The Democratic advocate., 1874-05-02

tended IN evorye direction of the compass,
without exception, were hers she had at
least 1000 head of cattle and in addition
10 all these she possessed no end Of iron and
copper rings and chains.
Afler a sojourn Of about three weeks al
Port REX the caravan was all prepared 70
start on It's journey to the interior. sehwein.
furth's expedition, joined together with sey.
eral companies Of traders, formed in all a
party Of Eve hundred, over two hundred of
whom we're armed men, organized to resist
the attacks of hostile natives. Thus, entirely
on foot, he began the wanderings which, dur.
ing more than two years, he pursued over .
distance Of more than two thousand miles.
The Diakas are not an agricultural people I;
they cultivate few sorghum fields, and some
vegetables which grow with little Or no care,
but their whole euergy is spent in raising cat
tie. They are race Of cowherds.
In figure they are like the swamp.men, pre-
senting the same lankiness Of limb which has
been already noticed as Characteristic Of the
Shillooks and Nueir. They may be reckoned
among the darkest Of races, and when they
have smeared themselves with oil, or taken a
bath, their skin shines like dark bronze.
Their hair is generally short, and IL any one
among them is so fortunate as to have bis hair
attain any length, he at once becomes the pet
Of all the fair sex.
Everywhere, beyond question, domestic
cleanliness and care in the preparation Of
food are signs of higher grade Of external
culture, and answer to = certain degree Of
intellectual superiority. Now both these qual.
tiles are found to greater extent among the
Dinkas than anywhere else in Africa In Gu.
linary matters they are quite experts, and their
farinaceous and milk foods are in no way in.
ferior to the most refined products Of Euro.
pean cuisine. They also observe certain
decorum at meals They do not all dip theii
hands at once into the same dish, like the
Arabs, but help themselves singly. A large
dish ofcooked iarina is placed upon the ground
around which the guests recline, each with hil
gourdshell of milk or butter at his side. The
first pours his milk only on the part which h,
touches, and when he has taken enough he
passes the dish to the next, and thus they ea
in succession, and quite separately.
In the interior Of their dwellings the Dinkai
observe the laws Of cleanliness as far as theil
rude accommodations admit Of The traveller
among them is rarely troubled with heas OF
vermin, but he experiences an uncomfortabl,
feeling on account Of the constant rustling o
snakes, which inhnbit the straw roofs Of tn,
huts. Snakes are the only creatures to which
either Dinkas or shillOOks pay any sort o
reverence. The Dinkas call them theil
''brethren," and look upon their slaughter a,
crime. The separate snakes are individu
ally known to the householder, who call
them by nape, and treats them as domesti,
animals. The species which inhabit the Din
Ia huts are perfectly harmless, but it fills on,
with horror to see these slimy reptiles treated
with familiarity, and considered as household
pets.
The Dinka dwellings consist of small group
of huts clustered in farmsteads over the cul
t;va,sd p,a;r. v;r,.... :, +. , -.
there are none; but the cattle Of separate dis
tricts are united in large park, which i
called a amurabu Tbs dom..,;c animal
are oxen. sheen. goa,s ana do,. nonl,rv /;
never To be found, and the cause of its absenc,
ia inexnl;cab!e The c.,,l. hslono ~ Il,
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slender and the ma;or;tv are ns.rlv wh;,.
although speekled. str;ned and ,.w,y an;
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how to aeouire and m.;n,a;n c.,,l. and H.,
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