. Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage round the world of 'Beagle,' under the command of Captain Fitz Roy. and when entangled by the fall tokill him with the chuzo. If the balls onlycatch the neck or body of an animal, theyare often carried away and lost. As themaking the stones round is the labour oftwo days, the manufacture of the balls is avery common employment. Several of themen and women had their faces painted red,but I never saw the horizontal bands whichare so common among the Fuegians. Their% \// chief pride cons
. Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage round the world of 'Beagle,' under the command of Captain Fitz Roy. and when entangled by the fall tokill him with the chuzo. If the balls onlycatch the neck or body of an animal, theyare often carried away and lost. As themaking the stones round is the labour oftwo days, the manufacture of the balls is avery common employment. Several of themen and women had their faces painted red,but I never saw the horizontal bands whichare so common among the Fuegians. Their% \// chief pride consists in having everythinga° W made of silver ; I have seen a cacique with his spurs, stirrups, handle of his knife, andbridle made of this metal : the head-stalland reins^being of wire, were not thickerthan whipcord ; and to see a fiery steedwheeling about under the command of solight a chain, gave to the horsemanship aremarkable character of elegance. General Rosas intimated a wish to seeme; a circumstance which I was afterwardsvery glad of. He is a man of an extra-ordinary character, and has amost predominant influencein the country, which itseems probable he will use. BRAZILIAN WHIPS, HOBBLES, AND SPURS. 76 RIO COLORADO chap. to its prosperity and He is said to be theowner of seventy-four square leagues of land, and to haveabout three hundred thousand head of cattle. His estates areadmirably managed, and are far more productive of corn thanthose of others. He first gained his celebrity by his laws forhis own estancias, and by disciplining several hundred men, soas to resist with success the attacks of the Indians. There aremany stories current about the rigid manner in which his lawswere enforced. One of these was, that no man, on penalty ofbeing put into the stocks, should carry his knife on a Sunday :this being the principal day for gambling and drinking, manyquarrels arose, which from the general manner of fighting withthe knife often proved fatal. One Sund
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