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Made Thsir WAY 10 The ess.
The most remarkable story Of invaAion that
II told OF any natives OF Africa Is that OF the
advance toward the sea OF the Fan or Pahouin
cannibais, who were first brought prominently
to notice In the writings OF Du Chaillu. Mr..
Kruger. who has Just written a pamphlet upon
Gaboon and the French Congo. says those re-
markable natives are still advancing steadily
toward the coast, driving the natives b.
fore them, who arc rapidly disappear
Ing from the country which they have
occupied ever since the whites knew them.
Mpon0ws Buiu. and MbanRa tribes. are rap
Idly becoming sxterminated. chiefly through
their own vices. for Drunkenness 10 killing
many OF them. They arc rapidly replaced BY
the Men OF the Woods, As tho advancing
Pahouin are called. and who are . much supe-
rior race to the coast natives. Mr.. Crampsl.
who recently made . trip far inland northeast
Of Gaboon. says that the Pahouin have appro.
priated the entire country as far as he travelled
No one knows where those people originally
came from. Some writer's believe they origi-
mated in Central Africa. owing to the SINH
larity between the Pahouin and the Nyam-
nyam. north Of the Welle Makus. in language.
customs. and appearance. Others think they
who devastated the kingdom of Congo in tho
last century. It Is certain that they are Of
Bantu oriRin, though their language Is very
cultural. and strangers have dlfieul.y 10 ae.
curing their pronunciation. When the French
fret as the man. hs SH
dich mentioned them in 1918 under the name OF
Paamways. and characterized them erIonsous-
their villages we're lar from. the coast on the
mountainous plateaus OF the interior nprth-
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near Gaboon. and tho clearings they have made
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eyer eSSsry tribe they meet; and are are the incontsst-
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rapidly increasing in number. There is evil
their numbers have largely increased. partly
from the edition Of tribes whom they haye.
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tribes. and are lar more fruitful than those Of
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pose any serious obstacle to the white interest
Since De Brazsa won their friendship the
and they are being used as soldiers and oar
riers. While not very smennble to discipline,
men OF tact and patience find that they can get
along with. the, Pabouin. They are light In
e9lor' and IN physique are superior to most
has such fondness for adornment. and the
youne dend!es and women are iairly covered
with beads caury shells. and copper and other
ornaments. The PahouIn are urdoubtedly can.
nibals, but t may be due t. the influence OF
which has approached the. coast has almost
ceased to engage in cannibal PRACTICES. In the
Of war but even there tho practice Is falling
into dsuse. and now the horrid repast par
takes chiefly Of the nature OF reliao1s exer-
arc seen to greatly modify their customs and
habits as they epproach the coast and come
savage state they arc simply. hunters. but
those who are nov living near the coast have
agriculture boating. and commerce There is
no West African people that can help the
their thorough good will Is won.