The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-11

enabled me to enter the West Coast col.
onies, and was always afforded militarv
escort and had the power to commando,
food, men and canoes, and every possibla
thing necessary 20 my project Also, WA.
allowed to have firearms and ammunA
ton and to take everything needed
into the colony free OF duty. which is a
very big concession, particularly on the
part of the French Government, which
taxes everything that comes into or COCA
out Of its African possessions
As you know, ] first went TO Africa
to study primitive women and children
and. heartrending as were some OF my
experiences. am glad to be an AUTHORITY
upon the savage woman Perhaps you will
| find more on this subject in nv now
book, which ia to be called The Great
| White Eye
Already had heard many Of the hor.
rors of the lives of the native women md
seen pictures of their mutiations. and
others showing old hays, scarcely 25 wears
| old. The African girl natures very early
and is straight and slim and full of life
and vigor. She is like n statue of mahop-
any or ebony. But her years OF attractive
ness are very few in number. Child bear.
ing soon reduces her TO old womanhood
Sometimes she is grandmother at 30
knowing the horrors and perils again
to he braved, gazed at my sister woman
with new feeling little short of awe and
veneration when I hrs. learned that shs
was deliberately going to sail into the lava
OF death. and seemingly court disaster.
But ali intrepid explorers find compensa.
| ton and Joy in the daring project itself,
and because she ia a woman IL no reason
for being a coward. according to the creed
Of Miss Smonton. Curiosity and literary
feeling and desire for scientific Research
caused her TO brave the Jungle the frs,
time. This time she is deliberately going
on trading expedition. and |. Tor one,
hope that she will wax rich and prosper
Gus, and live TO come back and tell her
adventures to the thousands at the Pan.
ANA exposition.
1T is really very simple" she said Il
am cashing my knowledge so arduously
| gained. Men capitalize their experience;
why should not II
"Of course l will have the same deadly
climate to contend with, but this time
| will not have the additional hardships
Of going into the interior. IL is my delight
that | shall be better equipped to take
pictures of the country, natives and ami
mails. | am TO be featured in the moving
pictures and probably shall accompany
the films around America, if ! live to
return.
| Il know all the dangers OF death from
wild animals and poisonous reptiles
and II is no secret that the natives still
indulge in the pleasant pastime Of using
poisons and poisoned arrows IL you do
not please them. But am willing to take
my chances. Never before in the history
OF the world has woman alone explored
and then taken and developed moving
picture films, All the world renow ned
explorers always have taken with them
experienced photographers, but in
tend to become expert before leaving and
accomplish this feat alone"
After all, in spite of typewriters and
moving picture machines, the real pur-
pose of the expedition is trade, and when
the girls social friends assemble the last
night before sailing on shipboard, in a
merry party, they will wish her not only
health and safe return and fame but a
snug little fortune