Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-01-01
DIR. LivIngstone,s Explora,lons

S""ii"uc 10 ueNesop many exceedingly
Interesting facts concerning the penple and
productions of that long henigIitsd conti-
neat A paper from him was recently
read before the British Association for the
lvancement Of Science The Doctor
states that 10 the upper part of the Lower
Shire and in the valley of the Shire, there
ls somewhat numerous population, living
10 villages. Each village has its chief.
while the chiefs Of given territory have a
head chief to whom the render allegiance.
In one case he fourd this paramount chief
to be woman. Nearly every village is
surrounded 10y thick hedge of the poison.
Gus aupeorbia. The Inhabitants poison
their arrows with the juice Of its leaves nv
shooting them through the hedges. and the
constant dripping OF the bruised branches
prevents an enemy forcing passage thrn'.
ana IL destroys the sight. Many Of the
men are very intelligent looking, with high
loreheads and well-shaped heads. They
snow singular taste in dressing their hair
winch is arranged in great variety OF
styies-have handsome necklaces. wear
rings IN their ears and on their fingers. and
| bracelets on their arms and legs. These
ornaments are made OF brass, iron. and
copper, and are often elabnratelv figured
Many have their front teeth nuiched. and
some ME them till they resemble the teeth
OF saw The upper lip-rings of the wo-
I men give them revolving appearance
Some at them are very large. One which
the Doctor measured, caused the lin to r-e.
Ject two inches beyond the tip OF the nose
when the lady smiled, the contraction Of
the muscles elevated it over the ewes =
why do the ladies wear these thinss 81
the venerable chief Chinsurdi, was asked
Evidently surprised at such s.upid oues-
ton, be replied, For beauty They are
the only beautiful things women have
men have boards, women have nome
nat kinc OF a person would she be with
out 'he Feleie! She would not be n wo
man at an, with mouth ike a man but
DO beard y
They seem to he an industrious racc.-
Iron IL dug out of the hills, and every viii
lage has one or two smelling houses; and
from their own native iron thew make ex
eeileDt hoes, axes. spears, knives. arrow
heads, DC. They made. also, round baskets
OF various sizes, and earthen pots which
they ornament with plum5ago. In Amos,
every village men are Ia be seen cIean;nc
and spinning cntton. while others are pvenr.
ing 1T into cloth by exceedingly slow pre-
cesses. 1t is great cotton growing caun
try. The cotton is of two kinds rativa
and foreign The foreign cotton is of good
quality and requires to be planted only
once IN three years. The native is an an
nual plant, and feels more Ike wool than
cotton, but notwithstanding the extra Ia hor
required TO produce il the natives rrnfar il
because 1t makes strong cloth Every
family seems to own cotton patch. which
Is sometimes two or three acres in exte,t
| though usually from a quarter to half an
! acre. The natives say the country IL fpIl
OF cotton, and it was to be seen everywhere
1 There are extensive tracts On the leve
| plains OF both the Lower and Upper Shire
/ where salt exudes from the soil Sea H.
land cotton might grow well there. as On
| these the foreign cotton becomes longer in
the staple. The cotton growers pever har,
their crops cut off by the fir SITS. There ar,
none. Both kinds of cotton reaDire Inn
little labor, none of that severe and kiI,;nr
toll requisite in the United States. IN.
+ people. are great cultigators of the soil. apl
II repays them we'll They raise maize
rice, two kinds of mIllet, beans, Sugar cane
sweet potatoes, yams, ground nuts, toBave,
ard Indian hemp. Near Lake Nyassa
indigo seven feet high was seen.
| Hdi &c quantities OF beer are made and
theiezplorers found whole villages engaged
in "s2rees." The people Notwithstanding
attain great age, as is evident from IN,
large rumher of old. grey headed person,
to be seen. This seems to indicate :
healthy climate. For their long lives n, ~
are not the least indebted to FREQUENT obI,I
tIYns. Why do yOu wash Yourselves
eur men never do" said some women a
Chinsurni. An old man said be rememIer
ed having washed himself once wben !.
little boy, but never repeated IT. and from
his appearance the truth Of his Statement
could hardly be doubted. One fellow VIII,
followed the PARTY and restored them yer,
much, could not lie shaken OFF till a tbrea
was made to put him in the river and was,
hun. The castor oil with which they Ia,
hrIcnte themselves and the dirt serves =,
addiuona! clothing, and to wash themseIye
Is like throwing away the urner carmen
they possess. They feel cbId and uncsm.
PORTABLE after they wash. Thew have a,
idea ct Supreme Beng. whom they nam
Pramhz, and future state Of existence
Boston Journal
PRovERB OF Solemn TX ,-"It is bet-
ter to have woman >cnlA than d. WIS
Better for us te endure the present ills .I,a,
( ny to others we know rot of. We do no
relish the noise of seolding; we never did
Seeding seems TO he a poor use to make o
y