Scribner's magazine . DRAWN BY V. PERARO. In the Barranca (Canon) on a Tarahumari Trail. Vol. -^^^..^if^^V-^ -. New Species of Pine with Hanging Needles. tion. Fire-arms are virtually uiiknownamong them. Nominally the majorityare Christians, but they also cUng- totheir old beliefs, their ancient ceremo-nies and dances. Generally some ofthem meet on Sundays at the church tohear one of the old men among themsay prayers, and on feast-days they min-gle their heathen dances with their semi-Christian ceremonial and sacrifice to thefour corners of the world. It is evidentthat they are all rela
Scribner's magazine . DRAWN BY V. PERARO. In the Barranca (Canon) on a Tarahumari Trail. Vol. -^^^..^if^^V-^ -. New Species of Pine with Hanging Needles. tion. Fire-arms are virtually uiiknownamong them. Nominally the majorityare Christians, but they also cUng- totheir old beliefs, their ancient ceremo-nies and dances. Generally some ofthem meet on Sundays at the church tohear one of the old men among themsay prayers, and on feast-days they min-gle their heathen dances with their semi-Christian ceremonial and sacrifice to thefour corners of the world. It is evidentthat they are all relapsing into heathen-ism. Their churches are in ruins, andthere is only one i:)adre for the wholeTarahumari country. At their church ceremonies they may38 sometimes stand silent, the men on oneside, women on the other, and remainso for a long time, because there is noone among them who can say the ro-sary. Christian teaching and paganworship go hand in hand. A few ofthe Indians speak a little Spanish, butthe majoiity do not ; and in the mostremote parts of the barrancas are foundseveral thousand genuine pagans, cal
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