Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-09-05
pr. Livinsstcn's Explorations.

| W. hiFthgSione the hiifthh hhNt'ct
ahd explorer, was read rom which
the following extracts are taken
I'm the upper part Of the Lower
Shire. ~ the highlands. and ~ the
valley If the Lower Shire, there Is
- somewhat numerous population
The people generally live IN villages
aud in bsmlpts near them Each
village has ito own chief. and the
chiefs IN given territory have n
head chief. h. whom they owe soms
sort Of allegiance The pafamrppt
chief uf one portion VI the Uppet
Shire is woman The sites of
villages are selected for the must
part with Judgment and good taste.
A stream or spring is bear. aud
pleasant shade trees grow IN and
around the place. Nearly every
village ia surrounded Ivy a thick
high hedge ~ the poisonous eupbor.
lila. During The gtestef part uf
tho year The inhabitants oould see
IN enemy through the hedge, while
he would find II difficult matter
~ see them. ny shooting their al
ready poisonous arrows through
the tender branches. they get smear.
Ell with the poisonous milky juice.
and inAiot most painful If not fatal
wounds. The constant dripping III
tho inire Of the bruised branches
prevents tho enemy from attempt
Ing 20 iefee his way through The
hedge. as II destroys The eyesight
the buts ARE large. more strongly
built, with higher and more grace
FIJI roofs than any we have seen on
the Iambesi. Many Of the men are
very intelligentlouking with high
fneheads and we'll shaped heads
They show singular tastes in the
| aslohishingly varied styles in which
their hair is arranged Their bead
necklaces are really pretty speoi-
meps of work Many have the NJ
per and middle as we'll M the low.
or part If tho ear bored. and have
from three 10 Eve rings in each ear
The hole in the lobe 81 the oar ia
large enough 20 admit ones finger,
and Stone wear a piece OF bamboo
about an inch long in IL. Brass aud
iron bracelets, deliberately figured.
are seen, and some Of the men spot
from Two 30 sight hrass rings on
each finger. aud even the thumbs
are not spared. They wear copper.
brass, and iron rings on their legs
aud arms many have their front
teeth potehed. aud some file them
until they resemble tho teeth of a
saw, The upper lip ring of the WI.
men gives them revolving appear.
ance, II Ia universally worn in The
highlands. A puuoturo ia made
high up In tho lip. aud IL il grsdu
ally enlarged until the Pelele can
be inserted. Some are worry large.
One we measured caused tho lip To
project two inches b yond the tip
of the nose, when tho lady SMILED.
tho contraction Of the muscles Gle.
waited IL over the eyes. why do
tho women wear these things 7 tho
venerable chief. Chinsurdi. was
asked.
"Evideptly surprised Mt such
stupid question. he replied. For
beauty They are the only beauti.
FIJI things women have; men have
boards; women have NONE. What
kind Of u person would shc DO with
out the pelclc1 She would not be
n woman at all with mouth like "a
man, but no beard"
"Thcy sccm to be mn industrious
race. Iron IL dug out Of tho hills.
and every village has one or two
smclting houses; and from their own
native iron they make excellent hoes
axes, spears, kniues, arrow-hcads.
etc. They make also round baskets
Of various sizes, aud earthen pots,
which they ornament with plurnba
go. said 10 be found IN the Hill
Country, though we could not learn
exactly where. or in what quaint.
ties; the only specimen we obtained
was not pure. At every fishing
village on the banks Of the river
Shire, men were busy spinning
buazc. and making large fishing
nets from il and from Cathisas to
the lake, in every village almost,
we saw men cleaning and spinning
cotton, while others were wearing
il into strong cloth in looms of the