New-York tribune., 1868-02-27
NJ nu CHAILLU,s LECTURE

Al Steinway Hall last evening" VI. Du Challiu
relaard some of his experiences ag the eannoais Oh
Africa 10 respectable and decidedly apprecanVe auuf
enve Some years ago. the lectrer said, he found MN
c,f npon the coast OF Africa. cultivated the friendship
Di sne ,,re .monc them Brt he oneed TO visit the
caunlbal country and see ire inhabitants for
This desire lie expressed 10 The people OF the coast
whom ne stopping and they sought TO deter bln from
the undertaking by every conceivable Representative @
He proPsod be absent but three months consent
given and number of tnen furnished TO accompany hii
to the Kingdom The cannbals occupy noun, ny h
ous country called Fan situate two degrees n0th ol
Equator and about $50 miles from the coast He careu
with hisl stock Of coats and panaloons, and saIns
from CariscO Bay passed up the Mlnu river On feaeie
the MbondenO country, he found that his fame had pr
cede1 him. and the people believed ms uThhns uThaS
and boxes contained immense wealth lheS
gatfered around him. and he had apprehensions Tor ms
safety but the distribution OF few presents made
quite peaceably disposed lie did not remain mere IoI ~
length OF time but pushed on for fauand guaIdeu ~
from Benai who wore the rather AIRY costume & ~
shirt. He iarrved at the borders oI inc county nj NJ
hungry and, while watching for an opportunity 70 Mn .
monkey for food, lie two Fans-a man ana woliar
armed with poisoned arrows stahun.
Alone in the presence Of cannbals was not eomioraDo
situation and he felt somewhat queer Ihey did not mo-
waRed down The streets aud looked upon the bones
OF men and women whose flesh had furnished ieast te
thoughts that crowded upon him We're not OF tne s'
consolng description The people seemed to dread hun
and ran away a woman entering her house WIN tne lee
| snirit by the Fans But he assured the people.
he was evil spirit the King however reiseo 20
see him the day OF his arrival as ne reared sOne eN
n the spirit looked upon him The succeeding day. how
ever the King with large retnue consented 10 receive
him The Fans cannbas Of the worst kind ana eat
the bodies of their dead 1t Is not customary for FAMILIES
to eat their dead; and when death occurs an At
rangement made whereby the party obtaining the pouy
will when "a death takes place in his household, re
cprocate the favor and thus the bodies are eHchangeu
| The Fans the most Intelligent ana muustilouss
OF the races in Africa The houses are Wei ordered ana
made Of bamboo but the beds are hard, ana nlght
upon makes bones ache in the morning Goly8hiny
IS practiced by them, but slavery is little known as hey
prefer to eat their prisoners 70 selling them INTO
but they found ten and even hve miles IRON le
They every otheTaee they engaged ~ paC
| There are also Dlacksmths among them, ana Hieet
| upon very large anvils Work up iron INTO speh
| dld knives ana weapons p"v py .IS in"rr
| they obtained the ,anvils he never could learn
| visit was also made TO the OsheDa country,
| the Inhabitants Of which are also cannibas Wle III
this land food became scarce and the klng orgahleu
hunting party On reaching the hunting grounds pits
feet deep dug and converted into traps by covering
them with the fallen branches, over winch was scattered
| the ground were INTO sort OF networh
which formed an nclosure. The men then scattered
beat their drums and made great noise driving the
elephants into the network OF into the p ana IhS re
suit was that in three days 25 elephants were Killed 1he
meat was very tough and after q hours DOlhhg sue
ceeded in making IL III 10 be cheWed having seen INC
cannbals and participated in an elephant hunt, he re
turned the coast, and passed through country 80 ID
tested with IN parts that the elephant inc uge tht
gorilla and the rats and mice away from them
These travel in acOntnuOus ne and upon one Occa
sion observed them for u hours, and stu the army
had not passed. The coast reached at Cape Lopez
| and he regarded as the first man VINO hhd come
there not interested IN the slave trade lie obtained Az
introduction 10 the King, who was IN l court costume
| a dress coat, hat and neck Tie, ana crown
like what some actor may have worn. The lecture was
closed with account Of reception aud ball gwen IL
honor Of NJ Du Chau, by the King aud his chief officers
one OF whom wore coat another shirt, and third
hat forth nccktie and one presented hlmseH wearing
ONLY pair OF shoes. The inspiration at the ball wa'
whisky and large glass Of the ardent was supplied u
each woman present. induce her to dance will
| the utmost abandon.