Modern travel, a record of exploration, travel . n. They proved to be members of amountain tribe known as Tapiro, living on the lowerslopes of the mountains, where their villages and planta-tions lay. Their dress consisted of a grass helmet, withupright rims, and a projection at the crown into whicha bird of paradise plume could be inserted. Over oneshoulder was suspended a string bag containing a collec-tion of fishing tackle and fire-sticks. As it was to theadvantage of the expedition to be on good terms withthese people if they wished to penetrate into the moun-tains, they were given a few
Modern travel, a record of exploration, travel . n. They proved to be members of amountain tribe known as Tapiro, living on the lowerslopes of the mountains, where their villages and planta-tions lay. Their dress consisted of a grass helmet, withupright rims, and a projection at the crown into whicha bird of paradise plume could be inserted. Over oneshoulder was suspended a string bag containing a collec-tion of fishing tackle and fire-sticks. As it was to theadvantage of the expedition to be on good terms withthese people if they wished to penetrate into the moun-tains, they were given a few more trifles and allowed todepart. The elder of the two immediately disappearedinto the jungle, but the other remained for two days,then he, too, went. He proved to be very intelligent, andshowed the method by which they lit their fires. Two implements were required—a stick of hard woodand a length of split rattan. A cleft was made in thestick in which a stone was forced to keep the sidesapart. Then, having placed one end of the stick beneath.
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