Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22


He was called Hanno, and became famous
sailor. The King of Egypt heard about him,
and, as he wanted to know how large Africa
was, and which way it went, he hired Hanno
to sail down the Arabian Gulf and try to
find out The ship he gave him was not half
as large as a Delaware River oyster boat,
and it had little sails and oars.
Hanno picked out the other men to go with
him who he thought would be strong and
brave, and away they sailed, after saying good
by to King Pharaoh and the rest of the people.
They were gone three years, and when they
had sailed around all Africa and got home
safely, Captain Hanno had his log-book copied,
so that every one could know what they had
SEEN
While they were sailing, they were as much
afraid Of meeting terrible things in the ocean
as on land, for they had heard of dragons
and grlfhns and hippopotami, and whales and
sedserpents, as well as of men with one eye,
and men who were half-horse and mailman,
and other monstrous things.
So they sailed along the coast during the
day and at night they went on shore and
fastened their vessel. Then they gathered
woodland there was always enough-and
selecting some fine, dry spot, under big
tree, made great fire, cooked their dinner
and went to sleep.
Their ship was SO small that they could
not carry much food, and lived chiefly on the
fish they caught, the animals they killed and
the grain, they cultivated, for they stopped
twice and stayed long enough to plant grain
and gather the harvests
Now vessel would steam around all At
rica several times while Captain Hanno was
waiting for his crop.
One summer, Captain Hanno stopped near
people who told him strange stories They
told him that good many days marches
from the coast there lived a nation Of little
folks called Pigmies, and that none of them
were three feet tall
.".Get out" said Captain Hanno, in Phoe-
nician. "You mean their babies!"
;, mo, / don't" said the African. 81 mean
the gown-up men; Their babies are no long
er than my hand. They have little houses
whose roofs don't reach my waist. They
have terrible battles with birds called cranes.
and bring out their army to fight a dog"
And. only few years ago. the descendants
OF these very people were found near King
Mtesa's country, where they are called Tiki,
Tiki and two were taken to Rome to be edu
Gated So Captain Hanno told the truth
about them.
Then he sailed and sailed still further south
to country that, had a great deal Of golc
and many diamonds, as he said. Nobody be
lieved that yarn. II they had believed it, the,
would have gone there to get rich.
But few years ago men went in whole
shiploads from Europe, and even from thi,
country, to the diamond diggngs back o.
Mozambique, and got more diamonds than eve
were found anywhere else. Then they said
"This is where Captain Hanno stopped Thi
must be 0phir itself" And it probably was
There Captain Hanno was told about .
great country out in the ocean, which hat
high mountains, and big trees. and men, III
looked. but couldn't see any country anc
said:
Pooh poohl Tell that story to the ma
rnesi You can't fool old saltsl"
Now we know he was fooled because tn
country meant Is the island of Mozambique
When he got down great ways. after