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BETTER THAN MANY FROWNS
HEN, some years ago, the pres-
ent writer projected a journey
through the interior of Vene-
zuela and Colombia, his friends,
among them several natives of
the two countries named, tried
to dissuade him from the under-
taking. After picturing to him
the countless privations and
dangers they were certain would
be incident to traveling through
the great wilderness, which con-
stitutes the larger part of the
Republics that border the Carib-
bean. they declared it would be
tempting Providence to venture among the ruth-
less savages who Inhabit the forests and llanos
watered by the Orinoco and its affluents. So
great however, was his desire to visit this uttie-
know’n part of the world that he determined, in
»plte of the difficulties and dangers predicted, to
make at least the attempt to accomplish his long-
iherished purpose.
He Hna always been glad that he paid no heed
to the horrible forebodings that were volunteered
by well-meaning but ill-advised people. Had he
done so, he would have deprived himself of one or
the most delightful experiences of his life,
outside of certain discomforts inseparably
Right Kind o* Smile Stands Always '
for the Best Things There Are
in This Life.
At the door of a hospital is the
/sign: “If you can’t smile don’t go in."
There are smiles and smiles, but of
course this means the smile which
stands for the best things inTife, not
the kind that irritates, but the kind
which cheers and inspires and stimu-
lates and nourishes. Whoever con-
ceived of that sign was not far from
being a good physician, though he
may have been serving as janitor. Bet-
ter than medicine is the smile of
friendship to those who are set apart
by their infirmities. And the smile of
cheer and helpfulness is not only the
passport to the hospital, but to all
the world, if we but knew it. Some-
one remarks: “Who is beyond the
ministry of a kindly smile? ft is a
tonic to the discouraged. It helps the
little child for whom the world holds
so much that makes afraid, and it
cheers the aged who find life unspeak-
ably lonely. As King Arthur’s court
was built by music, so the happier life
we all hunger for here upon earth is
built in large part by the cheerful
faces we see, as we bear the load- ap-
pointed for us.”—Universalist Leader.
SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
How Mrs. Reed of Peoria, 111.,
Escaped The Sur-
geon’s Knife.
For.
con-
nected with roughing it in the wild, the entire trip
was one of agreeable surprises and unalloyed
pleasure. And, In lieu of bloodthirsty savages
seeking to transfix him with poisoned arrows, he
found the Indians all along his route to be not
only harmless, but hospitable and obliging, in-
deed some of the most pleasant* recollections he
haa of his wanderings in the wilds of Venezuela
and Colombia is the kindly treatment he invaria-
bly received at the hands of the children of the
forest.
These observaUons, says a writer in the Pan-
American Bulletin, have been suggested by a
work which has recently been published in Ber-
lin on the Indians inhabiting the region between
the Rio Negro and the Yapura. It is by Dr. Theo-
dor Kocb-Grunberg, a distinguished German trav-
eler and ethnologist, and is entitled “Zwel Jahre
unter den indianern” (Two Years Among the In-
dians). It has appealed to us in a special man-
ner not only on account ot the mine of informa-
tion it contains regarding the manners and cus-
toms of the various tribes or Indians which the
author visited during his two years’ peregrinations
in this comparatively unknown part of the world,
not only on account of its numerous and ^valuable
illustrations reproduced from photographs which
constitutes so valuable an aid to the right under-
standing of the narrative, but also, and chiefly, be-
cause the doctor’s experiences among the red men
■of the regions visited were almost identical wltn
•our own in other parts of the continent.
It was in August, 1903, that Dr. Kocb-Grunberg
reached the little town of Sao Felippe on the Up-
per Rio Negro. Using this place as a base, he
proceeded without delay to explore its western af-
fluents, the lcana, the Uapes, the Curlcurlary, an
their chief tributaries, and to study the manners,
customs and languages of tbe divers Indian tribes
that live on or near their banks. After spending
pearly two years among these people, some o
whom never saw a white man before, he returne
to Manaos, near the mouth of the Kio Negro, y
way of the Yapura and the Amazon.
He was well equipped for his work, which for
him was ever a labor of love. He had previously
accompanied Dr. Hermann Meyer during ex-
ploration of the XIngu in southern Brazil, and had
then learned to wimire the many notable quali-
ties of the unspoiled denizens of the jungle.
Outside of a young Brazilian, of German descent,
his sole companions during his long wanderings
among many tribes—some of whom, he had been
warned, were antropofagos (cannibals) were In-
dians whom he employed as porters and boatmen.
And these were in most instances what are known
as indios braves (wild Indians) who had little or
no contact with civilization. But so completely
did be from the first win the confidence and ar-
fection of these simple, kindly people, that they
at once treated him as one or their own and made
him feel at home wherever he went.
And so considerate and just was be in all his
dealings with them that his reputation preceded
him from tribe to tribe. Everywhere he was
known and welcomed as “the friend of the In-
dians’” and any service they could perform for
him was freely given. He lived in their malokas
(communal homes), shared In their repasts and
festivities# took part in their dances and their
hunting expeditions, was a witness of their strange
marriage and burial ceremonies, and romped with
their children, helped to entertain friends and
guests. He had every opportunity” of familiarizing
himself with the peculiar manners, customs, tradi-
♦tlons, and superstitions of his hosts, for they were
ever willing to impart to him all the information
in their power and assist him in his ethnographic
researches in every way possible.
Besides treating them with justice and kind-
ness, he made it a rule never to accept any serv-
ice, however slight, without making some com-
pensation for it. The remuneration offered might
be trifling, but the effect was magical. They were
all_men, women and children—at fils beck and
call every bour of tbe day or night.
Of the Indians of Cururii (cuara) the author
declares that they did everything to make his so-
journ among them comfortable and pleasant. “For
a few glass beads and fishhooks they kept us lib-
erally supplied with meat and drink. Fowl of
European origin they
provided us with in
abundance. They
themselves eat
neither chickens nor
eggs.”
Their malokas or
communal houses
are quite different
from the tepees or
wigwams of our
North American In-
dians. They are al-
so, as a rule, much
larger and more
substantially cop
structed. Some of
them are nearly 100
feet long by 40 or 60
wide and 25 or 30
high. It is ordina-
rily thatched with
the fa n-s taped
leaves of the Carar
na palm, and is quite
rain-proof. A re-
markable feature
about the building
is that no nails are
used in its construction and yet it is strong
enough to withstand the strongest tempests of
the tropics. Liana vines take the place of nails
and bolts; and posts, beams, and rafters are so
thoroughly bound together that the building Is as
safe as it is durable.
These communal houses, far from being abodes
of filth, as usually supposed, are models of clean-
liness. They are carefully swept every day and
are, as the author expresses it, peinlich sauber
(painfully clean).
The malokas are generally built on elevated
ground, so that they may always be above in-
undations during the rainy season and near a
stream of pure water. In front of them is a clear,
open space, and near by are clumps of plantain
and banana plants and pupuna palms, while in the
immediate neighborhood are plantations of maD-
dioca and fields of maize. These afford them all
the food they need. But besides these sources of
food supply, they can usually find an abundance
of fish in the rivers and a choice variety of game
in the forest. , The mother looks after the man-
dioca, which is the Indian's staff of life in the
equatorial regions of America, while the father
procures the game and the fish.
“Life in one of these large commercial lodges,”
wo are informed, “is, on ordinary days, of idyllic
regularity.” Long before daybreak its inmates
are awake and, from hammock to hammock, carry
on an animated conversation in a loud voice.
This was often to my disgust, especially when l
had worked to a late hour the night before, for,
with all their chatter, further sleep was impossi-
ble. At early dawn, about five o’clock, all take a
bath in the adjoining river. Soon thereafter the
women call to the first breakfast. Each one puts
in a large earthenware vessel the remnants,
warmed over, of the preceding day’s meal. This
consists of boiled fish, strongly seasoned with
pepper, or game? together with a shallow basket
of mandioca cakes, placed in the middle or the
house. The men now leave their hammocks, in
which they ensconced themselves after their bath,
and squat In a circle around the appetizing repast
prepared for them. After eating, each one washes
hisjmouth and hands In preparation for the des-
sert." Large calabashes, filled with refreshing and
nourishing mandioca broth, are then passed
around. The women, so custom requires, eat
after the men. Then all betake themselves to
their daily occupation—the men to hunting and
fishing, the women to their plantations, and peace-
ful stillness reigns throughout the entire village.
Only a few old women remain behind and swing
themselves idly in their hammocks. From time
to time there come from the river hard by the muf-
fled voices of children who are splashing around
in it, or from The top of an adjacent tree is heard
the shrill cry of a tame parrot.
Several families commonly occupy one of these
malokas. In some of the larger ones there are at
times as many as a hundred souls. The building
is then patitioned off, and each family has its
own furniture and hearthstead. 1 he larger hail
THE REASON.
Peoria, 111. —“I wish to let every one
know what Lydia E. Pinkham’ sV egetable
Compound has done
forme. Fortwoyeara
I suffered. The doc-
tor said I had a tumor
and the only remedy
was the surgeon’s
knife. My mother
bought me Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegeta-
ble Compound, and
tod ay I am a well and
I healthy woman. For
'months I suffered
from inflammation, and your Sanative
Wash relieved me. I am glad to tell
anyone what your medicines have done
for me. You can use my testimonial in
any way you wish, and I will be glad
to answer letters. ’ ’ — Mrs. CHRISTINA
Reed, 105 Mound St., Peoria, 111.
Mrs. Lynch Also Avoided.
Operation.
Jessup, Pa--“After the birth of my
fourth child, I hadsevere organic inflam-
mation. I would have such terrible pains
that it did not seem as though I could
stand it. This kept up for three long
months, until two doctors decided that
an operation was needed.
* * Then one of my friends recommended
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com-r
pound and after taking it for two months
I was a well woman.”—Mrs. JOSEPH A.
Lynch, Jessup, Pa.
Women who suffer from female ilia
should try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegeta-
ble Compound, one of the most success-
ful remedies the world has ever known,
before submitting to a surgical opera-
tion. '
in the center of the edifice Is used for a general
reception room, for dances, and for the entertain-
ment of friends and visitors. The chief or head
of this patriarchal community lives, with his fam-
ily, in an apartment at one end of the maloka.
Everything is under his direction, and nothing of
importance is undertaken without his consent and
advice.
Notwithstanding the large number of people liv-
ing under the same roof, there is the greatest
peace and harmony. “I have lived for months at
a time,” declares our author, “in one of these
malokas and never have I, under normal condi-
tions, witnessed any disputes or quarrels.”
It is, however, the moral conditions of the oc-
cupant's of these communal lodges that impressed
him most deeply. “These naked Indians,” he as-
serts, “are as decorous as it is possible for men
to be. Their morality is on a high plane, although
several families live together in the same room.
“The woman plays an important role as the
■wife and counselor of her husband, but her in-
fluence is greatly augmented when she becomes
a mother. She then enters upon her proper life
work, for the care and bringing up the children
are committed entirely to her unfailing love and
devotion.
“From the moment of birth until it is able to
walk one rarely sees the child without the mother.
The two are practically inseparable. The ‘baby”
here is ever the object of the same tender affec-
tion as with us, and the older children, too, ar©
never without their mother’s special solicitude. I
have seen a mother playing with and entertaining
them for hours at a time.
“The Indian woman is far from being the stupid
beast of burden pictured for us by superficial ob-
servers. While the husband devotes his attention
to the commonweal, the wife spends her time
within the limits of the family circle. But along
with tbe chief duties of the family she also as-
sumes the chief rights. Hdr life is indeed one of
toil and fatigue, but she thereby expands her
faculties and brings her true nature to its full
development/
What, however, excited the author s greatest
astonishment was their extraordinary honesty.
The Ehrlichkeit, he tells us, “war verfluffend.” "I
could have left all my trunks remain open and
they would have taken nothing. Even pieces of
printed paper which I had thrown away and bits
of stearin that had dropped from my candle they
always carefully placed on my camp stool.
Speaking generally, the author does not hesi-
tate to declare, “The property of another is strict-
ly respected. Never will an Indian sell the small-
est thing, while in his keeping, which belongs to
another without the owner’s knowledge and con-
sent, aud never will he accept payment for an-
other.”
Regarding the cannibals, against whom he had
been warned when he was in Manaos, he assures
us that “they were all as harmless and good-
natured as all the other wild Indians with whom
he came in contact.”
Having had such delightful experiences among
these simple, kind hearted people, we can well
understand that when the day of parting came the
author found It difficult to tear himself away
from those at whose hands he had lor nearly twro
years received such unvarying kindness, and who
had contributed so materially to the success of
his expedition.
We are well aware that the account Dr. Kocb-
Grunberg gives of the copper-colored denizens of
the South \merican lorests is wholly different
from that ot most writers. But he is not alone
in his favorable estimate of them. Those who
know them t est, who have spent the longest time
among them and have had an opportunity of
studying them at close range, will find our au-
thor’s descriptions and judgments correct as well
as sympathetic.
But divergent as his experiences are trom those
of the majority of travelers, they are neverthe-
less quite in harmony with those we should expect
from one who was willing to treat the Indian as
a human being and not as a pariah or as a soul-
less brute
Dinks—I saw' your boss today.
Winks—Who? Old Closefist?
Dinks—Yes; and it seemed to me he
looked miserable.
Winks—He always is miserable in
February. He pays all us fellows by
the month, you know.
Of the Same Mind.
The bishop grasped the purser’s arm
with a gentle, ecclesiastical pressure.
“I would explain to you,” he began,
“that I am very much pleased with my
room mate. That is, I find him a
gentleman in every respect, and I
wouldn’t have you think—er—my com-
ing to you with these valuables is—er
—a—any reflection upon him, you
know. His appearance is—er—in ev-
ery way-”
“Oh, that’s all right,” interrupted
the purser, “the gentleman has been
to me with his own valuables, and he
says the very same things about you.”
—Hampton Magazine.
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