IN THE OLDEN TIME. 
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sticks and tow it astern; this last performance, like 
reading the Lord’s Prayer backwards, usually raised 
a breeze. The worship of Mafia (the devil) I believe 
is general; but they do not like to talk about it. Caribs 
are less musical than any of the black races I have 
met; but they are fond of noisy drums, and will dance 
until utterly exhausted. Some of their dances last two 
days. 
Indian Women, Pocomam Tribe. 
Of all the languages of Central America, no one has 
been more studied than the Maya. It is the language of 
Yucatan, and there many foreigners both speak and read 
it. In Guatemala it is the parent tongue of the great 
majority of the tribes, including the Quiches, Cakchicjuels, 
