Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-08-09
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From A. WILLIAMS & Co, booksellers
we have received the following

From A. WILLIAMS & Co, booksellers
we have received the following
EXPLORATIONS AND ADVENTURES IN EoUAIoR1AL
AFRICA, &c. By PAUL b. DU CHAILLU.
With numerous Illustrations. New York
Harper 4 Brothers. 1861.
This Is one Of the most interesting vol
lines Of travels and explorations in Africa
which within a few years past have been
issued from the vast publishing establish
ment of Harper Il Brothers. of New York
city. Having resided with his father. a
Trader in Africa, for several years. till be
had become thoroughly acclimated, and &C
quainted with the dialects Of many of the
African tribes, and familiar with their hab-
Its, notions and customs, the author deter.
mined to explore n part Of Africa previously
trodden by the white man. i love of sd
venture, a fcndness for natural hiztarv.
which he hoped to indulge by visiting the
natural hauntss Of strange animals, Of which
My vague and uncertain REPORTS had
reached his ears by natives visiting the
coast, and a desire TO add 10 the stock of
geographical and commercial knov!sJgs
led him to spend about four years in this
employment, - the field of his operations
being the Equatorial region of West Africa.
between latitude one and a quarter degrees
North and one and a half South. and in
som places over four or FIVE degrees Of lon
gitude. If any one will look at any map of
Africa published earlier than within the
last year or two, will see that 1t is a com.
plete blank in the region travelled bv Du
Chaillu. Though the region travelled by
him Is small compared with the great IN
known region which lies directly behind it.
an examination of the map Of Chaillu's
explorations will show that the addition To
the known geography of Africa by this
enterprlsing traveller is very important.
Confined as his travels were to the rivers
places very near, he of course can give
but a limited sketch of the whole country
rom his own observation-disclosures on the
map in some directions by marks Of what he
was told by the natives.
Ofcourse he could not make this ezrlora-
lion alone. He secured the servlces Of
friendly natives but with all the protec-
ion and help which they could give him.
lis hazards, exposures and labo1s were vsrv
,reat.
He sums up briefly the results Of his fcur
travel as follows
" travelled-slwsys on foot, and unaccom-
'anied by other white meu-about 5000 miles.
shot, stuffed and brought home over 1000
irds, Of which over 20 are new species. killed
Of 200 quadrnpeds. of which 200 were
tufed and brought home, with more than 80
Not less than 20 Of these quadruped.
re species hitherto unknown to science. .ut-
fifty attacks Of the African fever. taking 10
IRE myself over fourteen ounce. of auiuiue.
I famine, long-cOntinued exposures 10 the heavy
'oPical rains, and attacks of ferocious aats and
enormous flies, it is not worth while to speak
We can give no adequate notion of the in
details of this volume within the
limits Of our notice. IL is full of
VI
venture from beginning to end, of a kind
hIch to i great extent could occur to a trav-
er in no other region. Though in some in
ances his relations are So marvellous as to
I've excited the wonder of all and the sus-
clons OF some as to their literal truth,
ere "a a great degree Of credence given by
lentiic men TO hts narration and disc,ye-
IS. The general tore OF RS narration be
kens a truthful mind, a. well IS a genial,
tristan anu ~resolute disposition. The nar-
tive is very lively, and the illustrations of
hitting adventure, of animals, especially
the horrible Gorilla. and som other re-
anthropoid apes, Of native assem-
of native implements, &c. &c are
.hty in number and very well executed.
sale by E. A. Fuller.
E Fifth READER of the School snd family Sc
les. By MARCUS WILSON. Harper 4 Broth
rs, N. Y. 1861.
This is one of the Harper's series Of School
family readers. The general plan OF 1t,
o connect with suitable reading lessons
n authors of excellence, instruction in
sral branches of natural History. and