New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-27


formidable bracelet armed with kniicbadcs about inehes
long Their defensiyeamor consists Of shield Of buffalo
hide and helmet which also their sole article OF elo
ing This helmet is nothing less thaa the soldiers own
hair the dressing Of which requires fom TO 10 yoaiS
The thick crispwoo ia with inetwine, orheu ''on
tho bark Of tree until produces thick network as INC
now hair grows through this matted substance IL Is suec
ed TO the process, until IN the course Oh lcAi' 'o
pact subsanccis formed like strong f about au INN ~Nu
a half thick and is trained into the shape oil heio
strong rim about two inches deep formed by sewing II
together with thread, and the front oil the hee' pro-
,ected By plate of polished copper while piece OF the
same metal about foot long and shaped like the half of
bhons inter forms the crest. The frame of the bel
mo, Tins constructed the edifce is completed BY an
,,rate decorative bead-woTk the richness Of which de-
pends Of course upon the wealth Of the owner row Of
cowre shells stitched around the edge so as to form
solid rim is considered indispensable. The dress OF the
women consists Of large flap of tanned leather worn in
front like freemasons apron, and long tail, made OF
fine wne and rubbed with red ochre and grease. Like
the other White Nile tribes the Latookas extract the four
front teeth of the lower jaw. They perorate the under
lip and insert in the hole stick of polished crystal about
the size Of drawing pencil keeping it in place by bind
ing twino about tho inner end; this prorudes into the
space left by the removal Of the teeth and the tongue
PLAYS upon it during conversation giving the stick an
indescribably ludcrous wugglng notion The wife OF
the Laooka chief very anxious TO decorate Mrs Ba'
kers lip and jaw after the fashion of the country and iur
thcrmore to dress her hair in the most approved female
mode by cutting short and rubbing with grease and
vermion Polygamy is generally practiced The market
value OF wife is equivalent to 10 large family of
daughters is therefore source of considerable wealth.
Women ore compelled to do great variety OF slayish
work and seem never TO be l0Ded the proper meaning OF
that word but they are treated with certain sort OF re-
speot even in time of hostites Though they arc en-
poyed as spies, there is general understanding all
through this part Of Africa that they shall not be killed III
war not for sentimental but for commercial reasons be-
cause they are so scarce and expensive
Mr. Bakers headquarters fixed at Tarrangole for
several months We have no space to follow him IN his
disputes and diplomacy with the traders upon whom De
was still obliged to dance attendance his exciting ee
pbant hunts in which he seems 10 have riyaled Gordon
Cumming in har-breadth escapes his short excur-
sions into neshboring territories his descriptions of
tribes animal productions, and natural scenery or his
amusing sketches of personal character 1t is enough to
say that dull page in his book and that the
entire narrative bears unmstakable air of truth.
On the 23i Of June the traders having by this time so
Provoked the Latookas that longer stay among theh
was nearly impossible started for Ob5o, five days march
to the southwest Mrs Baker dangerously sick with
bilious fever but 1t almost certain death 10 stay be-
hind and our author accordingly constructed for her
covered litter In this way the journey was performed
with safety if not with comfort At Obbo Mr.. Baker by
his medical Skill and his wife by her kindness to the wo-
men, made very enviablc reputation, and their resi-
dence in the town for the few monthsn spite Of con-
tnued sickness and sometimes scarcity Of food quite
endurabe The chief an old inebra.o named Katchiba,
was great friend Of theirs but also great humbug Ono
Of the accomplishments TO which he laid claim was the
power to make rain
one DAY hearing great rose OF voices and blowing OF
horns The direct If katclbas red sent inquire
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been making great noise and finding ut with him lecaue
their Of iuaboon There lad been no rain Tor
'Wci replied "you are tle ruinmaseri why don't you
give your people rainr Give my people rain y sad Nat.
ch6i Il give them rain II they don't give me soaisl Y9n
no lei tbSn Waitf they don't bring me supple. OF corn
goais fowls yams mefssa and all that require not one
drop Of rain fa again in ObbO lmpuden brles
to II me unless bring the RANT They have drop.
win vher the crops and bring plague upon their hOcE'
With all this buster saw that old Katchiba in great
dilemma and that he woui give anything FOR shower but
that he did not know how TO get out o. Tie scap was
freak Of the tribes 70 sacrifice their fanmake should
Have you any rain in COuniy replied that We had
every andthe How do you bring in Are you rain
country bat that understood how TO bottle Lightning tnoan
ing elecneity - doHt Keep mine in bottles bat have
"but If Won can bottle lightning you must
inc What do van tbik of The weather tndayf imncdi
ey ae dfft OF the cunning Old Katchibai be waited
professional advice replied that he must know all about II
as he was regular rainmaker. "Of 90 he
swered "bu. TO know what you think q l." well
l ssid Il don't think shall have any steady rain but
think may have heavy shower in about four days said
this had observed feeoy cloud, gathering daily in The
IfernOOn( just my opinion SAID haichiDi, delghtedi
bower lust one slower yes I'll Just step down to them now
tell the rasoa that they VIII BRING some goats by
this evening and tomorrow morning viii give
them in four five days just one shower To give effect to
h, declaration NJ gave several toos upon BIS magic whistle
only replied by giving shri and deafenng whistle my
fingers aet hsfph osa sas ans sI hs ssH he door
way to see any effect bad been produced Whistle
81 locomotive. Tka viii do We shan have it." said the
cunning Old rnmaker and proud Il having so knowingly OBJ
tanned oOunse opinion on lis case he todded OH to bis
Ip few DAYS sudden storm Of rain and violent thunder
added 70 Kachbas aud after the shower horns
blowing and nogaras beating in honor OF their chief
Entire nous. my whistle was considered iniahble
Mr.. Baker finally obtained from Ibrahim the chief Of
the trading party loan Of force OF porters and 100
armed men, with whom in January, 1861 he started for
the town Of the Unyoor king Kamras, the Somerset
River-the same chefan who had been visited by Spoke
This town. he knew from native reports not far from
the Iuta Nzge-thc great lake which formedhe goal Of
his wapdernes All his horses and cames and all but
eight of his q donkeys dead, and he
oueuy forced 10 purchase and train 10 the saddle three
oxen which he named Beef" subsequently, in alluson
TO his reduced condition, rechriStened Bones,
"Steaks' and Suet.' 1t would take too long 10
recount tho difficulties which be encountered in the
Unyoro country; the deceit and extoton Of the King
the details Of the deserton Of the porer and the sick
ness of both tho English travellers. Kamras at last
agreed TO furnish guides and escort from his capital 10
the lake. "But" said he to Mr.. Baker you must leave
your wife with me-" The immediate display Of re-
volver, and an ouburst of timely indignation from tho
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