, 1860-08-04


9.U'' Pm. G.s5 r. n.
5.e5 r. N. Waukegan Accommodation.
OT5et75 Of the dh0re r0adt tpiW pl<Gst dd-
rise Us tohen cAdng8 in this table ore necessary.
Dr. Llvin:.tone'~ African Explora-
lions.
In the Geographical Section Of tie British
Association, recently, very interesting paper,
by nr. Livingstone, was read. We subjoin 4
few extracts:
In the upper part Of the Lower Shire, in
the highlands, nu1 in the valley Of the Upper
Shire. there ia d somewhat numerous pupuIa-
lion. The people generally live in villuges and
in hamlets near them. Each village has its
own chief, and the chiefs in a giren territory
hare Il head chief, TO whom they owe some sort
Of allegiance. The paramount chief Of one
portion Of the Upper Shire il woman. The
part, with judgment and good taste. stream
or spring il near, nud pleasant shade trees grow
in and around the place. Nearly every village
is surrounded by thick hedge Of the poison
GUS euPhorl,ia. nuriug the greater part Of the
year the inhabit1uts could see au enemy through
ihe hedge wnile he would find it Difficult. mat
Ter 10 see them. BY shooting their already
poisoned arrows through The lender branches.
they ct smeared with the poisonous milky
juice, and irlict most painful if not fatal
wouIds. the constant dripping of the juice Of
the bruised branches prevents the enemy from
attempting 10 force his way through the hedge,
Is it destroys the eycsight. The huts are lar
ger, stronger built, with higher and more grace.
fnl roofs than any We hare seen on the Fam.
besi.
Many Ct tile nen are very intelligent looking,
with high fureheads. md well-shaped heads.
They show singular taste in the astonishingly
varied styles in which their hair is arranged.
Their besd necklaces are really pretty speci.
mcns Of work Many have tue upper and mid.
die as well az the lower part Of the ear bored,
aud have from three 20 five rings in each ear.
The hole in the lobe Of the ear il large enough
TO admit ones finger, and some wear piece Of
bs,nboo in it. Brass and iron bracelets, eiabo
raiely figured, arc seen; and son,e OF the men
sport frog, two to eight brass rings on each I'm
ger, and even the thumbs are not spared. They
wear copper, brAss aud iron rings on thrir legs
and arms many hare their tronttecth notched,
and some Tile them till they resemble tue teeth
Of q saw. The upp1r.lip ring Of the women
gises Them revolving appearances. II is uni
versalty worn in the hig h!auds. 4 puncture is
III 4de high up in the lip, and it is gradually ell
larged until the pelele caa be inserted: Some are
ver5 large One we measuret caused the lip to
nrGjecs two inches teyond the tip Of the nose.
When the lady smiled, the contraction OF
the muscles elevated it over The eres. "Why
do the women wear these thiurs?' the yenera.
Bile chief, Chinsurdi, was asked. Evidently
surprised at such a stupid question, he replied :
For beauty! They arc the only beautiful
things women have; men hare boards, women
have none What kind Of person would she
be without T. peleles She would not be
woman 1t all, with mouth like a man, but no
beurd."
They seem 10 he an industrious race. Iron
is dug out Of the hill, and every village has one
or twD smelling houses; aad from their o"n
,ka
spears, kuires, arrow heads, &c. They make
also round baskets Of various sizes, and eartben
pots, which they ornament with plumbaKo, said
10 he found in the Hill Country, though we could
not lea:n exactly where, nor in what quantities;
tEe only spccirrn We obtained WAS Eot pure.
At every tishics village or the bank. If the
river Shire men were busy spinning oauzc and
mukipg large fishing nets from IT; and from
Chirisss to the Luke, in every village almost.
We Saw men cleaning aud spinning cotton, while
others were weaving it into strong. cloth i'll
Icons OF the simplest construction, all the pro.
cotton. growing country. The Gotten is Of two
kinds, Torjimaugl," OF foreign cotton, and
"To, iscadj,," or native cotton. The former is
Of good quality, with staple from three. quar-
tcrs TO al inch in length. H. is perennial, re.
quirins to be planted only once in three years.
The native cotton is planted every year in the
highlands, is Of short staple. aud feels more like
owr , cn,,nn n ,tch VII ch T. lrnt ciean nf wspds
md ,,ra;s. Wc saw 1bc forejrr, crow ing ut ihe
Lake. aud in various places fur thitty miles
south ot il, aDd about all tqual number Of
miles below tic c.taracts on the LoHcr >hire.
Al,Lo,oh The na,iye cotton rtuu{rcs tobe plsut.
ri nnn,,slly in tbe hirhlandz. Tue penple trefer
!. h. r,nxs tl,ey sav, ..it makes lie strnnrer
CLOTH"
H. was remarked 10 . number Of intelligent
natives near the Shire lakc!ct, "you should
rl,h will come snon upd buy IT," '" Surely.
,,,e cn.rntry is lul Of cott,p." aaid an elderly
man who Sesa t,ader nnd had Travelled much,
f1nr orvn ohse,vst;un cnnrincrd ns nr fhe truth
of ,lGs statement. Everywhere We gaw it.
| Cation natcIcs of from two to tlrcc acres were
seen nbraat of tbc ca,aracts durin, the frat i'm
,vhen 1ats Tamnndua ,yns d,.co2creJ ,hnnri,
in ,h;s Journey. on a different route. none were
"b:cryed Of more than hu,f q; acrc, They
uauallv contained about II quarter ol IN acre
| each. There ar. extensive tra:ts on The t.ye]
| plains Of both The Lower and Upper Shire,
vhe1e sult exudes from the ho;l. Saa island
cotton might grow well there. NJ on these thg
| fnra;on ri Inn haromes fnnufr in the stanie
| The cotton. growers Iere never bnye tbr;r
crons cut of by The frcsts. There ARD none
Bo1n kinds Of cotton require but little lsb9r
nnnc of that severe and kiliin. tni1 Yecu;site IN
thp I'M. cd Siates. The neonfe are great culii
yators of The soil. and It repayg them we'll
Ther crav Iassarrr in LARGO nuant;ties- nre.
na1;g r,,'res for n Trom three 10 fnut feat I'D,
and a5.nt . foot hir},' They a,so mae ma:gs
r;rc two kinds If n: iI]et beans. suoar cnne
.wa.t ,ototnas voma or,1,nJ.nute nn,n,,E,n :
+ohan.p ard Ind;.n hsmr Va7r I'1te yrass.
We saw ;udiro seyen fcet hi.I, ''0S'
ava o,.antit;n. n hrer IRA ,noda wa FINN;
whois s;l1aocs On tbe snree. md sa~ the stmn;f
+ra. af drTnssnross tha s;ti- 800 ,,,a ha;stf.s
~ +o'la.;-a ~ snt+ on,, ~, 49, naese;o, the II
! .. -. 81. 49,. 10