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Show Bed Men of Guiana. There are still "red men" in Guiana, according to Mr. Smith Delacour'a report re-port descendants of the inhabitaato at the time of its discovery. They are apparently ap-parently of three or more separate origins. ori-gins. The oldest inhabitants are believed to te the Warraus, who lead a semiamphib-ious semiamphib-ious life, without agriculture and rather rath-er as fishers than as hunters. Whew these people came from is not known. Of more certain origin are the second set, the Arawacks, who were driven southward from the West Indian islands. is-lands. After them came a whole series of Carib tribes, who were also forced southward from the West Indies. Just before the advent of the Europeans the last of the Carib tribes made its appearance, appear-ance, and its people were known as the "True Caribs. " In life and surroundings there is nc great difference between any of the existing ex-isting tribes. They live in small family groups, the mutual relations of the members mem-bers being admirably regulated by 9 very decided though unwritten code Thoy pass perfectly simple lives, the happiness of which seems to be enhanced by the inevitable collisions with other tribes. A sufficiency of food is procured j hunting and fishing and a primitive kind of agriculture. Their houses, adds Mr. Smith Delacour, are of the simplest but exactly what i3 required, and tb furniture ia usually a hammock. Clo& (jig ia "a onestion for tha fntny.- |