322 MODE OF WARFARE. 
ing their muscle horns. The adverse forces 
approached ; but instead of the battle began a 
comic dance, in which the two armies emulated 
each other in grimaces, furious gesticulations, 
and a distortion of the eyes, which left only the 
whites visible, while the women shrieked a war- 
song, which, if their opponents had been lovers 
of harmony, would assuredly have put them to 
flight. The leaders on each side took no share 
in these violent exertions, but stood still, ani-. 
mating their troops by the tones of the muscle 
horn. When exhausted by these efforts, the 
horns were silent, and the armies separated by 
mutual consent, looking on while some of the 
most valiant from each side came forward to 
challenge with threats and abuse a champion 
of the enemy to single combat. This was re- 
presented by dancing and songs, and occasional 
movements with the hand, as if to throw the 
lance, which the antagonist sought to avoid by 
dexterously springing aside. The respective 
armies and their leaders animated the courage 
of their warriors by battle-songs, till the horns 
were blown again; the armies once more slowly 
approached each other; the champions retired 
