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Show ABORIGINES Or AVSTRALIA Deec-rlead bv Eldar Jnhn P. Stevene. e Mlaalonarv to thai Land. Aiiki.aiik, Auatralia, Oct. 2JS, I1KI2. EitiTon Tiwi:a : Tliiiikinir pvrhapa that mine of my friend would like lo hear mini-thing l tin aborlglnce of Auatraliii, I Kill endeavor en-deavor to jive yon a brief ai-counl nf their appearance, hahiti anil cuetnn,.. The height 11I the average native ie about five feel aix inchea, liul lie la not ell proportioned, ar one would Imagine from teeing hie picture an mliliilieil lo the world ; lie ia, on the contrary, poe eeaeed of very tmall liinlw, ami on Hrl eight make a decidedly nnlavorvhlr luipreaeion, owing 10 lira mall llinbt anil large trunk. When liia natural tint ia not obeciirct by aint anl grcaae, he ia ecen to be of a dark rnpiier or rnoty brown color, and ome of ttiein prc.t-nt a very peculiar appearance ap-pearance Irom the fai t that tliry wear loon (lowing la-arda and a perfect iliock cf etralght hriatly hair. If a perron giw?a hark anydiatance into in-to the interior he will find they ilu not trouble what they will wear on the morrow, mor-row, or even baluy, for Ihey limply wear nn clothing at all, but where Ihey have come In contact with the whllva, they have adopted li ia manner ofdreai, and It la not an iinuiunl thin? toaeethem dreraed ill the moat faahinnahle way, with anow wliite collara and ru fin ami liea which In color rivalt the Intel of the briithtrat rainboir. They, like our Indiana, In-diana, love bright colora, which present attriking conn art to (he dark.eooty color ol their akin. They have many peculiar cuatoma, acme of w hlrta I will mention in brief; but Aral I muat lay that thia race of people are considered by traveler! and explorer! to be the loweat epeclnienr of the human race, and are claaaed by many who claim to bulieve in evolution a the tnlaaing link between man aud the lower anlinale. The poateaaion of a complete and Iiandeome let of teeth ia reirartled by tnoat civiliz-d people aa a matter for congratulation and envy; not ao with tliea artleaa children of the bnah. They have a peculiar cuetoin of knock'tutou. em of their Iron, tooth out i a i-rr-cga, and thia practice may be a'lid to be univerral throiiKliout Australia. They terra to think aoiua vacanciee in the front row add liettuty or attractive-neta attractive-neta to their appearance, beii.let con-feirinjt con-feirinjt dignity upon ibeiu. The eurglciil operation by mean of which the teeth are extracted ia a very luunh and ready tli-rcriptlon. A bliarp tone ia placed kgninat '.lie tooth, which, ia knocked out 1 with another atone ul a hammer. Tin" ""ru""" nrml ' very painful hut la auliuiitted to with tliat atolral patience which dtatlu.uishei the biucka under all their trying urdeiiU which cu.toiu dt-iuunda of Un til on acennnl of the ararritv nl (mil and water In their native na-tive liuid. Tina cu'tuin ia a very mi. Clrlit one nod wna practiced when ('not. Cmk that diecourt-d Auatralia. Another cuainiu which ia o prevalent na to be iilluoat universal ia Unit of boring bor-ing n hole through the noae, which la dolii- bv a aliarp k lame, mid la gradually l-tlhitg.-d Until it liecninea the ri'ipiil-d I'W. I'poli fe.tive i.ccu-loiie t!.-i en. nil b. in- I10111 the win of u hak 1 a placed thmu::h tlna hole ami l.itii.l ,'..11 ol their kiI.i attire. It in auid o ( the niitivea null thia cavity in the 10. n to curry their pipea r.hen not lung lu-ng amoknl ; and 1 iniu' here remark Init thi native ia Mat' in 'Toiy alilliied i the n- of tubaci'ii, which, by the iv, w;ih unknown until the white man, tin bia loaainl civilization, made hia ,.40iraiuv on thia land. They iiIk i tihv another cntotn atuoiiil i ,rm wlin h l itiiiliur In ihIiioiiiu. liev I 'll their ho Ilea with thorp Mnea, il tiie M .ua li ft by thraei wnumla form ur linea diaw n in pit nil lei liara to lh imlier of ten or taenty acroaa the front I the lnuiy unJ aomelimea acroae the i-k. Theee wniinda are prevented from ilitii too aoon by rui.binir them w 1th iea nr the doa n featlieia of the hawk, liai been thought by aomu that the lD nitinea l oniiot he vert aeuaallve to n; aii' h ia not the cine, however, for ii wi n hn t avnled amonn them atatea i he witiienacd lliti operation permed per-med upon the inuta of a you nil wo-ii, wo-ii, nnil Ihnt her criee were lieart- .linn ; yet when he otTered lo Intel- l , i for her aha intiiled on havinn the i tnony perfnrllied without flinher lUU ,r, for ahe aoiild have been comid- lac'wardbv her own people if ihe permitted the cureiuouy lo lie etnp-,...1 etnp-,...1 would have luat their favoi Ji--.ru ' lubiutttinK to thia terrl- " its To bo uoncluded. |