Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-06

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Of 4 Cannibl tribs Of Africa, called The
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~ Insvsr before ~ such via men. They
were IN armed 10 the testh With spears, poi.
soned arrows and knives. Their bodies were
taitooed all ovtssf, their teeth vers dyed black
and they looked more Ike ihoSts than mon.
On the ground wers skulls Of dead men,
and bones wsfs scattered ~ thrOush the
strests. The women were The ugliest I ever
NV, and were smaller than the men. The
king did not want u 80 me, being afraid
that he would die If he saw . spirit. The
men did not seem afraid, but the women did.
I saw ono Of tho latter run into one Of the
huts with the leg Of man just cut Of
This made me feel uncomfortable, and my
only consolation wss, that was very thin,
and not worth much for eating. At length
the king caane to me, surrounded by biz
warriors. He WAS dressed With the skins Of
wild beasts, and held spear in bis hands.
He looked 1t me with wonder, and I did the
same with him. He said he vas not afraid
Of me when surrounded by his warriors, I
put . bold fsce on II, and said that spirits
were never afraid, also.' They gave me 4
hut to sleep "a, but I did not sleep that
night-the woman With the leg depressed
my spirits: In the morning, when I arose
and went out at the back door, I met with
! great reception. Caunibals from every
part Of the country had come to see me.
They got accustomed to me in time, and
to them, and wo became the best friends.
After few days the queen came to zee me.
She was lovely creature teeth sharpeusd
to point-body tattoosd IN over. Cooked
plsntains werc brought me 10 eat. I told
them never ate cooked food, for I was
affaid that mems aesh had been cooked in
the same pot, before. The caunibalism Of
the people Is Of the worst kind. They eat
bodies, not Of their enemies only, but also
Of their own people. Aman, however, does
not eat the body Of his own family, but fam.
lilies exchange their dead with each other.
In one case that knew Of, . corpse, I've
days dead was sold for food. They like their
game high. They al agree that . woman
is tenderer than man-not the heart mere
", but the whole body. Boys, too, are
tender, but old men very tough. I myself
could zee no difference 10 the appearance Of
the flesh Of men and that Of the gorilla,
except that it was little finer in texture.
But in spite Of their oannibalism, they are
the finest tribe in that country. Their houses
are built low, not more than Eve feet in
height, on account Of their tornadoc& The
walls are made Of the bark Of trees, they
have . little door in front aud back, but no
windows. Polygamy is common among
them, and the more wives 4 man has the
happier he seems to be. Slavery is known,
but is not much practiced, because men are
scarce, and they prefer to eat them rather
than make slaves Of them. They work iron
in the most beautiful manner, make knives,
spears, and very sharp axes. They are ex.
ceediugly given to fighting, hence their fond.
ness Of working in iron, and their sptness
At it. Nothing from the coast reaches them
except few beads and pieces Of copper.
They cover the handles Of their knives with
skin taken from the bodies Of men. On
parting, the king made me present Of one
Of these, it had belonged to his father and
was covered with human skin. '
One day, as I was lying in a forest, I got
walked up BY an army Of bashiquas, = strange
kind Of ant. I was 30 much bitten BY them
that I was half dead. An antelope had
been killed the day before by King I3onso,
which ! had intended to est But it was
now covered with, oh, millions Of ants!-
They are the most wonderful insects in the
forests They are the plague and dread Of
every living thing. When they attack .
village the people have TO light fires, pour
hot water around, and strew burning ashes
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