. Pioneering in South Brazil, three years of forest and prairie life in the Province of Paraa. ough bark to cling to, and the trunkof the great pine for at least sixty or seventy feet ofits height was far too big to be swarmed. The Bugre, for there was now no room to doubt butthat it was a Bugre, was not long in showing how heintended to come down. Bound his ancles was tied a withy of what provedto be split bamboos, leaving about two feet or thirtyinches play for the feet. Under the arms waspassed a similar withy, encircling both the man andthe tree. With no other aid than these simple con-tri
. Pioneering in South Brazil, three years of forest and prairie life in the Province of Paraa. ough bark to cling to, and the trunkof the great pine for at least sixty or seventy feet ofits height was far too big to be swarmed. The Bugre, for there was now no room to doubt butthat it was a Bugre, was not long in showing how heintended to come down. Bound his ancles was tied a withy of what provedto be split bamboos, leaving about two feet or thirtyinches play for the feet. Under the arms waspassed a similar withy, encircling both the man andthe tree. With no other aid than these simple con-trivances, the Bugre appeared rapidly descending fromMs giddy height, looking more like some hideousourang-outang than the human being he really was. In a few minutes he reached the ground. He didnot attempt to escape, but stood facing us with amiserable, downcast look. CII. XV. Our Capture. Though to some extent prepared for the sight whichnow met our eyes, I could not repress an exclamationof astonishment and disgust. Could Darwin have in-troduced an accurate picture of the being now before. THE WILD 13OT0CUD0 OF BRAZIL. us in his work on the Descent of Man, he wouldhave done more to convince the mind of the generalpublic of the closeness of the connection existingbetween man and monkey than any amount of writtenargument. VOL. IT. H4 Pioneering in South Brazil. en. xv. Imagine a being about five feet four inches high, bow-legged, naked and filthy beyond description. Fromthe head of this being soot-black locks of tangledmatted hair hung to below the shoulders. On eachside of the head, secured to the hair with lumps of bees-wax, were the skins and feathers of several toucansbreasts. Over the forehead alone the hair was cut short,after the fashion so much in vogue in England a fewyears ago with little boys and girls, allowing the useof a pair of black bleared eyes, which had neitherbrows nor lashes like ordinaiy human beings, everyliair having been pulled out of them. Still morehid
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