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Show "Wireless" Among Indians. A furious system of wireless tele-r-raphy" has been found among tb Indians In-dians of the Putumayo, a chief trlbu-taiy trlbu-taiy of the upper Amaion As described de-scribed by W. K Hardenburg, the apparatus ap-paratus consists of two log of hard wood, with small holes burnt through lengthwise by htted stones The thick-jer thick-jer of the two logs glvet out two grave j notes when struck the thinner two scute notes Hanging from roof tiro-!brs. tiro-!brs. the logs are beateo with rubber-dipped rubber-dipped club, and sLnals are ent t y a rode based on the dlterence of tone nd the length and number ol blows jln this way messages are exchanged to dtances of seven to tea miles |