Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-24
The Upper Nile Region.

The country of the Upper Nile was par
excellence, the wonderland OF the Roman
world, as it is still the grandaSt outdoor
museum of natural curiosities. Zoologi-
cally there is no more densely populated
| country, All the wild beasts and birds,
made homeless by the devastation Of north
ern Africa, seem to have taken refuge in
the Nubian highlands In the terrace
land of the Nubian and Abyssinian Alps
there roam herds OF elephants, bufiaiocs,
wild goats wild sheep, and fourteen or fif-
teen different species OF antelopes Fur
ther below the hippopotamus and white
rhinoceros haunt the river swamps. Pro-
fessor BlanIord enumerates 200 species OF
water birds. With these hannless settlers
less desirable guests have crowded in, the
spotted hyena, the iaclal, the black and
yellow lion, four species of smaller cats
Wild dogs, and above all, the cynocephalus
the wild and mischievous babeon Three
varieties of these Darwinian pets In
habit the rocks of southern Nubia ;
the little babuin, the cynoccphalus prop
er, and the celada or mantle balloon,
a fierce and powerful fellow, whose shaggy
name protects his body like a cloak, and
enables him to brave the climate Of the
upper highlands. Professors Kuppel, Hot
ten and Major W. c. Harris agree on the.
fact that troop of these brutes, in ravag-
ing corniield, will not only hold its own
against all corners, but on the slightest
provocation take the ohensivein Il way not
likely to be forgotten by the unarmed ma
tives. Dogs have no chance whatever
against a full-grown baboon. The old
males do not wait to he tackled, but charge
them at once with an energy and skill Of
cooperation that would do credit to Il troop
of well-drilled soldiers. The hyrax, a
queer pachydcrm, allied to the European
badger, coinhabits the rocks with hiber-
mating marmot, and the coast iungles swarm
with Wild hogs that multiply undisturbed,
for the Abyssinian natives share the pork
prejudice of their Mohammedan neigh
Jors- DR.. Felix L. Oswald.
4 Preventive for Asiatie Cholera or
Cholerine.
The following appeared in the London
TJmes of Saturday, August IS, 1866, during
the last epidemic of Asiatic cholera in
Europe:
To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES Sir
We observe in your paper Of to-day 4 long
extract from the Lancet on the subject OF
suitable drinks iii cholera seasons, and
think it duty we owe to the pubic to
point out ONE, the excellence of which we
can vouch from our own experience. We
have used il largely among our employees
at Milwall and Cubitt-town with the most
beneficial effect, and is our works are in the
very center of the district where cholera
has been so prevalent we are satisfied Ot'
lis real merit. We refer 10 the Angostura
Biuers imported from Venezuela, which
have long been known and extensively
used as preventive for diarrhma in the
West Indies and South America, where this
disease periodically prevails From the
small quantity required, it is very cheap,
agreeable and effective remedy for a fearful
and dangerous disorder. We are, sir, your
obedient servants. J. & W, DuDGEoN.
Iron Shipyard, Cubitt-town, Poplar, f.
London. August 18th