27/43 The boys still play with slings, which not so long ago were used for killing squirrels. A club with a stone (Spanish, _macana_) is said to have been formerly in common use. The grandfathers of the present generation of Nararachic had flint-tipped arrows. The Indians also know how to prepare excellent buckskin. They peg the hide on the ground and leave it for three days, and when it is sufficiently dry the hair is scraped off with a knife. |