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were killed When ut last the dug-outs reached
Foucra within carshot Of the Egyptian post,
Long and his comrades banched with FEVER
and with feet so swollen that motion was i'm
possible with thoir food gone and their wounds
fostering. were very nigh To death.
We can audo but very briefly 10 Col. Longs
second expedition which was directed to the
Makralsa. Nian-Niam country. reputed to bc
very fertile and the only III Dorado of health In
Central Africa. Tho Egyptian Government de-
termincd to annex this region. and accordingly.
on the 3ist OF January. 1875, Long set out at the
head Of a strong Arab detachment. besides a
personal escort of Soudanish soldiers. After
sustaining repeated assaults and some loss Of
life from the natives OF the Yanbari district,who
use poisoned arrows, dipped in the milky juice
OF n cactus tree, to which no antidote Is known,
the column reached II frontier post OF the Miami
MAN, and halted at the residence of II shcik
Hero Long found evidence OF moro industry
and foresight than he had yet seen in Central
Africa and was astonishcd to find his table con-
stantly supplied with chickens. mutton, and
watcrmclons. At this place. too. he secured
what may fairly be considered great prize
from an chronological point of view. He had
frequently questioned his entertainer respect
ing the Ticki-Ticki or Aka" tribes to the
southwest. who had been supposed to represent
the race Of pigmies mentioned by Crock writer's,
and laudcd by thcm for uncommon bravery.
What was Longs surprise and delight when the
shcik announced that he could give his guest
ull-grown woman of that nation. and at once
ordered her TO be brought in.
Uornnnearnncc. " saws our traveller. strucl,
mo with wonder md admiration that could in
M ,viae no translated nv tho infant md untavel-
onod form Of Tho Ticl,i- Tieli whom Ind nj
ready seen on tho White Nile returning from
Chambe." Ticki-Ticli was certainly twonty-
Ave years Of age Shc declared she had never
| been a mother although her hugo breasts
seemed TO prove the reverse Not four feet
| high she was nearly as broad. Her diminutive
| hands and feet and well-rounded limbs wore
strangely at yarinnce with the immense breadlh
Of beam. launches. and stomach the eve was
LARGO. the nose fiat. and the tint a bright copper
Gazing nj Col. Long. with downcast. hnlf-fcarful
| look for he ,yns the first white man she had
| senn she replied i'm Arabic To- one Of his au -
tions-thnt sho would like To 70 with him but
fnnred bo ,vould oat hor--and n,eordfnnlv for
s.vcrnl DAYS she refnsed nourishmont. affirm
| inc TINT if sho bccame fat the strnn,rer would
u,doult,dtv nn, hnr Ti.ki.Ti.ki ,v,,s totally,
d,.,oii If .l,,hip, with thn ex.enti,n of th.
handful of leayes that pns-cd between
,h, ,higba rroi,ctino in front and rnnr
liant eh, ,vnrc an ohundnn,. of i,v.lrv-
orno,,c,,s ~ brosa conner and iron whose
hurnishsd coils cncnseJ i.es nrms and nc.k
pr.s.nt,d with n ,i,ce Of r.I cloth tho din,inu
,i,., t,ii., .,, l,t bor shyn.-s b,ll,iod NUM-,
and Greatly amused tbe traveller with hor grim.
ocrs and d.ft fonts with tho tiny lan.. of tho
ALL, tribo A t.,v Invs lnt.r vvhon tbor.,,,,llv
nes,,r,1 ~ ,f,t, .b, ',nv b,, ,vb ito ,noat,r nat
oli,,l, inforr,n,i,, ninut hor rnorl, sb, t,ld
him ,hnt "Goneo ,,.a tho Kim, NJ tho Ti.li.
Ti.li n y,r, numerous rnc, which ,vns trim.
tnrv T., Nunzo kim If tho Mnnho,tn furnishing
| him with slnv.s and ivory. that NJ n rul, fin,
ro,i,,. ~ nor ,o,,,trv ,r,.ro n,,,,t sl,r,r ,hon
she mud thnt the women always noeomnoniol
tho mon ,vb,tbcr In att,cLs an n,;,,bhori,o
trthos ar in hnntin,, tho nl.nbont shn rc,,r
scented her pcople as having much grcate,
strength than tho Donrol,,yoe fprofo-.innn
ivory hur,,rsl ar nven my hl,.l r.,,,l,. s,l
dier4 In reulr tn my question why they Nc. r,
anthroronhn'.ir. she mad. mo unl.r4tnnt
that il ,v,- when mont woa sc.r,,. =,
wl,.nn chnn.,. from tn. r..,iar nanYn, r,.,,i,p,,
WIS demanded bv nnturr" Long was assure,
bv the Shcik who had pr,ssntnd him with tlf.
curious specimen Of the pvl,mirs that n fov
days Journey westward NJ this rncc ,lwc.t d
people whose ears Of almost clnphantin. mo
portions hung nearly a. their hnunchc-. but AL
thou IA thc story was told with many "Walai-'
of positive ati.station we are not asked to xiv,
it implicit cred noe. As regards the anthropo
i7 49, ''"N''''.'
Central Africa 'and toy NO means tothe least civ
lllN"dl' Col Long thinks that me iinprovidrn"
oil nature mas driven thosn tribes to pra'uo
Of whi'h he observed an intuitive shame.
mere are no cattl" IN th"s' anlhrPpophagie re
sl"hS. Moreover, our author was assured upoi
careful inquiry mat Inc siam m battle. infants
or me "T'd are alone devoted To TINS Use. ~
adds thht the hands anu icet are consIder''
inc most d'li'"tc portions
Nhat II the hhal judgment "l this explore
upon ul' pr"Sp"' 'l 'lNlN'hE "lu"i"rH1 Alii
ga lie repeats IA ms last chapter what hr dr
: cures '' p' MS H'h'-' l!'lr'77.'n' n'9'u upon
iH''-' ""i N', Hl"-l'n@' Una" '.h'rHl AREA j.
no paradise 'u' i.asue Spot ana mat ui'
IL -I'' "' If"'"yl "' l"'7 "S'U 'nl'i i'si M j.
III. -'ri''l' Wr'' .h "i'h u'N"lu ul an uad't0l
/ travellers have too often endowed him. II,
tHinNS Inc humanitarian will do wen TO e"n7id
'r 'n' cost I" Wh''h ne s'h"H i'r'h us 'mlr7n
r'N 10 nuin"h'H' ana 'hiiEh''h u country Wh'r'
""'"r' n"7 "''rioS'" ""'rl,r no, "'h' III 'h'
liN. lliNl NllhN fl llf ~ANt-f, nut IN the more