Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-09

single word. To remain perfectly dumb for
the entire day seems almost an impossibility
for woman especially for young girl. Yet
this interdct appears SO natural to the demoi-
from childhood, that they submit to the Gus
tom with unquestioning resignation. An I'M
happy superstition awards heavy
PUNISHMENT TO oHILDLEss WIVES.
husband, under such circumstances pitt
lessly abandons the unfortunate wife, never
more regarding her as a member of his family
or in any way whatever taking the least care of
her.
The Zanzbaris' national dance. which is called
"dandaro," is similar to the well-known Aimee
dance Of the east, with only this difference: In
the Aimee only two performers are required,
while all the women present join in the
dandaro. One frequently sees servants, whose
masters have forbidden their participating in
these Dances willfully abandoning good homes
to be at liberty to enjoy this forbidden but
coveted dance.
THE GAMES AND ADJUSTMENTS
OF these primitive tribes are truly indicative of
their fierce and savage natures The "fmbi'
or game Of cudgels, played on each Friday, is q
general struggle which is never finished with
out much bloodshed, What seems most re-
markable is the fact that fierce and earnest as
Is the struggle for mastery there never seems
the least bitterness nor animosity after it is
over between the vanquished and the victor
Each player chooses an adversary but never
are two allowed to battle against one. MAY be,
however, some hero requests the special favor
OF being attacked by two, three or even four
opponents.
The contestants are eager for these SAN
culinary struggles, in which the most remark
able skill is displayed but they can use no
other weapon than cudgels of fawless solidity
II combatant loses his weapon his adversary
waits Tor MIN to recover 1t, or. often picking it
up himself, offers his own cudgel with the
courtesy of a fencing master. At the end of
the conflict the victors assist the vanauished TO
rise and battle their wounds, and then all go
together to take a fraternal drink OF a liquor
made from corn, which makes them very
drunk. Whereupon another challenge is given
for the following Friday.
CIVILIZATION Is SLOW
Despite the most strenuous efforts used by
the government to suppress these games, they
still continue. Latterly troops have been sent
to prevent such meetings, but they have been
30 unpleasantly received that they have been
glad to seek refuge in flight.
Education and civilization make very slow
progress among this people, who, even without
it, are remarkably intelligent
Whenever a war vessel arrives in port it is
saluted with all the honors customary among
civilized nations The Zanzibaris hoist the flag
OF the sultan, who receives the commapdant
and officers OF the strange vessel at his palace.
The heat of Zanz ibar is intense and over
powering. The clovo crop is very abundant
and profitable, and the duty upon this traffic.
which is about 35 per cent, constitutes large
part of the sultan's revenue.
The cloves which grow on the islands Of
Zanzibar, Pemba and El-Gaziriel Khadra are
very fine aud valuable. A plantation ten wears
old averages from 20 to 80 pounds tree, while
trees of twenty years growth yield about 200
pounds each. Although every part of the tree
ls aromatic, the bud, which is the Glove of ex-
port, is the valuable portion. The chief part
Of the crop is sent to Bombay and the balance
is dispatched to Egypt and Europe. The use of
money is entirely unknown to these people,
their business transactions being paid by trans
fers, of which lead and powder are considered
the most desirable. few years ago a coal
mine was discovered in the Interior and since
then . much more valuable one has been
found at Maquinca, two days journey from
Zanzibar