The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-09
Hysterloas. IsoIated White Races.

There always has existed curious
fascination for the civilized world IN
the ida tnat m TemuIe uarIa o. the
tropics. amid the darK skinned races.
there exist mysterious isolated white
tribes bearing q strong resemblance
to the civilized branches Of the eau
caslan races.
The early adventures IN Central ana
! South America brought home many
! tales II extraordinary cities beyond
! the mountains, and vague stories afioaI
In South Africa forty years or SO ago
/ furnished Rider Haggard With theme
i for ona OF his best known novels.
Similar legends are met IN almost
all the less explored parts Of the globe.
and thay have always certain features
In common. The isolated white peo-
pies almost invariably Inhabit 4 noun
famous region In a vague interior
always the Just beyond they hold
aloof from the surrounding races; IheY
are seldom seen, and yet are definitely
stated 20 be more civilized and better
educated than the darker masses,
whom they avoid
Who thy are and whence they came
no one knows: native fables afford
no explanation. Once IL was thought
that forgotten white explorers might
have built up unknown kingdoms IN
| th wild places of the earth, but upon
examination these theories vanish a.
rapidly as do the white tribes them
selves, and the ultimate explanation
10 almost prosaie
Yet 30 strong ! hold has The Idea
gained that even IN the beginning Of
the twentieth century the possibility
of the existence OF genuine white races
Is not altogether HeofTed Al Il Il less
than seven years ago tnat an Amerl=
can officer engaged n the operations
against the Moroa In the Philippines
collected apparently substantial evil
dence relating to a mysterious white
race in the Island of Mlndanao. The
mountainous district N the centre Of
the island has never been explored
and even the coast IL not well known.
But along the Hsaboard many stor=
les are told OF the fierce white people
who have their home IN The forest clad
mountains OF the Interior. Eyswtt=
witnesses depose 10 having seen \
strange fairoomplexIuned girl. who
fled toward the hills as soon a she
was addressed Other men and We.
men 81 n light complexioned race are
said 70 have been seen BY more ven
tureBome natives who were bold
enough 10 approach Tie wild noun
tain district The American officer
was 80 impressed thHf Ne determined
20 conduct m exploring party across
the centre Of the island. but apparent
~ The mysterious white folk lad van
iahed, for the world Has ~ ct heard
nothing Of hi search being crowned
with success
Arabia. however. ran with more
reason beast Of } white tribe For
years stories Of such rae have been
told IN a Persian Gull. and N AmerI-
can missionary stationed n MuEeat
alluded some years ago 70 coffee
house babble in Eastern Oman con
eerning : mysterious race Of llfIt
comiezinned people. Rho live some
where in he mountains. zhun aIHauE=
efa and speak language Ill Their
own
Various theories have been pro-
pounded to explain 'hn fable. but
probably the explanation Il t. b
found IN the narrative u journey
made m Oman IN 1876 by Colonel $. !.
Miles,. british onieHr. Colonel
Miles. In the course o. hi travels
nearly fhirt.-iifa Ieafz aRo, came
across a town named SheraIzi n The
heart 0f the Green Mountains ThIa
strange place VS. nenehed lie n
eagles nest On tie top o. great elm.
and waH Inhabited b. people Of lighter
sin han the rel OF The tribes II the
Interior They rarely descended 10
tn plains and refused % nix ~ n
teFmaTry WITH the Arabs
Colonel Miles found they NeTs DE-
geendants Of portion u IL Peruvian
army tia invaded Oman In the tenth
century. The Isolation ~ he faHn
and the behavior Of Is napie gave rlHa
10 exaggerated stories n ths bazaaTs
On tha distant coast. an1 IN hi caHe
tn origin OF he fable ny . regard
g as fairly certain.
Unfortunately fof the romance If
tn world Il seems practically Impoa-
gIbie Tor stories 81 this character -
have The origin nuyilHtH would wish.
To world Is comparatively small -.
day The trail O. tn explorer i oFHr
every land from Paraguay . Thlhat
Forbidden lands are entered. hidden
cities exist only n tie Imagination 0f
TIE fiction writer II period when
trains run u BakhHTa md The great
African iakea. Khen ths tnnrizt ~
pears Mt KhHTtoam. md Lhassa Itself
Il entered. there Is NJ roam or mfH-
terious white race Even he Dark
Continent Is 10 longer allowed - haFe
it mysteries The photographer elIs
On the battered walls of Kane= ne
FnlanI empeT0ra baxa PASSED away
One may no longer believe n he
existence Of \ strange white people N
the hear Of quatoTIal Africa. Rider
HaggardsH splendid race II probably
only he Da=hima. originally discover
ed b. Spoke IN Southwestern Uganda.
= least. ST. Harry Johnston claims
tn have discovered IN them lhe elew u
many of the mysterious white race
legends found IN the Dark Continent
lie was engaged IN nothing more
thrilling than a tour OF inspection of
HnkuIe when he came ACROSS them.
They are of a very light complexion
md are the aristocfata Of this region.
Sir Harry holds that theY are obvious.
l. descended fom . Gala. somall or
other HamltIe stock, and adda that
some OF them are more Ike Egyptians
than Is the case with CALAIS md Soma
Ii Romance disappears before he