The Republican journal., 1874-06-11
A Race of Pigmies.

OF tilc N Nlnl-N NtlnlS, anu dttVlScd M
American visitor to look ut two natives O.
the tribe which had recently reached tina
city. Mr. Taylor eagerly followed the ad
vice. and furnishes the following interest
ing sketch Of these diminutivc people:
On leaving the Palace of Abdcen, there
lore, we drove Immediately to the Palace
OF the Nile, near BOulak, where they arr
now kept On making inquiry, the soldiers
IN the inner court Immediately pointed out
TWO small boys (apparcntly), wearing the
iez, and dressed i'll Jackets and troWscrs
Of white wool, | should have taken them
for children OF some Ethiopian tribe at the
first glance, and was not satisfied, until
after 4 close inspection, that one Of them
was 4 tull-groWn man.
Dr. SchWelniurth saw some natives oI
the tribe among the Nyam-A vans but did
not reach their country which lies be
yond that Of the latter and therefore
south OF the Equator-probably from 200
to 300 miles west OF The central part Of
Albert Nyanza. But after Schwenturth' :
return the veteran Italian traveller Miami.
whose name. carved upon a tree near
tatlko, will be remembered bv all read-
ers cf SpekeS and Bakers narratives
started on Il new Journey of exploration
| from which he was destined never to rc-
turn, On the 9TH OF November last some
boats reached khartoum with the journal
and collections of Miami, who died in
country called Monbootoo. These were
taken by the Governor of khartOum. ami
three pigmies, who We're supposed to
| be slaves, were temporarily imprisoned
W hen the intelligence reached Cairo. the
Khedlvc ordered Miani's papers and collcc-
tlons to be given to the Italian Consul and
the pigmics to be sent to him Onc ui
! them, Il woman, died on the way, the
other two reached here 4 few Wcek5 a"o
| They are the first of their race which havt
| ever been seen outside OF Central Allirl
| The khedive, who gave me these paruyl
lars. seemed much Interested in the pr".
| Pile and probably intends to us- the)u I'd
| they survive ;lS 4 medium OF future inter
course with their tribe
The soldiers brought the pi@nllr. lu.
ward lor our inspection They came. h9i
willingly, half with an air of defiance, ur
OF protest against the superior STRENGTH
which surrounded them a tall pmha.
from the White Nile, biacker thuiI char
coal, who accompanied them, Wa~ uu, OF
Nliani's men. He spoke 4 little Arabic
and was thus able to get a little add
tional information through him He Il.
Sured me that the pigmles We're called
Mann; that their country was Il Journey
OF a wear and half from khartoum (pruh-
ably the time occupied by Il trading rNpe
dition in going thither and retUrnh%).
and that the place from which they came
had the name OF Iakkatikat The taller
OF the two pigmie>, Tubbul by name, wa
~ Years old; the younger, Karat, oui}
~ or Il.
The little fellows looked at me with
bright, questioning, steady eyes, while !
, examined and measured them. Tuhbgi
1 was 46 inches in height, the LEGS being =
inches, and the body with the head ~
[, which is a somewhat better proppuiut
than is usual in savage tribes. Head uuo
; arm, were quite symmetrical. hut the
spine curved in remarkably from TN,
} shoulders to the hip-ioint. throwing oll
the abdomen, which was already much
1 Cistended, probably from their diet ot
2 beans and bananas. ct the head Wa,
erect. the shoulders on the line Of gravity
! and there was no stoOp IN the posture %
/ the body, as in the South African hu~
/ meu Tubbul measured 26 inches arouu,
the breast and IS around the abdomen
his hands and feet We're co1lscly formed
| but not large, only the knccIointe beiu-
disprOportionAtcly thick and clumsy. Ih.
T. facial angle was fully up to the average
there was Il good Development of bYan
| fine Intelligent eyes, and nose su HAT
= tened that. in looking down the torehra,
. from above, one saw only the lips project
. inm beyond it. The nostlil~ We're aston
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f The country OF Mann, OF lakkat'hH
or whatever may be its correct name.
reported to DE an equatorial tabir-.9"
covered with low, dense thlrkrlS, m "hlv.
the pigmes hlde. The hhedlI" t"ld m'
that theN are quite Waf,uhe "Nd h} n
and difficult to find among their NATIVE