contains many remarkable trees
pad plants It would be natural »o suppose that.
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Many a man’s bad luck is due to
the fact that he has neither inherited
ability nor acquired industry.
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Is it a blow to spiritualism when a
man strikes a happy medium?
ITCH Relieved Tn 30 Minutes.
Woolfnrti’s Sanitary L<»th>n for all kinds of
contagious itch. At Druggirits. Adv.
Rrotscted Both Ways.
Twe conservative ladles of old-
fashioned notions wore traveling In
the west and. becoming interested tn
a young girl on the train, finally asked
why she was making so long a jour-
ney alone. They were greatly shocked
at her blithe explanation:
"Well, you see, my mother and step-
father live at one end of the journey,
and my father and stepmother live at
the other. They send me to each
other twice a year, so there isn’t a
bit of danger with four parents
on the lookout!”
Reason Was Plain.
"My husband has deserted me and
I want a warrant," announced the
large lady.
“What reason did he give for
serting you?” asked the prosecutor
“I don’t want any lip from you.
want a warrant,
reason he had.”
“I think I understand his reason,”
said the official feebly, as he proceed-
ed to draw up a warrant.
In the home
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irity depend
> u.sed. tile success of the bakings,
And possibly the one thing that
has served to make Calumet Baking
Powder bo much of a favorite with the
critical cooks of tlie country. Is the fact
that Calumet Is pure from start to finish.
You can rely on Calumet’s purity for
the simple reason t!._t - Z-
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perlenced chemi,
the utmost care
weather, etc”, cannot alter It in any re1
*But perhaps the best thing of all. Is
the fact that Calumet never falls. Every
baking In which Calumet is used, is sure
to come from the oven as light and as
fluffy, as you can wish. This not only
means wholesome, tasty foods—but a
big economy as well. Try Calumet next
bake-day—it’s the best baking powder
made—for two World’s Pure Food
Expositions, one In Chicago. 1907, one
at Paris. Franc«-,. 1912— have given it the
highest awards. Adv.
Pure From Start to Finish.
There is perhaps nothing In dally use
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ids the purity of the ma-
success of the bakings,
■ one thing
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... cooks of tlie country. Is
Calumet Is pure from start
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that every ounce of
Used Is first tested by ex-
nlsts and then mixed with
to ingure Its uniformity,
standing in the can or changes of
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