New-York tribune., 1868-02-18
Do O0dKEEU On THE GORILLA.

The rain, the snow, the slosh, and the mud.
lowering SKIES and nasty streets even, could keep
audience away from Seinway Hall last evening, the
caon being the first of Of lectures by the emil
nent African traveller, NJ Du Chailu Having spent
era years Of his early life at the mouth Of the Gaboon
River miles north OF the equator where the French
made q settlement and built fort IN 1870, he
became acclimatised, and thus enabled to
sTners the cOnntry and study the character
OF its inhabitants its fauna and especially the habits OK
gorilla whose existence had hardly before been cred
tied since the days OF Herodorus but many specimens Of
which he killed and brought home. The country which
degrees ON either side 1t Is covered with dense forest
through which the explorer often passed 1or miles
where the awful Stiffness was only broken by the bazins
of an insect dashng OF water the horrible OK
on Which these curious beasts subsist. The first
gorilla Of which Mr.. Du Chailu caught glimpse
serted African village Around the ruined huts grew .
kind OF sugar and upon arriving at the place was
some Of il appeared II it had been ehewed Immedi.
ately the women who accompanied the party carrying
evident signs OF fear The lecturer here remarked that
the @ s 's s%cns as The
there that the gorilla was IN the haDt ,Sd OF
forest, and there retaining them for weeks months
Making camp for the women the explorer divided his
monarch Of the woods Arriving % small stream they
found that the water had been disturbed ana that tne
9ed 6S SeSs sd I S away
Ss Re The thought u
OF these monsters caused can d. SO much excite
BY. On returning the deserted village. the camp
fire was lighted and as they sat around 1t the natives
retained weeks of being taken prisoners in bat
tle with the gorlllas and returning days after with
their S ma Ssa Du tS y
OF the savages. The first gorilla that NJ Du Chatlu
"such monster" said the lecturer, 81 never saw;
thought for moment might be in the place WHARF bad
10 On UOfa fratd az A
as soon as they discover them commence beat,
ing their breasts .rowlins and running TOWARD Sr,
four feet OF him. the traveller fred and the beast fell for
ward and expired almost immediately The gOrla's
flesh considered by the natives great luxury and
Is SAID by the Faus, oanniba tribe that next to name
flesh 1t is the sweetest Of meat On one occasion gorilla
gun away struck him fatal blow with IT, and broke the
sS stock and Ssnt ne sa, Sr @
Inches around the chest q inches around the middle
enormous Lips sharply cut, with no red on the outside
and 1t had q trace OF mustaehe. Thsy constantly
beat their breasts with their hands, and their roar Is
sometimes heard distance OF three miles To give
idea Of their strength the lecturer aid that he had seen
trees OF the hardest kinds OF wood from fsar 10 N cee
In diameter, broken down. The canine oeeth OF od g,-
rias generally found worn down level With the Oh
trees ia search Of peculiar kud Of pi, which forms
portion of their food After they arc od enough II ly
have no children they live IN pa. though aarn2 ia
together. AZ night tue female ascends aee, ami tae
male lies the foot II On the approach si srJ
danger the nalo Immediately gasa fort8 % IGeet ~
The food OF the gorilla consists OF nuts, berries aud
and IL will eat aothing else. with the ere2iot
hcuty that can be kept Hlys VIXEN Gouhncd TAtI
be tuned Tie chinpsn the o.ner ha,
very easily tanned One of che hrss civilized thlnss
that the latter scies Of ape lcaTDr 10 do - 10 dhs
whisky and this they continue III tsey become mseh,
be They very learn tue use az yaToas articles ~
clothing. One of them, for whom no made = rcd cap
would cry for hours II any orc took Y away MI Dd
Chalu closed his interesting locare with short cra'
ination OF the comparative antony OF the yRrio,s
species OF and OF CoDncnOing with man, ana
arranging them in the order " their pscahla teIa
are the gorilla, chmpanzee, eanS outang, and gbgo'H
arms Tho comparison OF the apes With man was ffso
ipterestng showing that man distinct frcm al zoe
hover orders OF animals