. The missions and missionaries of California. e nicht in ein so unfruchtbares Land gebracht; wenn durch Zufall,waeren sie wieder zurueckgegangen; demnach ist meine Meinung,dass die ersten Californier von ihren Feinden verfolgt vom Nordenin diese Halbinsel zu Fuss gekommen seind . . Keiner kuem-mert sich darum woher er ist. Einige von den Meinen glaubensie kaemen von einem Vogel her; andere von einem Stein; anderetraeumten etwas anders. Nachrichten, pte. ii, sec. i. 152 Missions and Missionaries of California circular pile of stones or brushwood, about two feet high,behind which, with the sky
. The missions and missionaries of California. e nicht in ein so unfruchtbares Land gebracht; wenn durch Zufall,waeren sie wieder zurueckgegangen; demnach ist meine Meinung,dass die ersten Californier von ihren Feinden verfolgt vom Nordenin diese Halbinsel zu Fuss gekommen seind . . Keiner kuem-mert sich darum woher er ist. Einige von den Meinen glaubensie kaemen von einem Vogel her; andere von einem Stein; anderetraeumten etwas anders. Nachrichten, pte. ii, sec. i. 152 Missions and Missionaries of California circular pile of stones or brushwood, about two feet high,behind which, with the sky for a roof, they waited till thecold wind had spent itself. They seldom remained in thesame spot two or three nights in succession, but rambled fromplace to place wherever they found food and water. For thesick they would sometimes build a wretched hut by stickinga few short poles into the ground, tying them at the top, andcovering the whole with grass and reeds. Into this low andnarrow structure the sufferers would crawl on hands and A Spaniard and Californian Indians. From necessity and indifference their clothing was men and boys went entirely naked. The women andgirls usually wore a girdle around the waist from which, infront and behind, dangled a great number of strings madeof the fibre of the aloe plant, or of palm-leaves beaten softand flexible between two stones. From deer-skins they wouldmake a kind of sandal which they tied to their feet with aloefibres passed between the toes. By degrees, and after muchtrouble, the missionaries induced the neophytes to wear cloth-ing. The Indians would assist at the instructions and at holyMass in the garments given them, but as soon as dismissedthey would put the clothes aside as troublesome, and also inorder to escape the ridicule of other Indians. Both sexeswere, nevertheless, very fond of ornaments, and would wearnecklaces and bracelets of pearls, shells, seeds, or fruit- The Natives and Their Customs 153 kernel
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