Through the heart of Patagonia . ed to stoop to a cheap imita-tion. He does not shout aloud that he is the equal of the whiteman, as more vulgar races do. It has often struck me that theprimitive races of the world might be put under two heads—themen of silence and the men of uproar. Among the men of silencewe have the Zulu, the North American Indian, the Tehuelche, andsome others. These silent peoples cannot exist, like the negroes,as the camp followers of civilisation. They have not the ya hoopimitative faculty of the negro race. They are hunters, men ofsilence and of a great reserve. When t
Through the heart of Patagonia . ed to stoop to a cheap imita-tion. He does not shout aloud that he is the equal of the whiteman, as more vulgar races do. It has often struck me that theprimitive races of the world might be put under two heads—themen of silence and the men of uproar. Among the men of silencewe have the Zulu, the North American Indian, the Tehuelche, andsome others. These silent peoples cannot exist, like the negroes,as the camp followers of civilisation. They have not the ya hoopimitative faculty of the negro race. They are hunters, men ofsilence and of a great reserve. When they meet with the whiteman, they do not rush open-mouthed to swallow his customs. The men of silence will, in the savage state, take a hint asquickly as an English gentleman ; the men of uproar will onlyaccept a hint when it is backed by a command. The Tehuelchewill not remain at a camp-fire where he is not wanted. He lackspassion, perhaps, but appreciation pleases him. His dignifiedcourtesy can best be exemplified by a A i,i:.\rTV
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