Show QUEER RITES OP OF SAVAGES tribes of central australia who torture themselves there are two fire ceremonies pecullar peculiar to the arunta and War ga tribes of 0 central australia tile the first ot of these Is 13 the final initiation ceremony and consists in fit the presentation sen tation of a large number ot of dramatic performances representing the doings of 0 tile the ancestors of the tribe finishing with certain fire ceremonies ju jn connection with some ot of which the women throw ing turning burning embers over themen the men and in others the men have to lie down on oil red hot embers co covered V over w with I 1 th green branches the meaning of this ceremony la is not known but tho the natives state that it makes tile men who pass through it what they call good black fellows in the second ceremony certain men shut up in a bush hut but and others arra arm themselves with long poles to which are attached great quantities of gum eum tree twigs the men daub themselves all over with pipe clay and mud and the poles poes which are banded to I 1 the party inside blaside the but being set fire ure to lu are lifted mceu into the me air mr andi and ure lu mceu me mr brought down upon all find and sundry with whom the party came in contact the natives say this the object ot at this ceremony Is to finally settle up all old quarrels lg and start afresh |