1176 General Notes. [November, 
“ Additional facts concerning artificial perforation of the cranium,” 
THE ARUBA LANGUAGE AND THE PAPIAMENTO JARGON.— The 
Aruba language—Aruba is the westernmost isle of the group of 
islands called the “ Lesser Antilles,’ which extends along the 
northern coast of South America at a short distance from the — 
mainland. It lies north of the Peninsula of Paraguana, Vene- — 
zuela, and northeast of the entrance to the Gulf of Maracaibo; it | 
belongs to the dominion of the Dutch in the West Indies, "o 
extends over the following islands: Aruba (preferable to 
orthography Oruba), Curaçao, Curaçilla at the souti aema 
of Curaçao, Bonaire or Buen Aire, and the two Aves or on 
islands, Curacao is the largest island of the archipelago, 
consists of a barren rock almost devoid of vegetation ; parke 5 
tal of the Dutch colony, Wilhelmstadt, is built on its sout ro 
ern shore. In former times the thrifty inhabitants accumu a 
wealth as the mediators of a lively smuggling trade paene 
Spanish and the other colonies ot the West Indies. ne 
the staple produce of Curaçao with its 22,000 Lage ae 
its size, it is nearly three times larger than Aruba, wal 
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some linguistic material was obtained, visited pape" have 
| language for the Pap 
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mento jargon, their exterior is still of a pure pene Reds 
Aruban language was probably the same as that o ana. From 
related to the vernacular of the peninsula of ein Fe ng a fer 
natives far advanced in age, Pinart succeeded in iti also six 
terms of the Aruban language and of local nomenc me at pres 
sorcerers’ formulas, and from the Papiamento, as Ti names evr 
ent, he secured a limited number of plant and anima aaka d 
dently pertaining to the extinct Indian dialect, the 
which may be easily increased by future travelers. oan the for 
An old Aruba Indian, recently deceased, witness" F a nati 
mer Indian encampment at Saboneta the inhuma ae double 
weet 
female in one of the large conical ollas, her body oh the 
a ole the vase and the head protruding then oe a 
‘smaller urn was then placed upon the head, ok 
the whole covered with earth. Several Aruban grottos : 
