ill
NI.V one tribe c.f p. ..pl- in nil Uii' world n. v.-r
I hi :h.
T... .. , . TV I'll v 1 1 I T 1 Mi. . ( hill li !!
lltiktlow -. I" t I I ;l M .1 I'll' li'-l
!.!.! .1 St- !! '!. il!ll.. ltd "' iVt.i .If' ll. V-!-
.1.1-4 II,. :il...i r. in il Itih ii'.i .!! f .-;t.
v. r fi.ui. v.'i.Mti in. I -hitd i'C v. Ii,. ! j as
s. 1 1 i in i- ii h i -.. ii. ! .. ijrM 'ii-iitt-r at u
o
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v fm r'mv w& ym
li.ll -i .il ' '!
t, -k, a .mi id.. H uh ..f Hi. l i- v i I. I nidi
,i . il is in"- tin . ', ii., r. -i , . i. ,1
I , . ,,. ,., ii,. .,ri, -.i III n 1 1 i ' ' Ii ! hi v Vi 1 .1 : i ... i. "
.,, I, . I,. I i , I lillll.H .ni. I .I Ihim'ml'.i wn'iM I..- ill. .1
). .li p . I 1 1 , I K I il. HI
Th- , ,ti,, I,. I'.Vi.ll lli.il '. Ill- .! Ml. f !. - I ' I . I
their Ik k oi mirth has 1 1 . . t -t l. n ti'a i .1 I . I! i-' ' 'i. c .1
H, iil th.. p. rn.m who . oiil.l ti ii K Hum laioih umiM ...III
....t.l- lo ih-ir wi.:hl In a.w irs tim.-. It i- n..t . ti
., . . I 1 1 1 I I I II. ir f i llul . '.i !.i 1 1 I'll 1 1 I - .'..III" ' I 1 Wi ll ! Ill-
. .. i t, i liny ii. i : 1 1 . 1 r I :ri t ij-I. ml. ii I I I I oi--d
.. Ii-'. n to Kngll--h i..1.-s.
r'.i ti.-iiily 'J noli y.iir-.. jo . oT.lin to t'i- I., s! . In-. m l.-li s.
those p.npl-, tio iilmost .xti'i-i. Ii.iv i-. - rv .1 tin- si'-ii-
i-l..ii... t. risi.cs. and mi "i". ! I n a lii.r f v- il- his
i vi i' . . ii ii mull, on It face of "in of th in or heard a
laugh wlitl.- in their section of i '. Ion.
Government Tries to Fatten Them.
Y ar l.y year Hoy ha- sii-aii thititi-r inn! less iiiimer
oiis. until liny promts- to .lis. i .m ,i r .i It i h.-r. mostly l.y
J. Init probably some of tl.ini will i;- 1 thin as to ho
iini.-ihl.. If tin y k ! up tin- pro. . ss of J I ' . -i ' il .1- n. fu
ll, .n long enough. 'I'll.- gov. rum. 'it has H i. .1 t.i 1 ;i 1 1. n thetn
I. y f-cdim; tln in. t . 1 1 lh. i X r.tu. nt has nut In . n a success.
Tin' V.-.Mas iif- .livid- .1 int" line, distinct groups the
i-.nk V.-.M.is. ho lv - nt If. ly amot-.: the Hint-tin-Janul-s.
in ti v. s or i I, Ii- in tl r... k. an. I who an- sk'Ht'iil
an h. i s. hruigl'r; ilown hut owl . .-in ami kit. whi-h
ion-tiiiit.- tlnir .t i ii. i .. - fund, 'lh.'- v. ill not. fur religious
reasons, touch Iti. I., ii. !. .h-iMt. i.r :, iT.il. Tin- m ..nil
group is lh- ill -u- '',11. is. ...I,.. . ii- - ...i I . ...I..i,i. s .i , nig
II.. list, rn I'.iiisl an. I cult.vtic nt. mi to a si, .ill xi. tit ; an, I
tin- third lire th- nm-l '-.ldas. mm muni., ring I, ss than
:;oo, who ha vi- s. til. d down in Hi- roast I . r i -; I s and . ko out
an i xisi-ne- hy In Iping th- Moors cut Hlnl.. I of aiding the
I i -1 i I 'm- n
Th-s- thr-i small Kroitps at- all 'hat risnain ..I II,. ntin
iii. il in linl.i lii nt s. and th-y havi- no int. t. ours- w ith a-h
oth. r
Unable to Make Them Smile.
TI,. 'i'ddas of Hi- in. k at-, il .o.ssil.. . th- most soli um
loup ol tin Ihf-i', and all i.-ffoi't.s to t-iuh tin in -v-u to .stniUi
li.i- ptov. il unnyuiliiiK.
Why th-s- -onh- do not suillr is a myst-ry. Th-y a'.om
f all th- p. . pi- of th- -arth Know iiotl.'u of Hi. si.s;iti..n
i liimht.'i-. An Ktmh.-h f.i'1-utist. win. r. r. inly .nii-m -d
to i '. Ion for tin- purpos. of mv .-Ht iKa ' m. this ii-slion. p. r-stiad-d
soui- of th- i'o4) X'-ddas to p-rmit hiin to ti.kl- th-ni
in tl - rihs and in tin' iniddh- of tluir f.-t with straws, and
n. -r .-aii'-rht i-'.a tl th- tli-kcr of il Hinlh- on tlnir fai'-s. tmr
did Ii- . y. r siK-ci . .1 in inakiim otn- of thi-iu sipih in ami laiiKh
alnml diiriun th- o ration.
Th-y ar- not only as iihsolut-ly la.-kinw In l.umor as th-f-i
-nt far -oni.-ill. s. hut npp-ar to lark t h- V' h al power
to expr. ss any f-ellnn nkin to humor.
Unable to Tell Lies.
Anoth-r stratiKi- Ihlim ahoiil thr Veddas and ran which
may possihly hf rotiiirit-d wl'h tlu ir lark of humor i tl.
l'.irt thai cy-ry one of thetn Im ii eot.- W'asliirmtoti. anil un-aiil.-
to t II a He nr In cotir. ive of any one . Is.- l. lhnu u lie.
They eatinot .-yeti I'-lh v.- that liny one would take the. prop-
-rly of iiny on- else, and assoeiattott with ei'il'za t Ion has
lail-d lo ( opyinre tin 111 that it is pnssihle. Win n anythitii;
is tnissini; sine. I h- ady-nt of olh.r pi opl. s into (Vylon
th- fart tli.it il is missing is ehata.'-d t' the artiele Itself.
'IT e I. men iu- of Hi- Veil. I is is elos. ly alli-d to that of the
( '1 n:a I. se. and is ixlr.imly I i 1 . 1 . ! iltlioii-h the seielltilie
p. rson-; w ho inn-, mad- th. re--nt investigation!! avow that
this limit of lanmume does not ae. oiint for the fart Hint they
do not tell lies. They simply eannot understand that any
person i-iiii till nil nut ruth-possihly hei-ause they have m-viT
yet mel any promoter of an Industrial stork.
It Is prohahle that their lark of humor, nnd coii.se. iiiint
Inahilitv either to lie or to laiiuli. results from their lark of
imagination. Tiny seem utt.rly utiahle to iinui,-liie anytlilnir
they have no r.od. 110 belief in or thounht of a future life,
no religion, no c.-r-monies. tin t.-mpl-s, no idols, no art of
worship, and. on the whole, tin y an- as unimaginative as
the ordinary short story writ. r.
Peaceable, Gentle, and Quiet.
With all this or. lather, without all this the Veddas are
a peaieahle. u-tith . i u-t people. Tin y tak.- wives without
any marriime i-i lemony and are faithful and constant to
th-m. supporting tin m to death. W hen their wives an- uti
laithful tiny take them bark, and tin- wife's relative! pun
ish the man.
Tlie Knulislunan who recently iiprnt months anions them
.strove to excite their setisu of tho ridiculous, and failed, tried
to sec if tiny would launh at the slltiht injury of himself a
thinw which excites laughter amonK every other people of
M KIM
i -r- - ... i i ti j.i ,i..', in i I j ii ! ... , .- i k it NHiiir ii?'it.i. ui lib i ii -k i ai k v r
. ' '. ' HU iOI.'I 115 I I 'ti'.it rH VV K:l 1.1V tl I I k..v;-'i - r 4e4V 1. , I..
1 Awm Mil
the earth ne trle.i tiiii l-s.iu-. tried pantomime, tried every- I
mint?, and tin- net result was laiiure even to produce a uuivcr
of the lips or u twinkle of th- eye.
Ills friends kh the VeddaK probably laii;h-il heartily
lifter he left thetn. but he contends thai they eannot IiuikIi.
nnd that the m rvi s that produce laughter are d-.nl or dor
tnunt in them.
w-rrmmr-m--gm r- m- 4
H Hi JrJULJ"Jl
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FROM TlliET.
TO PLUMPEX ARMS.
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if - ttjrt
1 nt
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if
Ttasant of central Tibet.
Million Mi it I ii -ii il says you can make
your alius plump hy rubbing olive oil Into
them
REM ' t l ' flOl'SES.
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ft-.. i. - 1 K
f t L
n
i ;
' Mil J ff
. .ill. 't tk
, v. v , x
J
Tlio buthhuutfea ul French wui.ni K iUr s are .11 wht i ls. They nr rolled d ,
boacli, clos lo the .iur, o iIk occupant can racli the -urf In a few situs.
IRON HAND.
EH.
STUFFED YAKS OF TIBET.
TEX FEET WIDE.
FAVORI'IES OF THE KAISER.
t. V
5
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Yak are sncred with the TlhetnnR and they are h-nore.) even
after death. HlufT.d yaks Hliown In the picture are hanuiiiK about
the gateway at (lyanutsi Joiik. They were fitted with artificial eye
with their tongues protruding In a tierce manner.
ART IX MAORI CARVING.
- ' ' ' ' 1 ' ' - .. . . ....-4- .1 V 1
V -i.,V'-V- A. - ' i'
11. lor I carving of wood, Ivory, and precious metals Is wonder
ful. The photograph ahowa the intricate nature of the native art
r- l f rr
In on- of the prln
clniil sinits of '.In
old Nortniin i-ity of
Itou. 11 si iinds a house
l.-tl feel Wide. A
w alehnniki r 01 a upies
it .
;: non a1
(.HARM
Cli.il ins ol t Ills sort
are i.s. .1 on t he door
ways of Tibet. They
are said to keep evil
xpiriia away.
AFGHAN TALAXOl'N USED FOR WOUNDED.
In an .1.1 chateau near Nuremberg I pfe
s. ii.,. the ii.. 11 li.nii of (lot-t a von hc-tlirh-in;eii.
w le se exploit Goethe celebrated in
a drama hi aril g the warrior's name. Thia
faniuiia ('.(-.man knight of t he late fifteenth
rentury h.ivu g l-a: his hard In ar. supplied-
i s pi u e by a tl ive of lion, ao ci n-
! 1 uctt .1 tli it Its niembeia moved by an
intuit i.l inci ti ll; ism
With this glove the maimed warrior could
grnsp . I J. eta ai il :ild the hw -id or battle
ax h before he received his wound.
( HE I. SEA CA RA C I ERS.
A. A A
These character ara used In Chelsea for
;'l. in 1 punting.
".'hi 11.11 ks an t he " brai ds " by hlch the
. - !' g.x cs is icvealtd to lln.se who
kti w- ar.d they arc valuable to hu)crs f
Ui.u i Ulna
f i 4 v ' f ',
This palanfiuin or tahht-i-ra an Is used by the Afghan people f ir cotiv-;, ,.u th.-.r
sick and wounded
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rfv-i.fV K
-..t'.IV.V
.'-aL7 "-.l. si. 1
f-W,Jk.'."' 'Jtv.-..-'''
Tin s,, three dachshunds ale the favorites id William II. of (1. 1 many and his constant
companions when he walks
Si' CI PES' GRA I E ARP.
- 4.-4.. ; "w'W -.r . . y
The luini-d gamblers who kill themselves
nt Monte I'aihi an- huticd together in this
ri.netcry w ithin half a mile of the Casino
AGED CYCLIST.
"mem
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T. W I'l'i- i- t lie I In lliT'i.'ll I I list of
I. is a 1 ii. t ' w rl I II. is 77 ) a 1 ol-l a ml
t a- 1.1 I '. I"7 l 1 ill oil I. is b I. . I- . IK
Ij. 111 bi-j.liiii; at th- a.. of r.l
FUI.I. DRESS.
fa '-MtV-,
M.n.a u is, u r s "lilier in 111:11 hi 1 g .i, . ii. 1
NEW SUNDIAL.
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li. i.t tly ii i-r.'nj by 1'iof C Cllhore.