A JOURNEY IN BRAZIL. 
the impassiveness of the Indian as their varying complexion 
from the dark skin, which knows neither blush nor pallor ? 
We could have but little conversation with these people, 
for, with the exception of the chief and one or two men 
who acted as interpreters,, they spoke only the " lingua 
geral," and did not understand Portuguese. 
December ~L5th. After the Indians had left iis yesterday, 
we proceeded on our way to another settlement, where we 
expected to find a considerable village. We arrived after 
dark, and some of the party went on shore ; but they found 
only a grass-grown path and deserted houses. The whole 
population was in the forest. To-day, however, two or 
three canoesful of people have come off to the steamer 
to greet the President and receive their presents. Among 
them was an old woman who must have come originally 
from some more primitive settlement. The lower part 
of her face was tattooed in a bluish-black tint, covering 
the mouth and lower part of the cheeks to the base of 
the ears. Below this the chin was tattooed in a kind of 
network, no doubt considered very graceful and becoming 
in her day and generation. A black line was drawn across 
the nose, and from the outer corner of the eyes to the 
ears, giving the effect of a pair of spectacles. The upper 
part of the breast was tattooed in an open-work, headed 
by two straight lines drawn around the shoulders as if 
to represent a coarse lace finish, such as one constantly 
sees around the necks of their chemises. They left us at 
breakfast, and we are now on our way back to Mauhes, 
after a most interesting excursion. 
December ~LQth. Mauhes. We arrived here yesterday 
at midday, and, as it happened, we found in the village 
an Indian and his wife, who, as specimens of the genuine 
