Modern travel, a record of exploration, travel . A Lengua Roadway Sign The stick denotes that a party of Indians have gonein the direction it leans towards, which is furtheremphasised bA- grooves cut in the ground. They havegone to a feast, indicated by the bunch of smaller stick with a fleece of white wool and acob of maize shows that a sheep will be killed andeaten, together with A RaL-ILE-SNAKE in the ( Photographed alive in the act of striking. The biteis very poisonous, and the danger to the naked feetand legs of the Indian travelling through the longgrass is e
Modern travel, a record of exploration, travel . A Lengua Roadway Sign The stick denotes that a party of Indians have gonein the direction it leans towards, which is furtheremphasised bA- grooves cut in the ground. They havegone to a feast, indicated by the bunch of smaller stick with a fleece of white wool and acob of maize shows that a sheep will be killed andeaten, together with A RaL-ILE-SNAKE in the ( Photographed alive in the act of striking. The biteis very poisonous, and the danger to the naked feetand legs of the Indian travelling through the longgrass is evident. The Rattle of ihe Rattle-snake The end of the tail—the continuation of the back-bone—is shtathed with loose ring-shaped sections of ahorny substance. The wagsing of the tail producesthe rattling sound. This snake is supposed to acquirea new ring to its rattle each year it lives. THE PARAGUAYAN CHACO 81 his family, who, according to custom, would haveperished with him. Far from weakening the efforts ofthe Mission party, and driving them in disgust out ofthe country, this tragedy served only to stimulate themto greater efforts; and their stern self-sacrificingendurance and determination to adhere to their purposeexercised a great influence over the people, who admirecourage and respect the man who shows it. CHAPTER VII THE SAVAGE TRIBES OF THE PARAGUAYAN CHACO Grubb was for many years
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