Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-08-10

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AN ENCHANTING INSCRIPTION OF
THE SOURCES AND VALLEY OF THE
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EASTERN AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE
In trying to make the Eastern afri-f
can slave trade better known to Ameri.
cans, i indulge the hope that am
aiding on, though in q small degree,
the good time coming yet, when slave
~, as well as piracy, win be chased
from the world Many have but a
faint idea of the evils that trading in
slaves inflicts on the victims and au-
thOrs of it's atrocities. The slaves gen.
orally, and especially those on the east
coast, at Zanzibar and elsewhere, are
ugly. l have no prejudices
against their color; indeed, any one
who lives among them forgets that
they are black, end feels that they are
just fellow. men. But the low, retreat
ing forehead, pragnatheous jaws, lark
heels and other physical peculiarities
common among slaves and West Afri-
can negroes always awaken some feel
ings OF aversion. would not utter
syllable calculated to press down
either class more deeply in the mire in
which they are already sunk.
CENTRAL AFRICAN PHYSIQUE.
Butt wish to point out these arc
not typical Africans any more than
typical Englishmen, and that the ma.
lions ON nearly all the high lands OF
the interior of the continent are as a
rule average specimens of humanity.
! happened to be present when all the
head men of the great chief Msama,
who lies west of the south end of Lake
Tangvanika, had come together to
make peace with certain Arabs who
had burned their chief town; and 1
am certain that one could not see more
finely formed, intellectual heads in
any assembly in LOddon or Paris, aud
faces and forms correspond finely with
shapely heads. Msama himself had
been q sort of Napoleon for fighting
and conquering in his younger days.
aq BEAUTY OF THE WOMEN.
Many of the women are very pref
ty, and like all ladies', would have
been much prettier if they had only
let themselves alone. Fortunately the
dears could not change the charming
black eyes, beautiful foreheais, nicely
rounded limbs, well shaped forms and
small hands and feet but they must
adorn themselves, and this they do
oh, the hussies by filing splendid
teeth. They are not black, but of
light warm brown color. Cazenbaze
Queen Mornwony0mbee by name)
would be esteemed q real beauty
either in London, Paris or New York,
and yet she had a small hole through
the cartilage near the top of her fine
slightly equiline nose.
DEATH FROM BROKEN HEARTS
The doctor details the peculiarities
o the people called Rua, and tells OF
number If them who were captives
dying Of broken hearts. They had
no complaint but pain in the heart,
and they pointed out its seat correct
~, though many believe the heart sit
uated underneath the top of the ster-
nun. or breastbOnc. This to me was
the most startling death 1 ever saw"
The CENTRAL TABLE LAND.
The watershed is broad belt of
tree-covered upland, some seven hun
ared miles in length from west to east.
The general altitude is between four
and FIVE thousand feet above the sea,
and mountains stand on it at various
points which are between six and
seven thousand feet above the ocean
level. On this watershed springs arise
which are well nigh innumerable. The
springs join each other and form
brooks, which again converge and be-
come rivers, or streams of twenty, for.
ty or eighty yards that never day.
THE VALLEY OF THE NILE.
All flow toward the centre of the
immense valley, when l believe to be
the valley of the Nile. In this trough
we have at first three large rivers,
then all unite into one enormous locus.
trine river, the central line of drain.
age, which / name Wcbb's Walaba
In this great valley there are 1--we
great lakes. The one near the u pei
end is called Lake Bemba, or more
popularity Banguecola; but it is MT o
source OF the Nile, for no large river
begins in a lake. 1t is supplied by q
river called Chambezi, aud several
others which may he considered sour
ces, and cat of it flows the large River
SuaPula, which enters Lake Moena
and comes out as.
THE GREAT LAKE RIVER
Lualuba, to form Lake KamOlando