The morning call., 1893-04-16
AFRICAN DWARFS.
Arrival in London of Queer Little
People.
New York Tribune.

ICOpiC.
New York Tribune
Two pygmies from the primeyal forests Of
Central Africa. of the race called Acea by
the Monbuttu and Wambutti by the other
tribes, have passed through Naples from
Zanzibar, says correspondent of the Lon.
don Daily News. These pygmies are the
only specimens Of the race that have ever
come to Europe. The name this race oil
pygmies give themselves is Eve or Efe
The present arrivals from the twilight
world Of the great African forests, pene.
trated by Mr.. Stanley, are two young girls.
supposed to be between IT and 20 years OF
age. They were liberated by DR.. Stuhl
mann and his companions from the hands
of their capturers, the Arabs; and aftel
spending some time in Zanzibar are oD their
wav to Germany.
They bore the sea voyage remarkably
we'll, never being seasick, and actually
liking the ship and the voyage. They came
ashore for few hours with their conductor,
fine young Swahili of pleasant manners,
who has been DR.. Stuhlmann's man servant
for five years, and who serves the pygmies
as attendant and interpreter. With him
they speak the Swahil tongue, which they
have learned. They are we'll DrOpOEtioned
and as tall as boy years of age. They
have small heads, prominent forehead. very
large lustrous black eyes, a cOpper-colOred
nan WutCu kEOWI III StphEAl6
tightly twisted short curls, like Astrachan
wool; fiat noses, prRtruding but rose
cOl0red lips. not dark like negro's.
Their eyes are very wide open, not show
ing the lids much. which at the inner angle
are far apart and turned slightly upward at
the outer corners. Their hands and feet
are small, the forearm and wrist being pret-
tily shaped. The spine curves strongly in
ward, making the back hollow; the stom-
ach prOtrudes prOpOrtiOnately. Holes are
l,,sI IA koa a
present they wear nothing in them. These
arc the chief physical characteristics They
wear marine blue wooden frocks of baby
cut, and little pointed wooden caps with a
TUT al the top.
Their behavior is infantile, wild and shy.
but without timidity. There was otherwise
n great difference between them. One was
always cross, bending her head and glaring
from beneath frOwning broWs, while the
other often laughed jOy0usly, was pleased
with bead bracelets and other trinkets
given to her, and expressed by a queer sniff
OF her fiat nose her appreciation of some
chocolate bonbons. She stroked the pretty
red lining of her blue frpck, ana showed it
and her red stockings TO the bystanders.
When let alone the two girls talked to each
other. looked shyly attheir hostess, laughed
and made grimaces. They have also q
peculiar way of holding their hands up on
each side of their ehins and Struggling their
shoulders.
They had been accommodated with mats
IN the ships postoffice, so as to be safe
from the curiosity of the passengers. When
the housekeeper began TO handle their
things the cGquettish Miss Aeca only
laughed, but the cross one began TO scream
and scold in Swahili, and was only quieted
when the Swahil boy explained that nOth-
ing would be harmed or taken away. At
the house they made a capital dinner on
rice and meat. eating heartily as long as
they were alone with their attendant and
the Italian man servant but stopping al
once when any member OF the family cams
IN. AT first they ate with their fingers, but
seeing the forks took them up and helped
themselves with that instrument Strange
to say, they would not touch oranges. The
Italian man servant had to taste of every
dish before they or the Swahili boy would
partake of it. After dinner, It being u
sunny day. they were led into the pretty
garden. where there is most magnificent
PEGeBix CanaEiensis palm tree.
Under this they sat with pleasure-indeed
they squatted down wherever and when
ever possible-but they also evidently en-
Joyed the sunshine, lying at full length on
their stomachs on the neutrality-suspicious.
plants, with which the garden beds were
covered, to bask in The warm rays. They
gradually grew more cOntid eht, and finally
allowed themselves to be photographed
arm-in-arm with the son of their hostess
The eoquettsh one shook with Laughter.
and seemed to guess thai a process was 60
ing on fiattering TO her vanity. while the
cross one still looked gloomy and suspicious.
They showed neither wonder nor admiIa-
tlon at the people and things around them
in the artistically furnished house and
tasteful garden. Their eyes. though large
and lustrOus, have less expression than the
ugly eyes of monkey.
DR.. StuhlmanD, who has been In Naples
foI some time and has nearly finished the
MS. of bis important work on Africa, sent
on his little py1mies the same evening by
sea 10 Hamburg and then to Berlin, wher,
they will be presented to various seentif
societies and no doubt furnish important
data for the learned men there. DR.. Stuhl-
mann. whose leave of absence will soon ex-'
pire. will shortly follow his pygmies TO
Berlin, and as he must go back to Africa in
the service of the German Government, will
probably take the little creatures with him,
when he will place them in some mission
house or otherwise provide for their further
civilization. In any case they will return
10 Africa during the summer.