Feb. 4, 1 875 J 



NATURE 



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To the wild tribes of the Madeira Valley, the Miiras, the 

 Araras, the Mundrucus, the Perententins, the Caripunas, 

 &c., Mr. Keller devotes a chapter, By the encroachment 



of white men, and by the ministrations of the Jesuit mis- 

 sionaries, these tribes, hke many others in South America 

 are consi4erably changed from what they v/ere when the 



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1 the Ucayali. — Marcoy. 



continent was first discovered, and, as we said in our last 

 number, are much diminished in numbers. If we may 

 trust the individuals who figure in Mr. Keller's illustra- 

 tions, there must be some splendid specimens of men and 



women among' them. The Indians in this region are, 

 however, far from being tamed, and not unfrequently 

 resent the encroachment of the white man after a very 

 bloody fashion, though wherever they come in contact 



