The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-11
Arrfca-Mons. Du ChmilIu.

delivery Of a series Of lectures. This club
Is new association, which opens the way
To much entertainment. 1t Is worthy Of
emulation as q new resource for instruc-
ton and amusement Of very refined
character.
Mons. Du Chaillu's first lecture was de-
liyered on Wednesday night. 1t was
somewhat general introduction to the more
detailed and scientific addresses that are
to follow. We make a few extracts for
the amusement Of our readers.
WHAT HE HAS DONE.
Ihaye studied the natural history of the
country, especially the insects, birds, 60
rillas, chimpanzees; the astronomy and
geography Of the country; and when /
have to put all that in lecture l find IT
very hard, assure you. Ii is far more
difficult to put down your thoughts when
YOU come back from your travels than it is
to travel in these foreign countries. Du-
ring the ten years was there / made
large collection. succeeded in collect
ing twenty nine gorillas, the skins of which
/ have here or>in England. sent twenty
one during the first trip.
SKULLS.
| also secured fifteen chimpanzees' skins
and skulls, more than two thousand plrds'
thousands of insects shells, and also sue,
ceeded in securing one hundred and
twentv skulls of negroes. lSensation.J
obtained these skulls of the negro, not Tor
nIeasure. but as matter OF science.
fGreat laughter.l The negroes could not
understand what wanted at first. had
IA be very careful about the skulls. Ihey
thought / was crazy. They said, That
man what does he WANT He IS always
running in the woods; eis always wild.
Now he wants to buy the skulls OF our
forefthers." They were very shy abont
il AT first they always came atnight TO sell
me the skulls. Now and then man
would be very angry; he said he had gone
70 the burial-place, and thought he could |
cot the skull of his father, and somebody |
had stolen it. laughter AT night they
would come tony house late-lO o'clock
With barrel in which was carefully pack
cd a skull. Every one said, You must
not tell" Every one said the same thing.
Uanehter.l was glad get these skulls.
They are certainly pure FLOODED negroes.
# IS great thing for US to have the skulls.
ANTIQUITY OF THE GORILLA.
Some part of the country l have ex-
nIored was perhaps known to the great
Cartbaginian navigator, of whom 1t was
related that he captured three female 60
rilas. but they were so ferocious that he
was obliged to kill them; and Pliny men
lions that the skins were still in the Tenn
nile of Juno when the Romans took Car
image. However, the gorilla remained
unknown until lately he has been brought
to light again. [ A very good story
CANNiBALS.
Among them are cannibal tribes-light-
colored, tall, and stout. They are skilful
in the working of iron. They work iron
most beautifully. The mountains are in
the interior covered with iron. Being
warlike, they are constantly making all
sorts of instruments to kill each other. In
that country they eat all their prisoners
only the kings are buried. People who
die of disease are eaten. (Sensation.)
They have come within fifty yards of the
missionary station and dug up bodies to be
eaten. | had nobody with me when l was
among them, but found them very kind
towards me. Of course told them it was
very bad to eat human flesh, but they told
me, and they satisfied me that next to hui
man flesh the gorilla's flesh was the best.
said to them, " Why don't you kill goril-
las ?" But they can't kill them because
they have no guns. They can't kill them
with their spears.
THE LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT.
OF the language of the country / had
great difficulty to acquire any knowledge.
| had to stay a long time among one trlDe
in order TO acquire the language. IL was
only with great difficulty l could come 70
their power of thinking. The great olnI
Guilty was to get to the level OF thinking ol
these negroes. 1t is quite as dlinculi toi
us 10 come to their standard as IL Is LOT TIC
negro to come to our level of thinking.
RELIGION AND SUPERSTITION.
Their attempts to explain their religion
n me have failed. Every attempt 10 eX-
nlsin To me their superstitlons ana rem,
g;ons have not been able to understand
the beginning or the end OF it at all. nave
had to give it up in despair
MONKEY STEAK.
Uhor q man is very hungry he is not
orv particular, you know. Yet l never
very, very Pc nv net monkey, although l subse-
hllot .,., fopnd that monkey flesh was very
a 9uea n.aughter.l Well, why not? You
eooa' lot make face, young lady; you
net tell me the first reason why we should
con coz cat monkey. Laughter. "They are
~ Nv, much like man." Don't think this.
RAIN AND woMEN's RIGHTS.
10 there is not much to eat in the jungle,
there is plenty to drink, for it rains nine
months of the year; and, by way of a
change, it rains all the year round.
naughter.] There are beasts of burden
TO carry your luggage, and it has to be
carried on mems backs, or women's backs.
/ succeeded finally in preventing the wo-
men from carrying my baggage, but had
great difficulty. You would see lazy
man carrying only his spear, while his
wives were loaded with plantains. Some
of the punches weigh from l25 to $50
pounds. Eighty pounds will be only sutfi-
Gent for three or four days.
LAzINEss.
The first day they are so lazy that they
never think of tomorrow. They find the
load Of plantains heavy, and they lop off a
part secretly and throw it in the woods.
On the third day they say, ooh, if we had
only known this, we would have kept the
plantains." (Laughter.l
THE DEVIL.
They believe in the worship of idols.
They also believe in evil spirits. When
they are killed they always believe the
devil to be the cause of it. Laughter