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Show ABOPtlCINti OF AV8TRALIA Daacrlbaa bv tlaer John P. glevena. K liluMnaiy to that tn. AiiKi.Ati.a, Auatralia, (hi. V. WW- KniToa Tiai.a: ICutiiliidrd Iroin laal week.) Ilelore a youth ran be admitted to lh right a d privilege ol manhooil he haa lo rubmit lo a'.me very lrri and mta trrlnua rerriuoniea. Theae riTemonie admit him to, or plai-e him in a pneitlon lo indolg in eome privilege that are tr.ui'h roveled. Theo prlvllrgra inrlude piTUil.ilon to add rertain daintie to hi alieedv reairirted diet, am h a the fat al ihe Knin and rholre portion ol the kangaroo, which have been lorbldden him up 'o lime. II ia alo allowed lo tike a pari In the rbaae, and in warlare, and allowed to marry aa many wive aa be ran get by begging, bartering, borrowing bor-rowing or dealing. It ll a alngular laet that the native practice aome ol th aacrml right which were given to lh children ol larael, in anrlent limea, end how they bava obtained ob-tained a ko'iw ledge ol three (red law given by our Creator to III rhoeeo pro-nle. pro-nle. la a tuynterv to th clviliied world, which haa, aa yt, not been aolved, on-leaa on-leaa a tay they ar a remnant ol the people ol llii,ho, according to th direction di-rection he traveled (a given in Ihe ilook ol Mormon) nail hv Hrd doe by the hore when on hi way to America. Hut th Utter explara-tion explara-tion la given In tha 03rd chapter ol Alma, which deecribea many ahlpe that were built by tha Nrphltaa, which Bailed away Irom A menca and war never heard ol again, and it I not unredeem able to tuppo thai th aalivea ol A lie Hall ar deK-eudenleol I hla people. Th black ar very tunil of making tire, and they alway make one every tuna Ihcy lop lo real. He la not iif piled all h the matiiiea ct Ihe while man but haa a peculiar method allot hie own. lie placet a piece ot wood on the gruii.nl and then lake a round nick and lata it reet upon thia word and then iwiil it around in hi hand and the Suction toon tauai-a epark to i? nita Ihe li avei and bark which ate placed uear eiiuiigh fur tha aparka to lall on them. No while man haa ever yet then able to light a Hr in till manner, but the na tivea are very prollcient In the art and will light a dro In a veiy l.oil lime. Thrnailve dot- not light a Mrr h'aur ihe Ini'lrmeiicy ol the wealhri di-ina-nla It, but alway maki-a one, it would np- pear, Irom heer (nice o( Imhit. IVaiaonul rlraulinraa ! not enr nt ti vlrnica ol ilioee pmuitlve people. Thev hardly waih llieinaelver, llnnlgh ia-ca-iniially they bathe In Ihe rive or lak, e. but not lor Military puriaiara. Hie !, whicii ia a Hikcn ul aircciinu am inn all civlliaed p.oile . the aorld. I unknown m iheae pfople. I'hrv no not evrn rub noea a no the native ol Sew Zealand. They have no hum.. I greeting except a Hcle ol grout, which I very much leteiulile the mil' made by I a certain animal with which you am all i f.iiuiliar. I Tiie chii-l (MTiipatinn ol thee a'rani;n l people i hilllllng (or animal I hi Itaki-aim IIih greater p..rinn ol iheir lime. The men, alien not other i-e rog'igi-d, la-copy their lime in uiiikiiig liiipleiueiit ot war. To i he i, men he long the laik ol eearching (or vegciaii (ood and rwklllit It alien found, roll cling cl-ing wood (or Urea, making haga or netv, and In a word doing all toe ili-ug. cabin I woik which th'ir lord and tuaa er place upon them ; lor initance, when Hum I . live ramped lor tha night, il it i cold ; or wet, and t lie tire need replenshing, Iheboihaud trl.a the wife lo go and j gather wood, an I in c.i-e ofaieliiaal.i peroaioo o.unkly lakca Ihe pi ice ol a ! blow Iroul a wadd, or club, I We may ay, to .hr Aualralian ahorig- j In belong lb diaiiuc lon ol inventing a weapon which ia uuiqu in th world' j ' anal. I roler lo lh returulng boom-1 i raug. Th natlv la an ailpt at lino- I !lng hia drably mlile, whil in the hndol a while man ll la about aa i hariuieae aa a toy cannon 1 Toere tea taaay tiraug (acta wLkh 1 1 might write aUiut thi trai.i"p'e, hutapar e will not allow any aora at thia lime, hut at eoirie lulnraaatrpron-ahly lulnraaatrpron-ahly 1 will write yon a dexriaion of aoine coatoma which I have not (orbed upon In thia letter. I aiu not liaorlng among the nativee, but get my information informa-tion Irom people who have livedimung them, and I may eay 1 am ycriruuch intrrenteil in the alody ol tknrnge rare ol people. Your Iroly, Joiik 1'. f?TIV(a. Homeraet Ttnarr, Adelaide, mtb Auatralia. |
