New-York tribune., 1909-03-14
SCENES ON INLAND JOURNEY.

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SCENES ON INLAND JOURNEY.
As Colonel Roosevelt trund1es inland on the
Uganda Railroad toward Nairobi the terminus OF
the first stage Of his journey. he will eaten
glimpse OF the glistening ice cap OF hlInnanJarOs
the extinct volcano. towering into the SKY IN
spectacular way within few miles OF the equator
to q height of more than 1900 feet Notwitnstano-
ing this proximity to the hot places Of the eartn
the ice never melts, and q glacier noWs stotoiy
ov~r the mountain side. Occasionally the train -
brought to, an unexpected stop In the stiffness OK
the night The passengers jump OF to md Wnat
the trouble is and learn that giraffe. dazzed
by the glare OF the headlight. has paid the penaiV
~ a collision with the mechanism Of civilization
The inland Journey is full Of incidents Wnicn
appeaI to the just fresh from eountIs
where all the conventions Of modern soclal Hi'
prevail. one OF the things which Colonel Roose-
Welt will discover viii be the haste Win
which he will have to II he would beat tho
sun The sun does not arise early In the Tornins'
but when # does come up it comes up IKE thu9-
der" for there is only half an hour between tn0
appearance OF the first Guivers OF light alons tns
eastern horizon and the full blast OF sunsnine- I1
goes down in the same way. and one Is eonse-
quently in danger OF being obliged 10 return %
camp in the dark II he is not careful Inc w
weekly trains offer many opportunities 10 s1uos
man in his primitiveness. for at all the stations
the natives gather 10 witness the arrival and de-
rarture of the curious caravan on Wheeis winch
has invaded their hunting ground Ihey are
1ara-alv attired in the sunshine OF a smile, ths
garb which they received as a legacy from Adam.
or at the most they wrapped about with q
naIrn leaf or a strip OF cloth obtained from SONS
white trader. The women are Ornamented WIN
wire which they wind about their limos wire =
a passport to the good graces OF the women ana
an excellent basis for trade The builders OF ths
Uganda Railroad experienced considerable diin-
cuTtv when constructing the road because OF ths
tendency Of the natives TO remove the teiesrepn
wire They also took the rail bolts and rivets 70
make spear and axe heads and arrow neans
/ Tn the ewes Of the natives ft as II some one
from the neighborho0d Of the African gold ard
diamond mines should 70 New York aid
string up chains Of gold and precious stones along
Fifth avenue with the expectation OF finding them
the following morning
The witch doctor" or medicine man." Is
roerfrI man among the peoples Mr. Roosevelt VIII
Visit II will be lust Ike him 10 push into ths
vf1ds without consulting these important and m
fuen,ia persons. but II he values the success Ot
his expedition he will see them IL Is only IFOlh
them that ne can obtain the sinoadA"a- OF
.If,- medicine This is a black powder carried
g., ts1- horn The natives carry this stuck
through slit IN the ear feW grams Q. 14
novvder blown about from the PAIN OF 1no hanU
IS n complete safeguard against such lions as may
he raging around seeking whom they may deVour'
INSECTS THAT ARE DANGEROUS
The Great animals do remarkable things ms
Hon whose body is no longer than that OF NAN
- ~, r,-,-sr about draEs OF animals as larss
as a., horse In the rhinoceros the senses or smell
and hearing are so highly developed thAt ai'nOusn
-.- sfy,+s1 II can detect the presence OF a man
+ , distance Guided BY the sense OF smell Us
- b. nae that OF a battering ram and 50
sl-fr@-,rr,- directed that. barring good shot OF
change in'its mind, man has little cnah.s o-
.,.fFf-- the horns Of the infuriated amman 1aI5
5.-,-4rs testify that among white men only 'hs
- g. sli1s,l1 enough 10 avoid the animal loco
motive one Of these animals once charged gang
of tyyentv-one slaves chained neck 20 necA 49,
was helms, conveyed % the coast IL llnpai1N ~
.sr,tr, man on its horns and broke the neeks ..
the remainder Of the party by the sudoehneSs u
its rush.
,r,,s ,-tldabsaste like Kipling's Fuzzy Wuzzy' "
generally shamulln' when e's dead Ihis snilNA
viii stagger about. fall down as II oeso, So -.
staeaer along for a distance further ana l.sN =
cer AT a run as II nothing had happened he some
.ias objects t. having mis- picture taken and WIZ
.t.rqa q camera. The small animals also 90 a1hAA-
ing things and keep man on the jump Inc "nl1s
ants i'm the course OF two or three days VIII SUI
,.f.t,,,sI- eat out the bottoms OF pie OF tFaV-
,-.., c,sgs and in the course Of a night they VIII
destroy an entire lot OF labels on heap OK 7oOios
cal specirneus. They gnaw through HlOSSu.'O 10
f-,,,,+ any special difficulty and attack human
r.st,,, nv the thousand with a rapacty tnst vii
- the victim from his tent screaming ms
5t[sr ant has forceps whose actions remind tns
sllbiect Of their attack Of dental foreeps-
THE FATAL SLEEPING SICKNESS
Nh, tsstss fv. whose bite is absolutely fakAl %
torsas mules and asses. is found everyThsFs
the veIdt Haunting the wooded shores sno
,,rs of T<avrondo, British East Africa, II an
ir.s.,+ looking fiy OF the same family as the u
- tsetse 1t delights in fitting about tns
80 and bushes which AFFORD a welcoms snsHa u
| ne foot traveller. 1t be recognized oAiy ~
the ne~uIiar manner in which It's wings cross $50
- 1,-1en folded. There IS no known antidote tor
- ,is,n in it's virus Its bite produces tne Iat@A
1-i,e, sickness and is sentence OF deatn' car
- ont shortly after the bite in some cases anu
/ vtc,ted over a period OF months In others Euro-
| ,,s are, in less danger from the attacks or mess
/ tc+s than are the natives. owing TO their elotn-
t,, The tinv sand fly penetrates into the toes OF
| Tr,.-s ,,rDoticed There swells up to the sizS
/ - a Dea and propagates il not removed IN tirne'
| - rsat numbers till at the limbs which have
/ Zen attacked putrefy and fall of. In every region
/ -hsre the sand fly is found many natives ara %
/ ba seen who have lost toe. or perhaps al tAea<
/ toes
/ while one may become the prey Of eroeoohe
ny the target Of charging elephant. rnineroeoro-
or burYaIo one is also in danger from fever ana Ok
| ,,,o,,rtering a smallpox epidemic. Dysentery ana
/ r,,1a~ia are likely to be visitors in the camp
/ 1,pase diseases may disable entire camp hor
/ a<z aud endanger the success OF the expedition
r,,s-st and hunger may be the lot OF an expeoluOn
| s,cb az Colonel Roosevelt is 70 lead into usand-
| while the expedition in which the whole eiVaiise1
| void is interested will furnish its leader VIA
! ar,using experiences and exciting adventures. Y
viii also call upon his powers ef en9sssee1 -
executive ability