The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-24
LIGHT UPON THE NJ
AN INTER ESTING STUDY OF THE
RACES OF DWARFS.
Stanley Charged with I~dbei-strauEo p'Sco'-
cries OF Missionaries and AnthropoioElsts'

Olated explorer proved that herouoeue 7" ~
mer were right. This was q kind OIL glory th"o
he did not seek; but, after all. 1t Is not tno hrSS
time that u voyage, undertaken FOR commercial
turned to the profit OF science
The tribe of dwarts that the energetic Anglo
Belgian servant found IN his African travels
excited the curiosity Of Europe ana OF inc
Now World. The pigmies, OF whom the poo5
OF the Had speAks in his story OF their wars
with storks, are no longer to be CLASSIFIED among
Myths. They are to DO found In the mysterloIs
regions of the upper Nile, at the precise place
whore, 500 years before Jesus Christ, the rather
OF history placed them. Never before did the
antique literature of Greece receive q more Dill
liant triumph.
The impulsion was given. The learned men
set to work to find out everything about those
dwarfs. whose existence Stanley revealed. Tho
pigmies, who were interesting only to a small
number of professional nnthropologists, have
nov become interesting to all.
Tho W9mAouttis. whom tho celebrated e%-
r'Jrer OF the III ystcIious regions of the Dark Con-
linent encountered on the shores Of tho Arou-
hoGimi. are evidently the brothers OF the Accfs,
OF the Batouas, who live in the Fhrinws o. the
Mountains OF the Moon. and even OF tho Bush
men o. the Cape Colony; Tho latter, BY inter.
Thing to their stature; It is not wonderful 70
ind members OF a family for ages disseminated
thing is the discovery OF their cousins in other
'.nT. Ernst HseckcIj professor Of the University
tan ?sn O. 10 C Sn H5i,'i pu BIZ ,es PF n the be .G !
h,nndschau, points out more Than one trait or
WcIdhg IN the impenc'rsble forests OF the
Island Of Paradise" and the ir,be Of twards
Thanks TO the patient Investigations OF mod.
ern science, the Wnmhouttis OF the ArOuhouilni
have found their brothers and their cousins. \
happy chance has restored their ancestors to
them. The Investigations undertaken 800 years
ago at tho SchwciAcr6iid. in the neighbcrhooi
~ ~ a1A -, ln yn Iaa IN tha lia.nCnry nf
skeletons OF fourteen fossil men. Ninc were of
ordinary stature and the others were pigmtes.
appeared in tho DcutSche RlrHe last month,
calls attention to the extreme Importance OF
taat a race OF dwarfs existed in Europe during
the neolithir period. the namc which science
gives to the second half of the stone a,e.
~ a small number OF tr.Dea j" Air,ea,, thlrat,
ind with cary eX' 'rminat;on; and BY 40
Tho pretexL OF the benefits of civilization. These
race. The were The Dr., innn"htt"n,s o. indin.
rHcy occupied all AfrlcN from the Cape Of Good
tlopG to ; ho;a T. AZ" ;M III anS ally We g, End rm ro 'hem md dur
mon o: tall stature. who snnihilated them.
]laItt"n Of is oldtime sronGeg1S. The ;]%ii!sioa-
nry Esrie,c says that In 1893 the Rev. Or. A. c.
the east Of B,tan1a, no. Gar from the German
colony Of Cameroons. found on his way a village
Prntestant missions in AfSIca, they were e1.
trerpeiv timii; and always ,diaposed to fly when
any one, tried to approach them. They had
NsbeEas.a powerful tribe COMPOSED Of tall men.
According 10 DR.. Good. their fate was never 50
l,SyfS WeTs the ,Sst tribe in ,hs African Con.
tinent to discover the Atlnntie Ocean. The pig.
mics we're already es,otltrhcd upon the western
coast OF Africa at a time when the other natives
were far In the interior, barred In the forests.
These snme dwarfs were the first to trace out
, font maths Ih-puuh the continent Of which they
were tho masters, and it is certain that n great
number Of localities stil bear names borrowed
Strange to say. these little explorers have now
lost the right TO approach tho sea which TIas
Good having asked some OF the dwarfs OF the
village. which he frequently visited. why they
the HheSSMS s5 q Would Would t"S G'r permit it'd th .qro , e" do
50. Tho pispies are not the slaves Of
or 5Fl0 cS GiSef e''S rsssa H%t 'h sSa n 1sndt en- s ca sars
services to the races OF the territories
where they pitch their CAMPS: Seyertheless.
Their 'vanderinG habits do not permit them to
remain long in any one region, and in changing
ters. The Presbyterian missionaries OF Came
rooms. thanks to the confidence which they have
ern AFRICA, have been ahlo to add immensely to
u" rather snrerhcial investigations OF Stanley.
Rcrietr OF the World. says that they i've
n ingeniously constructed huts maze OF logs
=, le,ves: and that they lead a Iomadio lite;
supply is furnished by hunting. Whenever they
have n opportunity they will willingly ex-
W .ich arc brought TO them b. other tribes.
In reality, these dwarfs. that ono might be in.
dangerous type, have a commercial instinct.
That is the commencement Of civilization. The
hive discovered that. the dwarfs are able TO
carry on a conversation and to trent certain
9 aTs nd, ps IN Hn is1Ef9 7 tse PEAR % WIN wS Tesn w tBsy
mtH inspire them. The young pignies who are
at present in the PresbytGrinn Mission School
sometimes it seems that they have a language
of their own, but In general they speak the lam
puaGc Of the race Of which they are the pro-
tsS@s. The question Of the angrage OF he pig
ME- Of Afr,Sa is Interesting. ErnsI H,eGkel
'clls us in hi4intcrest'ng pa per upon theNeddas,
hat the different tribes OF dwarfs in the island
C'Ceylon do not understand, each other. Two
families living u few hundred metre apart
have not the same words for trees. mountains.
nows and arrows. In short. among this primi.
individuals. II the same diversity Is found In
tho vocabulary OF the dwsrfs OF Africa, 1t is easy
tie tribes from which they solicit protection.
Unfortunately the ptEm'"t OF, the, Dark Con
Rrnn the curiosity Of European science;
the Presbyt' -ian missionaries Of the Came.
rplnS country have not yet had time to stud y
thoroughly the lanruasH OF the dwarfs. The
Gully prominent 'rHi, in their character which
i;oGer,s. a"cording 10 the .V,ssfoSarv Terrier.
was present at Il concert given By ~pirmies. A
stick hout an inch and n half in diameter
was rlaced upon the ground to serve az
q piano. Two women. holding in each
hnnh a wand. struck this rudimcntary in.
5 rument as vigorously, rs they could:
A large piece OF wood followed at tho tor md
covered by Il deerskin served for a drum, and a
METAL instrument In the form Of those bells that
the European mountainous attach to the nccks
or their COWS WAS used ms a cymbal. The
orchci'r IN sang and Beat time with their hands,
1t is a pity that in the mission there was nc
artist able to note down the symphonies exc
CITED by these pignies. II would DO interesting
u know II the music Of the primitive man re-
srnb,es the music Of the people Of the present
,uy. This art. which Las The reputation OF soft
ching the character, appears 20 have exercised a
wholesome influence upon tho dwaris OF West
Africa. The missionaries, who have cndcayorei
- convert them. have not discovered In then
any trace OF lllat incOrrigible pcrvcrsity OF
which they are accused by Stanley. II may be
that the pignIies OF the west, under tho hard
ruiz OF the Mabeyas have Income iimid, and nc
longer make use of The poisoned arrows which
the WaInhouttis shoot with extraordinary aC
clrncy. Perhaps also the u ustrious explorer
who was inspired by the traditions OF IlZarrO
and fernando CortcZ. rather than by the OK