The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-03

mony is usually performed out OF doors.
because the native houses are so small
| that any considerable number of people
cannot be accommodated in them. After
the ceremony, which is very simple. con-
sisting OF a form. according TO the Mo-
hammedan law, and the giving of a few
presents. the friends who have collected
to witness the nlptias gather round the
bride and bridegroom. sing. shout, ana
dance. Tom-tonIs and sometimes tin hies
are employed and their unmuSical SOUNDS
added to those OF the demonstratiYc spec
tators. The bridal party usually makes
tour Of the town Immediately after The
wedding. and AS they pass through the
streets the crowd is augmented by others
attracted by the sounds OF merTiment,
and within n short time hundreds of peO-
pic are following the bride and bride
The climate Of Zanzibar Is such that il
n quires scTupulous cleanliness of per-
son an order to maintain health. This
fact Is understood and apparently appr'-
Ciated 10y the natives. " hiie their ideas
Of cleanliness in general way would not
meet the approval Of a fastidious Ameri-
can housewife. considering the primitive
manner in which they live, it can Toe
truthfully said. at least that they are not
disposed to DE unCleanly In their life and
habits. Their worst trait perhaps is q
disposition to Incidence. which is greatly
encouraged 10y climatic conditions.
The natives battle every morning. Many
Of them 20 TO the beach and battle in the
sea. but the majority of them battle at
the town and the country near the city
The simple garments with which they are
clothed are easily put on and OF. which
makes their additions a simple matter.
In the early morning. before the majority
of Europeans are out of their beds, the
natives Of Zanzibar are astir, and the
bath is the frst act they perform after
arising. And some strange sights may lo
witnessed at an early hour, any morning,
in Zanzibar. The natives are not often
sive in their disregard for sufficient cloth
ing to meet the approval of those accus-
toned to more civilized countries In
their daily bath few of them diYest them
selves entirely of clothing. They wear a
loin cloth, which, in fact, is the only ar
ticle OF clothing worn by many, at any
time, especially by people living in the
country.
A trait in the character of the African
generally, which has done much TO keep
him in a state Of barbarism. is a distin
clination to any regular or settled en-
ployment. no matter what the incen-
tive. He lacks hxity of purpose. This
lack Of a disposition to acquire a posi-
ton in life that will assure him any in
dependence. may be the result of gener-
atoms Of slavery; or the defect may he
and lack of ambition is fostered and en-
Outraged by the warm and eqpgbie eli
mate, and the great fertility of the soil.
The former renders clothing almost UNI |
necessary, and the latter affords food |
supply with little or no effort. This tend 1
ency to Incidence and absolute. indiffer- |
to be kept In mind by those who are la |
boring for the Improvement of the race |
on the Dark Continent
The native Swahilis are domestic by |
nature. They have great love for any |
place. no matter how humble, which they |
can call home They are a peaceable. |
good-naturcd. happy, seml-harbarous |
race. They are not personally brave. but |
arc loyal to their friends. and as a rule |
honest. They make good servants, but |
must he directed in everything. They |
he arts of mechanics. The Hindoos are
original and tactful. the Chinese are
original and rcsourceful. but the Swahiii |
IS machine that must be governed.
They are extremely simple in their hab-
It's and apparently always contented with
heir lot. Meek and submissive. they are |
EASILY dominated and controlled. Having
ong been in slavery. they have n pro-
'ound respect for white man, and new
r question his superiority or authority. |
Having been educated to submission and |
humility through generations of slavery !
hey Will not resent any kind of indignty |
rom a white man.
The seasons are called monsoons. be- |
,ause of the fact that the monsoons, or
'ttrone winds, IRON the Indian Ocean,
low constantly from one direction about |
laIf a year. and then turn about and
low in the opposite direction. 1t rains
more or less all the year round in Fan
thar There is seldom period of more
han few days that there are not
howers of rain And during the months
4 April May, and June. known as the
Amy season, ii simply pours much of
he time.
Zanzibar, being south OF the equator,
he seasons are the reverse of those in |
Northern ATTITUDES. The hot season is |
rom December till April. There is much |
ainfall during that time, and on &C.
cunt Of the great amount of moisture |
i the atmosphere. one seems to breathe
5 much water as air. There is a lack | ,
ozone. which renders the circulation |
luggish. robs man of his energies and |
lakes him an easy victim to fever. The /
eayy, moist atmosphere produces an I'M !
atural drowsiness, and one is constant )
: possessed Of desire to sleep. The |
.ck Of sufficient oxygen TO supply the | !
Ings. makes breathing labored, and eX- {
sssive eXertion or violent exercise gen
rally produces physical depression. I
At O'Clock in the afternoon business :
Suspended by all Europeans. and after ,
cup of tea they go out to take eXer- ,
Use. which is regarded as much part !
the daily programme as the bath or | |
he regulation meals. Golf, tennis. cricket. | !
driving. horseback riding and j
yelling are INDUCED in, according to taste
r desire.
Two fine macadamize1 roads. extending
cross the island from east TO west and (
rom north 10 south, afford splendid OPP {
ortunites for driving and cycling, and q