The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-02
SOME NEW hooks.
The German Enin rashn Expedition.

SOME NEW BOOKs.
The German Enin rnsbn Expedition.
One OF tho most valuable contributions ever
made TO oar knowledge OF Last Af;!ca is the
narrative o, tho German Emin lnsha cxpedi-
tion published b. tho commaadrr. lr. GAIL
PErEEs. under the title oi .Ner Lieh on Dark
Africa. Ward, Lock. & Co. This expedition.
II will he rcmeni bercd. was organized and con-
ducted by Germans for tbs purpose OF
strengthening Emtn Pashn in his 20 ,ition on
Lake Albert. II he chose to remain thorc. or OF
conveying him In safety ~ tho ems. coast
When. af,cr n long AMI po-ious Journey
through regions infested with wnr.like
tribeA. Or. Peters reached tho country OF
the lakes. no found Tint Tmin TashR had
been taken bY STANLEY TO Zanzibar, and
that consequently tho primary aim OF his
quest had bscn frustrated. l1o did not
return to tho caat coast. however. until no
had rendered material assistance TO the
Christian party In Uganda and had negotiated
several provisional treaties with native chiefs
Intended tn promote tho interests OF lie man
colonization. His large octave volun:e Of
nontly six hundred pages 10 literally cratnmcd
with Information. much OF l. Of strictly scien.
tlnc character. for DR.. Peters. like Emin Pashn.
and unlike Stanley. Ia n highly sduca'el man.
thoroughly trained for the work OF exriorn.
tion. We cannot In the space at our COM
mnnd. undertake. t. trace oven an outline OF
bis travels and discoveries. but cunfno our.
selves to thrcs topics. which for one reason or
another arc OF roculiac iato:.st. We refer to
DR.. Petsrs's observati"ns ar ong the Mas, ais by
far the most formidable people Of enst Africa
70 his account OF tho state % things which he
found existing IN Uganda. and. finally, to his
description OF his interview with Emin Fasha.
In tho course OF which the two German cS-
rlofcrs had occasion to express thcir opinion
Of Stanley.
Psfore Peter,s expedition. the ron. through
the NASSAU country hal heen regarded US
prnc tically impossible. There werU eng.
gsrntel notions MS 10 tho dangers OF the road.
In view Of tho Jirlcuties real md supposed.
Stanley when projecting his quest OF Em!n rad
decided TO mn.o tho ong ci:cult rounl the
Cane and up tho Congo. although compared
with tho German rescu,rs he had unlimited
means at his disposal Stanley is said 10 ha,e
ss.srted that to got through thr MAssais In
wariko fashion q man would need ut least
thousand Europeans ut his lack. Similar
opinions wore cntertainsl BY Wissmann AMI
part Of the German Emin Pnsha committee.
They were not shared. however. by Dr. Peters.
who determined to traverse MassIilnnd, aud
he did. 1t Is to his resouto execution
OF daring purpose that We owe
tho first minute and trustworthy account
OF q noteworthy peonic. DR.. Peter. indeed.
leaves unnecide! the question touching tho
clinical relationship OF tho Massais. For q
long time they wore supposed to belong to tho
great Hamtic race encountered In the north-
east OF Africa. and to be related to the Somalis
and the Gnllas. According to moro recent In
vestigatons, thay arc thought to be nm on
shoot OF q great Central African race occup Inc
tho regions OF the upper Nile and Mambuku-
land. There is no doubt that. like Attilas
Huua. and other nomadio Peoples. they have
developed In the highest degree propensity
for plumber and a thirst for blood. The losh
diet on which they 1.-Two has physioloHcally in
creased their natural savageuesa. and they
svince most strikinely tho brutalizine Of
the feelings enRendered among men who
are in tho habit OF Strengthening and de-
vourinH in -blooded manner the
domestic animals which they Themselves
have reared. tribe OF hordsmen where
the shepherd IL not at tire same time tho
butcher OK tho cattle. will be able TO de-
velop the gentler feelings OF the heart. But
where through centuries Of generations tho
herdsman has been also tho slau gh,erer OF bis
herds. as In tho case with the Mongo.s on the
elevated plains OF ntral Asia. and with the
Gassals on the Upland plains Of Central Africa,
there through Inheritance must ensue a state
OF almost absolute EQUALIZATION. This OK
plains why the herdsmen OF the nomndic races
have repeatedly furn !shed the most savage
phenomena in the worlds history. as We have
seen thcm embodied in mon like htrtla and
Zenghis Khan. In connection with the psy-
geological effoct OF but"herinn domcst!c nni-
mails. should be considered tbs fact TINT no.
macic races ale provented by the peculiar
lily OF their employment IRON establish
Ing themselves permanently anywhere The
possession Of great herds nrces states a
continual change OF donice. Where there
Is pasture for his cattle. and water for
them to drink. thither the herdsman must
drive his herds; and tile practice he thus
acquires makes him capable II undertake. q
warlike EXPEDITIONS across 81 eat tracts. Thus
tho Massai has become tho terror OF the whole
OF East Africa. With hasty foot he iraverses
the steppes Of the rich lands OF the Bantu In
the south aud pushes even to the coast regions
He has gone SO far as to build up for himself a
religious belief according TO which only the
Massals urs sons Of the Deity. and as such
have a natural right, confirmed by God. to MI
the cattle Of the earth. Any man not Mnssai
found In possession Of cattle is decmsd 10 de-
eesve death and the MRSsai remorsclessIy kills
not onli the abehodied men but the infant
at the mothers breast. girls and old women.
Notwithstanding the presence o. all the con-
dttions. however that tend to develop tho wild
and brutal qualities Of man. there may. on the
oher hand BE- recognized among tho Massais
Shc ennoblng influence produced In every
people By tho Inherited consciousness Of rule
Accustomed to see all around them tromble at
the name OF Nasal. tho warriors OF the race
have acquired natural pride which cannot bs
designated otherwise than ~ arist ocratlc.
From the first. tho Massais assumed toward
Dr. Peters the department. Of young. naughty
noblemsa. They will stoop to only ono
kind Of work. namely. war and the pro-
sectlon ct their herds. All Industrial oc-
oupahons. such as trading with passing
cAravana. the manufacture OF weapons and
implements. and the driving OF the cattle. arc
CON mtttsd to the Wandorobbo. q subordinate
kind OF Massais. who interming!c with the
warrior tribos. 1t seems that the naughty and
wniliks spirit Innate in the NASSAU Is strength