The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-13

old, while the Musliconcos chin Nh their mos,
prominent teeth into points, the effect Of which
Is natural very cu'iDus A man can have an
many wives as he VIII suproit. and nlrrinpel 1,
locked upon purely rs a civil contract, found-
ed u;on mutual consent, there bclns no for
MAJ ceremony, tn" bridegroom. however, IL
o'l-cl % give hi- fathcr.in-law iw1 pieces ~
cl"th and 70 ew bottles Il rum, md To- provide
a 70 1t fDr TIE family f0lriyes oa Do IN silcs.
SomeiH cs 3 Is t,' required to nt,, tic bride
| h'r U"us cIr, hui as thai generally consists of
Nv" ""i'Icfc i Us Dr s.i, Yards of cotton coth,it
| Ism tfp- tiIut .r,l iirrmont twoutlhc with
Gs. luthe wand 1n.' otriho, whou. yuuu4woinan
is about Boz married. -he IA whitcv1 h.d from
head to got wien a mixture " pi,c clay and
water viii % dries perfectly white ana taken
10y the women OF her village to receive
the congratulations e her friends. Rings
OF brass or tin, worn on the ankles and tho
arms, are very Fashionable among the native
women, who, when wealthy, sometimes wear
as many as twenty on each limo. some Of tho
tribes Keep their heads ahavcd or cut their hair
into fantastic patterns.
TIE Niuccli- OF natives " Novo dondo, and
Of the country inland cllled Cells. between II.
and le' south ll.tNdc, arc caurihnl4 At the
town + NoyO re ado, on the coast, the Porrl-
rucse have been ALL 10 suppress THE harblrisu,
but IN the lnlaul Gowns = that region Mr.. Nm
telro saw heaps Of -hull5 OF blacks that had
toen eaten. and the clay pots in which their
flesh had been cooked were siil hanging
on the trees. The hereditary KIM II NoyI
Re icn1o, David. wh 1n Mr.. Nun'eiro met.
had not been ~ .l-imed king mp TO thit
time, ~ he he'd filled to eat INNS mead
md hcirt, an Indispensable requirement bs-
foie assuming the rcgd diAnlty. 10 can
nlbali,m. Mr.. NJ Dntciro thinks. may be
who ore vcgetauaLs. Even the Nandombes-
who keep so many horned CATTLE as "a rule onJ
Kill them for food on tho de tn of their owner,
when they have an enormous hlrlncu ~
many gs 800 oxen uf' sometimes Killed ono aftcF
another on thcso occasions md c'jen at oas
sit, ling. not one Of tnc tribe leaving the fosss
until the last piece of meat has been consumed
The blood, cntr Us, and the hide toasted are
eaten NJ.
But the stan Of lilo In Angels Is tho root o,
the mandioca. a thick, round bush, fr.m thfe,
to six feet high, 81 rapid growth. II Is propr
gated by cuttings, ana the nativ have large
plant tons. The roots are gelerlly about
foot long, and tas;e whom raw Tx "a Chestnut
only more juicy. IL Is sometimes eaten rae.
but its various pr 'patatiuns. after IL has been
eundried, roasted, or ground into II Inr, are pre-
feired. The "iGfundi," the favor;c native food.
are nat cakes made out Of the hour poured -
boiling water. large quantities Of the hario.s
bean are eaten, aud the ground nut roasted ~
crushed into a paste Is one OF the most in
poriant articles II food
The npnI,cotion of tho abre of thc n,,,,h
70 nonor maxim, ,ras discovo-o1 ~, a.
Mon;eirn The di,me,or Of INF. ,r,e vii,
from three foot in IN, vouny ,J,,ta "a
thirty feet ln the older troc, Tho trunk is M,
trcmcly nhrous The trees do not seem TO 10
injured by tho removal OF the inner bark. which
ia dried. dressed into b,l,s. and shiuped for
mll,in-p,ncr. Tbo.i-anIsof tons of IN, ,,round
nut are exported To- France To bc pressed
for oil. and th.rc 1. some trade In red gum
c3pal. ses.amup seed, aud no. Ivory !,
br.urht down Il, the go st frnrn ~. remote in
terror some yomil,s. b ,rne ON the su,.,llers a
$500, a, 81, .. ~, -, -.
the p'lcNs' az he'H"e' caravans u l" OF ''l'ss
hundred n ttves. WI h 100 urge "a L Of iyorT.
werc not mfr .nient. The ivory T., said L,
-, ,,..,.,,,
those found dead. The native, who bring IL
Laugh at III, idea Of its becoming s'ar'e On so-
count of the n1n,b p OF olep,nntss,In.
Fortunately some Of the in,.t Gts4trseab,s
anin,l. are not foani in Angola. G,rllIas ar,
not seen south OF tn COMO an there are
s'F''ly any sh'Aes IN l We country plt On tus
U,,, "aur '','.a''S seo.', =" ~. 'iso ana
TN Ail MA. In furie rivers The IA II .iNe lD-
n,nnt,,n, ar. 500, In uttIa hcr,a 80 ,y,,,,v -,
more. The manatco. allied bg the Portuguese.
..,,,,,,,,,, al, ., ,..., 49,, -, ,, .,.,
""'n"" "'"' ""'H 80 "'''9 - "''' s'' 70 ~
eembe gigantic SO Al, IS sometimes caught.
large nsh called the nungo. ,y.iyaiu, .innrs
-, 49,,
"a w P'"l"-' " s"''l III gre" pil' 'Nes NJ
Lolndl. THIS hsh visits the e. st Only In the
cold season from limo to Augnst. an thu IA,
:, ,,.-...1 T.. ~. ,..,, -. NJ, 49,,
OF nus'trtA u itS i"N'"te rc7orl' rue ltVes on
the coast as rule do not care FOR 1sh. bIt II 10
a ala I,,,,ol 10 ,i,,so co.,,,,, f-,,, ,e, i,,~t.
. ~
Hr"fis anu IN dp@-ll'cl moh''y are houh-
dant in Dcnguelt, the province win re large de-
nosita Of r,nn,r ,-, nav, hoo, r.,,.d. and
80 '' '' ""1
s"uth 81 brnElela' cl'hi-' SiirinSp lk' AAi othef
antelopes uboInd. Land IN ird, Il iuri % at lien
,,,l, .rt t,,ho ,,..,,,, H.. n t..... ma.
-'''.'' "' ~ Wv ''''. - 80 f."'~
spot 81 Wd'er-lH lri six 'r ciih' l''t llng-
which has m. IA ,ss ( ~ - lltry and thu ynlnr
Of Inc ali .1tar /, common IiDnsu.,' / q, clrns
clio q t. ~. Paul o.. l.ltnan. nut thr.r rrssi re-
sort /, I'm tic Il. ls.blrllIol Of 4 rnttlibA
wheic they follow the autelones ron Inc 10
tenor;
The proprietor OF tn la snrr plant l'ion Equh
i1ina used 90 re 'unt now %" won't ou o." ni{'ts
sn 20, sli9n tn't "a nr'oure sr,,rtl oi h' ;lyes
S9 hc V', ',, 49, it a. m n', w. OK ,,i',,',
iirf stunt, 4 ne. y iist ,et,c' ., 0l. ria 10
et,, /, lis m nut rs ,Tt.d IN he tluis.t u wtsfur
-, Z. ~.