Show Boon Boona v. v Slavery Really a to New Guinea Native Though Thou h to o us the working worl of blacks for less than n fi dollar u n month smacks of slavery shnery under another name to the New Guinea native natIe It represents wealth obtainable In no way n His Ills culture Is that of the neolithic Stone n age c. c It requires a n lon long period r of of careful and expert In labor hor to fash fashIon 6 i Ion ton and polish h n a stone ax a or adze t i. Such an nil implement primitive though h It It may mn he is of Incalculable worth to an nil owner ncr Even g though h the tile care careful careful ful labor Jabor required requires to fell and shape trees into canoes shields or other w. w carvings s with it is o of the most arduous ous ous IS and tedious nature It It t serves senes the rh c purpose nevertheless The young non nan sees years stretching stretchIng stretch- stretch c In Ing ahead before before through through learning f the craft and fashioning his own Ira Ira- Si l pl ments or by b seizing them In raids raid upon his enemies enemies enemies' he will acquire n a sufficient stock wherewith to purchase pur purchase chase and maintain a wife r For two months' months work ork amon among the whites he may acquire n a steel hand rand i. i ax or nil nn adze e for three months' months pay an ax or a mattock for two weeks weeks' en endeavor en tO r 1 n a butcher knife or a n dag- dag ger er A shilling will purchase a brilliant bril- bril Kant loin cloth of red green or orange L cloth cloth unknown to the interior v villages ma cs With the proceeds of his his' three- three year ear term of labor he may return to his village e while still In his teens teen and be the richest man in it HI His r steel Implements and his acquired knowledge of how to use them will enable him to perform man many time I the amount of work that could be attained b by the best artisan in his tribe with stone Implements Hal Hal G. G Evarts In the Sa Saturday urda Evening Post r |