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HOW THE AUSTRALIAN NATIVE IS BECOMING MODERNIZED By PERCY B. PRIOR Despite his scanty wardrobe, the Australian native and his lubra (wife) have adopted many modern fashions and whims while on the other hand, many of our present styles were used by them centuries past. Shingling, and the buster cut have been in vogue among the Australian natives for ages, for, to them, hair as an adornment has no charm. It has purposes of utility. The belt which the women of the northwest wear, is made entirely from human nair, while string, used for carrying articles, is also made from hair. Jazz, a product of modern civiliza tion, is akin to the music produced by natives, for rhythm is the main essen tial. A native would be little disturb ed by hearing the effect produced from a saxophone, for it is allied with their own “harmonious” renderings. The dark-skinned native wriggles his feet in time to music, just as his western brother does to a jazz band, while the native who beats a hollow log derives as much pleasure as the modern trap drummer It is novel to see natives who have had practically no contact with civ ilization, beating to the latest New York hit on the phonograph, and when their first fears have been al layed, they tap with their feet as the record grinds out, “When the Red Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along ’ The violin proved somewhat alarm ing on its first appearance among the Whitens Skin 7 Shades in 7 Nighti or Money Back Now you can have that soft, velvety, light skir i you’ve wanted. A 3kin free of blemishes anc ! spots—a skin 30 improved that you’ll be amazet at .h- difference. 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Ask for Palmers “Skin Success” Ointment—look for the orange box. For piles, eczema, rashes, pimply skin, sore feet, chafing, or sun burn. Every good druggist sells it or can easily get it for you. aboriginals, for, like the sounds pro duced from tribal sources, they im agined that the violin strings were some human agency, and that the soul of an unfortunate was crying out in anguish. So it was with the recorded voice upon the phonograph. At the first j sound of Galli Curci, they stood up in alarm, and would have dived over board if the machine nad not stopped. They were plainly under the im pression that a woman was secreted in the little box, and looked every where for the owner of the vocal ef fect. They could not understand that it was the record and sound box that produced the sound. Other artists met with similar fates, and even the high register of Caruso railed to please them. But their fears were dispelled when the Broadway Blues thundered from the phono graph, and they beamed with pleas ure at the rhythm of ‘‘Red Hot Mam ma.” They made a strange scene, the primitive men and women, with their shingled bobs and “bustered hair ” lis tening with joy to the latest jazz numbers, and tapping as though they were dancing the steps of the fox trot, or the well-known black bottom. Their own vocal efforts would do injustice to a howling dog, for they start at a high pitch, and end only when the “vocalist” has run out of creath- They keep time by tapping two boomerangs together, while the men occasionally burst in and give the soloist a little support, by chant ing a few bars. Aboriginal music, although not pleasant to western ears, is very col erful, being descriptive of the hunt ing of kangaroos, the beauty of the setting sun, or the prowess of some dead chief. It is chiefly a succession' of chromatics, and the verses are but repetition. Wild natives who have had no pre vious association with civilized men will often mimic their actions. The fingering 'of a moustache will be copied by the aboriginal, while even a cough will be imitated. He smiles when you smile, and frowns when you frown. When given a large piece of bright ly-colored cloth, the women will im mediately tear it into dozens of small pieces, and reappear with their hair adorned with it, just as a western woman will bargain for a new nat. They are very susceptible to color, and invariably quarrel over trifles— such as stray pieces of cloth. If one woman is given a comb, and told how to use it, some weeks later her hair, although short, would put a beauty specialist to shame because of its improved appearance. She had undoubtedly combed her hair every available minute since receiving the comb The quarrels among the men and women over the distribution of pres ents often ends disastrously, for one man along tne northwest coast had both arms fractured, the result of a combat over the distribution of to bacco. One man had a frightful frac ture of the right arm, which nad unitedbadly, the arm being grotesque ly twisted. It was another case of “cherchez la femme,” and was caused by the attack of an irate husband. It would take great pluck on the part of our womenfolk to adorn their bodies with the great cicatrices, or raised weals, which cover their brown skinned sisters’ bodies, in Australia. Despite the fact that they live a life where club rule is the dominant fac tor, the natives seem to derive more pleasure from their type of existence than the 1929 sophisticate derives from the ultra-modern age. FORTUNE TELLER TO THE “400” By R. J. HUBBARD < Mrs. Cora Horton, of Little Rock. Arkansas, is widely known in this section of the country as a fortune teller to the most refined class of people; but when approached on the matter and asked to tell something of her methods, she says; “I am not a fortune teller. I do USS&Vm?: --- MRS. CORA HORTON not advertise my profession and do not make any charge. Mine is a gift from God." This woman has a modern home, beautifully furnished and lives in a fashionable neighborhood surrounded with all the comforts necessary which have come to her as gifts from friends. Before she would consent to an swer any questions about her busi ness, she forced the interviewer to write the questions which she read. Then she said: “God sent you here, therefore, I will tell you the things you want to know. I am a mental healer and I practice mind therapeutics. I have (been giving my readings many years and I have intimate friends among all races. I have visited all sections of the United States and have com forted people from coast to coast. 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