. The lower Amazon; a narrative of explorations in the little known regions of the state of Pará, on the lower Amazon . all foreigners,especially Brazilians. I conclude there is only one way of winningthem, of entering into intelligent understandingwith these savage men and women, and that is togo to their maloca, their stronghold, alone andonly partly armed, and live for a time there in theirmidst, unaccompanied by any other being of theoutside world. Their savage minds will readilygrasp the intention of such a visit I believe, andwill at least eliminate from their thoughts anyidea of harmful
. The lower Amazon; a narrative of explorations in the little known regions of the state of Pará, on the lower Amazon . all foreigners,especially Brazilians. I conclude there is only one way of winningthem, of entering into intelligent understandingwith these savage men and women, and that is togo to their maloca, their stronghold, alone andonly partly armed, and live for a time there in theirmidst, unaccompanied by any other being of theoutside world. Their savage minds will readilygrasp the intention of such a visit I believe, andwill at least eliminate from their thoughts anyidea of harmful intent on my part. MEETING STRANGE INDIANS 207 I resolve, therefore, to go and live alone with thesavages and I begin to make the necessary prepara-tions for the trip. Candidos small canoe, the one that we haveused for scouting, is the only craft that can ascendthe rapids, on account of its lightness, but as itlies too low in the water for the hard and violentwork in the rapid with its high waves, we build amuch higher gunwale, adding thus a considerablelot to its displacement. CHAPTER XI Alone ^vitH tKe Indians. SELECT Candido and Skelly to takeme up to my destination and pre-pare the following gifts in my knap-sack for distribution among thetribe:six steel axessix Collins machetestwo old bayonetssix kniveseight cupssix steel harpoonsseventy-five fishhookssome candlesa few long wire nailsa small amount of sugar, some rice, tobacco, and a bag of salt weighing thirty of these things, it is true, might not proveuseful to my prospective friends, but not being asyet acquainted with their needs I will have to trustto luck. The Indians, however, appear to needeverything. My personal outfit consists of: recordpaper, pencil and compass, pedometer, thermo-meter, magnifier, Borroughs and Wellcome medi- 208 ALONE WITH THE INDIANS 209 cal outfit, a kodak with two rolls of film, one cottonhammock, some biscuits, three cans of condensedmilk, one can grape-nuts, the moving-pictu
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