, 1890-08-06

various types or African peoples, anu OH tAo
immigration which must have taken place
at an early period from Asia into Africa.
In it's ethnolOgy, as III so many other re.
spects. this strange continent presents
many puzzles for the student of science to-
solve. Mr.. Stanlpy's recent journey was,
to Il large eXtenti through the bOrderland
which forms a sort of m-retlng-grOnnd Tor
various types of people and the tontri-
buttons he has made TO ethn0lOgy will
cover Il multitude of fOuts aJ science and
it's v~otaries. The many interesting details
he gives concerning the pigmies that pes"
tered his column so much on its march
through the forest, form one of the most
prominent features of his narrative. Prof.
Flower has so recently Mature vol. x~xxviii.
PIP. "A ct seq fully discussed the whole
subject of pigmy races that we need only
refer the reader to MI. SANKEY'S pages III
confirmation of Prof. Flowers views.
In his own graphic and peculiar way, Mr.
Stanley claims a high antiquity for these
tiny folks; and in this he is supported b.
the evidence addueed 10y Prof. Flower.
Mr.. Stanley himself, on his greatest jour
ney OF all, heard of these pigmies about
the great bend of the Congo; on his last
Journey he fodnd the forest swarming with
them. Outside the sunless gloom of the
for est they pine and die. They are natu.
1d1lH IUlIu anu GOAtAAu0AIy va fVHSg O0Nh
sive against all corners. But when treated
kindly they become devoted to their bene-
factors, and serve them faithfully even to-
their own hurt. Full details of the vari-
Gus dimensions of these pigmies are given
from Emin's note S (vOl. 2. p. 1907; but We
may quote here what Mr.. Stanley says
about the first of these pigmies whom he
had an opportunity of inspecting. A mar
and q woman were brought to him at the
AvatikO plantation, on the Ituri. The
man was apparently about 81. Mr.. Benny
following result
"Height, 4 it.; round head, 204 in; from
cnin to back top Of head, 244 ill.,; round
round hips, 223 ill.,; round wrist, 43 in;
round muscle of left arm, y in; round
ankle 7 in round calf of leg, a in; LENGTH
of index ginger, 2 in; length of right hand,
4 in; length of foot, 81 in length of leg,
% in.; length of back, I83 in; arm to tip of
finger 1872 in.;" "This was the first full grown
mar we had see II. His colour was cOppery;
the fell over til e body was almost furry,
being nearly half an inch III length. His
head dress was a bonnet Of a priestly form
decorated wit h a bunch of parrot feathers;
it was either gift or had been stolen. A
br DAD strip of bark covered his max edlesS.'
His hands were vey delicate, aud attracted
attention by their nnwashed appearances"
The chapter on the forest in the second
volume, abounds with Information con.
corning the various tribes which inhabit
the forest region. There is a family like
ness among all the varieties. With re-
gard to the pigmies, Mr.. Stanley main
tains there are two distinct types (Batwa
and VAN buttD which differ rs much from
each othe r as a Turk would from a Scandi'
naviaf. The Batwa have lOngish heads
and long narrow faces reddish, small eyes,
set close together which give them a some.
wlat ferrety look, sour, anxious, and que.
rnlous. The Wambutti have round faces,
gazelle-like eyes, set far apart, open fore"
heads, which give one an impression OF MI.
disguised ~frankness, and are of a rich, yell
low, ivory compilation. The Wam0atti foc.
cupy the southern half of the Itufi region,
the Batwa the northern, and extend south
easterly to the Awamba forest on both
banks of the Semliki river, and east of the
Ituri. The women are agriculturists and
the men hunters. Though their nomad
llbits are often annoying to the forest
tribes Of larger make, yet tue Litter hnd
the pigmies exceedingly useful as scouts
who give warning of the approach OF the
enemy. AS might have been expected, the
forest peoples are all of lighter c'mplexioni
than the inhabitants or the open grass
lands. With regard to The poison of the
arrows of these pieAies, Mr.. Stanley does,
not insist SO strongly Oh liza insect orIgitr