The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-27
DHIROGRAPHY FROM AFRICA.
Of Interest to Admirers Of the
Great Explorer.
: A PROOF TO THE DOUBLING TH0MASES.
The Carpers at Livingst0ne's
DictiOn.
Brief Sketch of the Great
Travellers Life.
HIS THREE AFRICAN JOURNEYS.
THE OLD, OLD MYSTERY OF THE NILE.
Herodotus and Claudius Ptolemy
as Nilotic Geographers.
GRADUAL LIFTING OF THE VEIL.
The Scotch Traveller Bruce Discovers
the Sources Of the Blue Nile.
Sir Samuel Bakers Explorations in Abys-
Gnia and on the White Nile
The Albert Nyanza.
Captain Speke's Journey from Vic
t0ria Nyanza Down the
Bahr ell Abiad.
Sir Samuel Bakers Explorations in Abys-
inia and on the White Nile
The Albert Nyanza.
Captain Speke's Journey from Vic
tOria Nyanza Down the
Bahr ell Abiad.
The Great Work Accomplished by Livingstone
and the Work Before Him.

On this page of the HERALD we present to our
readers FAC strratle Of the opening page and the
closing sentence Of the first letter which Dr. David
Livingstone addressed to the editor of this journal
nom Central Africa In doing so double object is
achieved, which viii in each part make its impress
siOn The first lies in presenting to the public
specimen Of how the great explorer writes in the
wilds Of Central Africa, with what frmness he
grasps his pen and how he writes his mind without
the afterthought visible in erasures and nterpola-
tiOns. The second is in exhibiting to the few doubt
ing Thomases on this Continent who may yet hold
out against indisputable evidence, sign whereby
they can learn to enter the ranks OF
THE MILLION OF TRUE BELIEVERS.
While it is the duty Of journal to make good its
announcements or news by furnishing all reasona-
BILE corrOboration OF their truth when disputed
there is certain limit to this at which q paper
may reasonably rest from its task of convincing
perverse incredulity. Long ago has that period
been reached by the HERALD In the matter OF it's
correspondents search for ana finding of DR.. LAv-
1ngstone The doubters first asked positive infor.
nation from Mr.. Stanley about Livingstone's move.
ments during the last six years. his health, his ap
pearance and where last These points once sat
1sfactoriy covered, doubt shook its head it wanted
letters from Livingstone himself From information
received ahead these were promised by the HERALD
ana Immediately upon their arrival in London were
telegraphed through the cable to America. This
even was unsatisfactory The doubters knew bet
ter. The man who had ''concocted" the story Of
the meeting with Livingstone in Central Africa
might, with q similar display of what Miss Braddon
calls "bold badness" forge letter to the HERALD
reciting in other words the story of Livingstones
travels and "so-called" discoveries. Nothing easier
they said. BY and by news came to America
Ofletters not only to the English Foreign ONCE, but
to the family Of the absent Livingstone. This was
DIRECT ASSAULT UPON THE THOMAsEs.
But the certificates OF Earl Granville and those OF
the explorers family as to the genuineness Of the
letters completely tumbled over their fortrcs ses,
and brought even the high and Royal Geographical
d0ubters down to signing capituation. 1t is,
therefore, with but little regard to further
vincing OF these individuals that we publish the
accompanying facsimile yet Its influence on them
will result, II not in silencing them, at least in
making their ncredulities more deservedly ridicu-
lous. To those who have long learned to admire
the heroism OF David Livingstone which shone
forth amid trying occasions, displaying persever-
ance, patience dignity, sclf-control, benevolence
and piety, as the times demanded or
his heart dictated, this presentment Of the
tracing OF his pen will be OF high
interest. The clear, running hand, which lovingly
lots down thoughts that come from the mind like the
current OF the great river he has been following,
win tell its own story OF the nerve, minded
write Just as he ''came to Ujiji Off tramp of be-
tween four hundred and five hundred miles, be-
meath blazing vertical sum- having been baIled