Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-08-22

whites, He restored the missionaries to
favor. Last year all his daughters were
permitted to receive religious instruction,
and one of them, who was converted,
now occupies as kings sister, o position
OF large importance and influence among
the Waganda.
On the great interior plateaus Of Afri.
ca, whose inhabitants are generally much
superior in mental and moral develop
ment to the coast negroes, the men ex-
hibit a good deal of affection for their
women. Livingstone, who usually speaks
o fAfrican women as ladies, makes many
illusions to this fact, and so do Schwein-
furth, Burton, and other explorers. The
ed-skihned Nyam Nyams are as noted
as the Zulus for their intelligence and
bravery, but if any Of their women are
captured by an enemy they will make
any sacrifice and incur any disgrace TO
get them back again. The coast negro,
however, appears to know neither love
nor jealousy. Mr.. J. Menteiro, who has
lived for many years on the west coast,
SAYS that he never saw a negro there
manifest the least tenderness toward a
negress, or give or receive any caress
that would indicate the slightest loving
regard on either side.
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the white women who have entered the
depths of Africa with their missionary
husbands have almost invariably received
kind treatment. If they could endure
the climate they had nothing to fear
from the aborigines. Nine. Time is
perhaps the only white female traveller in
Africa who has been killed. She wan
dercd in safety among the blacks of the
upper Nile, but fell a victim at last to
Mohammedan fanaticis.n. Travellers
say they would often be unable
TO make any progress whatever
among the most savage tribes if
they were not able to convince
the natives that they possessed super
natural powers. A few coniurers' tricks
will often open the way among savages,
who would fight the explorer if they did
not think he could bewitch them all.
Young Thompson, who recently came
back from the Nasal country, travelled
far on his reputation as a man who could
take his teeth out of bis mouth and put
them back again. He had two false teeth
on a plate. When argument and en-
treaty availed nothing, he had only to do
the teeth act to get about everything he
wanted. A chief south of Lake Nyassa,
who had never seen glass;, became the
warm fricna of missionary whose watch
he was examining. He could see the
hands right before him. but he couldn't
put his fingers on them, and he thought
the white man by some occult power
kept him from touching them.
some petty chiefs have been in the
habit Of appearing before explorers and
pcrsonating their sovereign the Big King
for the purpose Of getting a handsome
present. The explorers have found a
means of exposing these frauds. AS a
rule, none but great chiefs arc allowed
TO possess gaudy or .highly-colored
cloths. If such goods are offered to q
sub chief who prcteads to be the king
hc refuses to receive them, and stands
revealed as II fraud. Consul Elton car
rlcd a quantity of red velvet with him in
his travels through East Africa. He says
he reserved the velvet for great chiefs or
impostors, and that in both cases it
answered admirably. Wee York. Sun.