New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27

without hesitation. will dash forward and
begin licking his arm clean.
The Angonis are not at all fastldiouS
about what they eat. They have peculiar
food which, for want Of a better name.
may be called hyscake. Along the shores
of Lake Nyassa may be seen what at hrst
sight looks like wreaths OF smoke; I'm real
fty, however, they are columns of small
flies. Whenever the natives see one OF
these pillars they make toward il. beat
down the insects and have them made into
cakes. Sometimes the wind blows the flies
from the lake TO the shore. where they
settle IN millions upon the low shrubs.
The women gather them IN baskets. pound
them up with native -four and make a
cake. which has the flavor of fsh II is
not agreeable 20 the European palate.
though the native considers il a great
dainty. o.
The AngOuis are hOspitablc and lazy.
When there is no fighting 10 be done the
chief occupation of the men is taking snufr
and getting drunk while lOunging about
explaining 10 one another what fine fellows
they are IL is dangerous for a visitor TO
enter "a village without permission. he
must stand al the entrance till that is Sc
cured. No Angoni thinks OF entering a
house without making some noise 70 indi-
cate his approach. so thasfno one inside be
disturbed II is regarded as an insult 10
sit down opposite any door.
When at peace the Angoni men usually
go about with a sheet Of cotton thrown
over the left shoulder. but with the right
arm and shoulder left bare. When on a
fighting expedition they wear a sort OF kilt
90 cats tails. while cocks feathers are stucS
IN their hair. Their weapon IS the gal.
the shaft of which is usually decorated
With goats hair. Each warrior carries a
shield Of cOwhide or antelope. exactly after
the manner Of his ZuM ancestors Like
most savage races. they delisht i'm personal
adoTumeut; they have anklets OF hide arm
lets made from the horn OF an elephant s
foot and necklaces OF beads.
The ArgOni Young man 1oves % have his
hair plated with palm fibre streaming at
The end OF each PLATE. The young fellow
who can have eight Or ten of these plaits
sticking out from his head. giving his
Uranium the appearance OF an enlarged and
excited hedgehog. considers himself no end
Of a swell. The people OF one OF the eu-
shaved tribes-the Tongas-always knock
our the upper front teeth, because they say
70 makes them like oxen and unlike zcbras
which for some reason they detest. Sls-
pended from the reck Of an AnSoni is
sometimes 20 be seen an article which
looks much like a spoon; ia reality II does
duty for handkerchief. being used for
scrapins the Precipitation from the forehead
and body after long tramp.
EavcsdrOpplng and this wing are the two
cardinal sins among the AngOnL Though
they win raid ueighboring tribe and steal
a..
think OF thieving from one another The
Angonis are so willing 20 share everything
IN common that the man who stslls what
I've can have for the mere asking is consiI-
cred capable OF the most villanous deeds
Under the British rule efforts are being
made To abolish The poison ordeal that it,.
finding out whether "a MAN Is guilty or not
Of crimc by giving him poison The
natives. however. believe so much i'm the
efficacy % the ordeal that II viii be many
years before there is complete suppression
The way In which the natives regard IL
may be seen from the following incident
which actually happened some years ago at
Eiantyre:
one Of the English officials Of the ART
can Lakes COrpany heard OF q trial by
poison and promptly set OF to the rescue
He arrived just IN time 90 kick over the
howl IN which was the poison and so pre-
vented 70 being administered - the ac-
Cused, local head man OF some staudiug.
and through his Influence the trial was
abandoned. But the Instructive point about
tho ease was that the rescued man over
after considered himself % have a griev-
ancc against his protector who. he said
had prevented him from clearing his char
acter and thus caused his people 60 20
away and settle elsewhere. as they would
not have anything 20 do with man under
a cloud like himself
The Poison usually administered n these
ordeati b. called mauve. 10 g. obtained
by pounding aud steepins u water the
bark Of a certain plant. the result beng
"a bitter red infusion. , In the palmy days