The New York herald., 1867-05-15

a,,.s Islniai and also the large iorests wnch
nesry ts entire extent The highest temperature
have observed In the interior was duriBs the months
Of Nay and April. when Fahrsnhsis's iSsrmomster
s.ooo ~ ninety eight degrees and this, of course.
vas IN the coolest pace-under verandah II one q
sns Villages passed through. At that tims made
Forest whore. might say. the never penetrAted -
the ground in consequence OF tho dense folissA
the leaves now and then. From ninety eight degrees
FahrenAeit in the village the thernometsr sank T.
saring heat OF the sun it marked degrees Unfor
tunately, when the temperature OF the atmosphere
sum mao na
that the power ef the SUMS heat would have
caused !. 70 rise % ls6 Or to 100 degrees the
the maximum heat Of the Temperature Of the -
nosphers at three o'clock the heat Of the = ssa
from ls % l2s dsgrsea From ono O'Clock 70 snsss
o'clock the heat or The atmosphere remained ansst ns
aa sslfs sSsa
was In tho month Of July. when the thermonst1
.so osly.d when Iass M
few days that It never rose higher than seventy
two dssss The ws1%sss Ts,.rS month"; s.,, g $ the y
Tsdusy cooler and the coolest months vsrs July ana
sssnins. % IN country where Tor yssss sever s.w y
face Of . white maa. will only say thai during NJ
mo : degree Of enjoyment dsfnsus 70 describe whsA
every one else had gone 70 sleep often stood aono
vi II % ss e sssos Vim s fond r.
had been nv guides and consequently my friends tke
country travelled When weary and mot knowing vhsrek
feeling Of sadness that looked u them for the ass
time before they disappeared under the hovisoH
with feeling Of pleasure. I shah always rsmsmbss
machless beauty OF these equatorial nights for they
April and May were the mouths when the atmosphere
purest for after the storms the or tho sky
psS so'
steatons Of the southern hemisphere we're within view
a. the same :ms The constellation Q. sae Snip q ne
Orion All these included the three brightest stars II
she heavens Sirius, Campus and Alpha Centauri. The
IN sight Ths Magsllanic clouds. the white o1
Of the Arabs, white little patches, especially the
they revoved round tie staress south pole contrasting
well with the well known coal sack adjoining the South
nfteth and eishteth parallels beautiful and rich !.
crowded nebul@: and stars seemed 70 be In perfecs
ns
wad could The beautiful constellation Of the Grs.s
Bear, which was about the same altitude above the her
which reminded me Of my much loved Northern home
Some OF the stars In the northern and southern conss
other. Where and when could any one have grandsg
view Of the heavens ct one gAnces found thas
apns g oiasa' Svs still 0onns sandsr sV view ' .ss
almost enchanting scene the zodiacal light rose aftee
low color colo and rising in pyramidal shape into The *
height sometimes Of forty degrees, and often -
bright tha. overshadowsd the brightness o. me My
light gradually diminishing towards the apex and CO..
trasting most beautifully with the blue Of the sky
gentle radiance on the clouds about II and SOM.
times formed almost ring. II was often 20 brllAns
that II looked like second sunset In watchieg tAs
ruddy color Cerainy great changes taking place =
this STAR which 10 still called white star, but WHEN
Of nature made me pass peasansy during the day many
hocrs which otherwise would have been weary and =
night the heavens reminded me q shs glcues =
nkL~~ nd ~ tho
This evening forbads 70 speak at any length .
tho natural history Of the country In thess squatesa
Of their venomous bite their fierce temper and thsis
Without any ss one being the rss % comnsnoe hossis
The kind of ant that Ia the most dreaded Is tne Dao8
two other species Il The bashkouay bsadss hs biaok
kind, but they are not % much d.eaded. ms insscs
VossoUus ay Creature ever m and Is The dread q q
living anmas from the gorilla and leopard down 70 IL
smallest insect It their habit 70 march through -
several miles in length All along this line are hrg9
ants which apparently :: oacers standing odsAas
their ranks and keeping their smuggling army IN
proper array. II they come 70 : place where thsss
are no trees TO shelter them from the sun, Whose
building an Underground tunnel, through which the
whole army OF ants on in columns 70 the shade
sudden command the long line spreads itself through
the forest advancing forward and attacking and do
vounnc animate and nsnimas shas Som:s
The elephant and gorilla ny before them the black msa
awsy-every animal thas lives in their line Of mareA
is chased Incredibly short space Of time those
shed skclstons isf behind Thsss ants trsvsl
awakened of sleep, and been Obliged rush into the
water myself from their greedy clutches. whsa
they house they clear It Of every living thing;
cociroaches devoursd in instant; rats and mice
sprng around the endeavonng 70 escape In vaiA
n the o
noxous and unpleasant insects. When on their march
all insects flea before them, and have often had ths
approach OF bashikouay army horaded 70 me BY thag
means wherever they 60 they make clean sweep.
even ascending 70 the tops Of trees and houses II
ike arms are fastened into . persons closhss,
:ss 4 e J g %. s :
insect seems animated with kind Of fury which Gauss
s.s snss M Criminals by which term ,hey mean missdS
have sometimes been exposed 10 the path OF the
osshkouay ted 70 tree % that they cannot s.csps.
than variety Of the ant we have in America he
number Of their armies great thar does NOT IKE
have really q continuous line Of them passing
certain spot In their march, going at fair rate OF spe
many millions there may have bsen Of thsm Bee1s
the study Of natural history carefully studied H.
associson what struck me arst was she scsnsness =
the population aud the great number of tribes speakng
different dialects and tongues Tribes bearing diners.
All the tribes were divided into dstnct clAn each cas
saOshsr North q the sqsssor almost All shs tribes as
exceedingly warfike, especially those that cannba
who besides being naturally brave the most beaUu
ful iron workers I have seen South Of IL
equator the tribes Of peaceful character usually.
They have sov of rude loom. with which they weave
elegant species Of cloth Of 6bres of the p0
Rea The villages Of these tribes were very ciean:
tobacco was also very plentiful, ~ also the ccwsiss
iNdicos wild hemp Ia the midst Of thees triboo,
sossh of The equator, discovered racs q msa 4
small stature whose average height did no. szcesd fe
feet three inches 10 four feet inchea The formg q
rovcrument Of Ill the tribes skingy sin
lar whether they man-oaesrs not was passoa-
laFy struck By the mild demeanor generally of Ne
Chiefs who seemed moro hke fathers Of tie variooo
tribes thaa their ruIcrx No king subject hae ghe
70 Kill asoshsr Killing By accident v nos undeseeea
for TOOTH" n held 10 IN ali ~ sxactness; and Acounsa
Of elders ID neossrary bsfors any one y put 70 dsatA
Questioning the propls sscss me 49, M lound snG -