The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-06-13
Africa geographically De-
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Africa is one of the grand, divisions
NOT of the Sons of Temperance-of
the earth, and is only partly surroun-
ded By san aqneous fluid, which makes
it a.Contiflefft otherwise IL would be
called an Island.
1t is Bounded on the East, West,
North and South chiefly by water,
which accounts for the danlpness Of
the weather during the rainy season.
The natives are divided into two
classesAprincipaliy male and female
the males are generally .srncii and
brothers.u with the exception of fe-
males, who. as q general rule. are wo-
men and sisters. S5s asfon9 sxas i'3e
The Mountains of the Moon are
somewhere in the undiscovered part
here exist numerous learned sofcer-
esses known as Moonshees. which
probably accounts for the screen
cheese of which the moon is said to
he made. This discovery was made
by a celebrated astronomer named
Moon-go Park, and is considered per-
fectlv reliabIe-in fact. many travel
ers since have been able to relic ON
their African discoveries.
The discovery Of the source of the
Nile has at last been accomplished by
DR.. Livingstone. who has been erro-
neouslv called the q A fy;cfr,a F,Snlor-
err He Is q white man. He strnck a
mile well in the Great ! Dasert al, M,
oasis with no nce-inS fact. after
he had been fleserfed nv the rest of
his party. He has also fl;scoyered the
origin or kNfh5l ~ n, l,e the NSle
foHt or az III "a commonjv known as
the Battle Of the Nile
Fears were entertained for some
tima that DR. I ,fVria oetona pvaa moi .
livi5so stone lint 4 native of Nnhia-
kueso bV q man who had heard fidinOs
of him thai he was still lsfzIl kecanss
he had .alf, one Il, converse with on
teygasH Hygpa. and told his friends to
sskape q goad hopen and he would tnrn
ND again a trump 4 y . ,fi-'--
Madder-oascar is so called becanse
of the onantitv of ano1ze,. sb;nneS
from there. and the lnnacy Of ;ts in
habitants. The Barbarv States are in
q bnrbnro,ss sfote hnt tba Moors ORC
more civilized. and Moreoanatic mar-
1.iaoes are often 'ceIebrated Tn some
noi=fi oos snf1 f,;s., 4hav ssna;tba,. no : !
rv un1s are civen 81 marriage ~ i q raa
son he;n .t6at, II are ara Nopaa.lss IN.
tbat, If,Csi i;frf fRr;ghan vonns-F 49, :.
ever is mek,no arranoements fo-sb;,,
a cargo in that direction from, TTtab F
The inhabitants of the Great Des-
ert are called Redonins. They are
snpnosed to he verv indnstrions from
the Tact that thew miist Ialwavs ne do
in, sometb;ng ~ m;scb ;eyons no
tnrs and are sa;d to he dascendents
of a racaNment;oned hv En%l;sI, h;s'
tar;ansNcalled the ..str.st srahsn ot
T.ondon occss;ona, snec;mens of
-h;cls s,r Sha"ssea.,. H. :, s;..l, ho..a
hooSrnf e. Ci,ss;ss - tha 9s1s.e,,t s
dsv ~ ~ . ''' '''sS p'0'0"''
4hvss;n;a oltbopob not s;tnotad :,
ScentrsI a f;.;ca vas noted former,u
rThe-odor-a aris;ng and ovarnower;no
some Enrl;sb tonr;sts The aro,n. noa
beinS cons;daredN N.nleasant,toi % Engi;sb Enc
nosfT;ls was rempyed 6y mnsLsnis,.
force Same of the nat;vas hear s,,ob
a strong resaT3blsnss - the" 80 s
can citizens who fornerlv cnit;vatad
cotton in the Sontb that bistor;ans Of
NOTE. such as Josb Riiiings - and R Rr;cE
Ponerov are nf the on;;5;o,, III that CO.
eraI coinrad families pnst hs1a a,,;-
Grated ,from the ITnited Sfafes fo1Af-
Tica before the discovery Of mer;co