The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-06-14

in the Teso country on THE
Back Waters of the Nile" They
went out from England as mis-
sionaries and their experiences were
unique. They were on friendly terms
with cannibals, for Algot Lange has
not a corner on those strange people.
They lived among the most primitive
tribes, men and women who wore only
beads and feathers and others who
wore not even as much clothing as
that.
Mr.. Kitching lived for ten years
among the savage tribes OF East Afri.
ca. speaking their languages and study.
ing their habits and customs in their
aboriginal surroundings. and thus
gained a knowledge OF their inner
mode of life not possessed by any 9th.
or white man. He is not only an OBJ.
server but also an agreeable and
graphic writer. and he gives an un.
usually clear idea OF the child mind
and the point OF view of these prim.
tive people.
The Protectorate OF Uganda. he
rays, is n miniature edition OF the
British empire as most people know IL,
for few penetrate beyond its borders.
The subdistrict OF Bugoma Is famous
locally for It's fine forest. which teens
with life OF every size and description.
from the herds OF immense elephants
and the chimpanzees which are fire.
quently met with. down TO the gor-
geous butterflies which often throng
the air and paint the pools In the paths
In countless brilliant hues and pat.
terms.
Next to Bugoma is Bugahya. where
the dialect spoken is so broad as TO
correspond TO the Yorkshire which
Tennyson loved to initiate. From
these districts the plateau dips sud.
denly over to the Albert lake. on the
shores OF which live people whose hab.
Its have been moulded by the abun.
dance OF Ash and the proximity OF tho
brine supplies. which provide them
with exports,
overrun With Pests.
on the foothills OF Ruwenzori and
on the sides OF the range nearly up
TO the bamboo line live little known
tribe OF low order whose language has
40 far not been reduced to writing.
These are the Bakonjo. whose physical
hardihood enables them TO hunt the
conles and sleep In the open close up
TO tho snow line. but whose tastes do
not exclude rats and snakes from the
daily dietary. Those who accompa.
MED MIR Kitching's party up to tho
foot OF the glacier would sleep some.
times In caves. but at other timea In
the open.
These Nile districts possess few nj.
fractions TO the average traveller. Not
only are the natives far from being
attractive but the country IL oyerrun
with tropical pests, or these Mr.
Kitohin. enuiperates mosquitoes,
embwa or dog flies. tcrmitcs. wild pigs.
leoparda. and worst OF all tho ts.tsc
ny. IL In. aA the irishman said, a dis,
thresafnl country one may get used
to having ones person d-youred by
the embwa. ones house by the ter.
mi,.a and ones children by the leon.
ards ana hyenna one may even tx.
more tho bites Of the taetha until h.
brings 'he dread Infection NJ The sleep
inE sickness Then. M the deadly
lethargy Of the disease creeps oyei
tho Infected, ihe equally deadly numb
meas Of { stair and Indifference and IA.
taiism paralyses the healthy"
ON the confines Of the pro,eetofate.
In the extreme west and the extreme
east "llo tho two oannlbal tribes OF
Uganda, tho llahuku and the liagisu
The liahukD are tho last tribe me,
with 20 the west before the traveller
plung q into the gloomy Wild Of tbs
vYrmy forest They are not very NJ.