614 BARBAROUS TRIRES. 



in succession. During the time, they drink large quantities 

 of caxiri, while they smoke tobacco and take snuff. Their 

 chief masker represents their demon Jurupari, but he does 

 not appear to be treated with any particular respect. 



Very little information has been gathered of the history of 

 these tribes, as they seldom possess any knowledge of their 

 ancestors beyond the times of their fathers or grandfathers. 

 Few of them have benefited in any way by their intercourse 

 with white men, but remain in the same barbarous condition 

 in which they have probably existed for man}' centuries. A 

 further description of their savage customs would be more dis- 

 agreeable than satisfactory. We can only hope that the true 

 gospel may be some day carried among them, and that they 

 may be redeemed from their present barbarous conditiou. 



