Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men .. . times taken andeaten by the natives. The best piece ofAndaman workmanship is the rudecanoe, hollowed by means of a stoneax and fire. The people use the bowand arrow, and point their missiles withsuch bits of glass and iron as they areable to gather from the wrecks of have admired their skill inmarksmanship, which is generally accu-rate to the distance of fifty yards. Theytake fish by means of hoo
Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men .. . times taken andeaten by the natives. The best piece ofAndaman workmanship is the rudecanoe, hollowed by means of a stoneax and fire. The people use the bowand arrow, and point their missiles withsuch bits of glass and iron as they areable to gather from the wrecks of have admired their skill inmarksmanship, which is generally accu-rate to the distance of fifty yards. Theytake fish by means of hooks and netsand harpoons. It has been noted thatthey are exceedingly agile in the water,and the tradition exists that the divingnative is sometimes able, by the rapidityof his action, to clutch a fish with hisunaided hand. In their personal habits the Anda-maners are exceedingly filthy and smear themselves ... .. Filthiness of with mud, and wear no personal habits •,clothing. Tattooing is the uses of the dead<common practice of the tribe, but thecicatrices exhibit less skill in designthan in the case of other tribes. It isthe custom of the people to dig up and. 392 GREAT RACES OF MANKIND. distribute the bones of the dead, theskull being reserved for the she suspends by a cord around herneck and uses as a casket for her orna-ments and valuables! It is believed thatthese savages have not succeeded indomesticating any of the animals, thoughit has been noted that tame fowls areseen about their huts. For the rest,their state is one of absolute savagery. The same may be said of the Tasma-nians. Captain Cook has left a recordLow estate of • to the effect that thesethe Tasmanians; peopie have neither houses use and preser- i r vationoffire. nor clothes. Nor does itappear that they possessed canoes or
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