Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-19

outside the city limits of Durham to
be right In the heart of Zululnnd
and heathenism. We saw Zulu
women clothed only abodt the hips,
their oiled, dark brcnz skin glisten-
ing IN the sun, end their hair plas-
tered with Shiny mixture of clay,
grease and ashes. We passed many
along the roads carrying loads on
top of their heads in kerosene tins,
baskets or earthen pots. Zulu
"dandies" roamed over the hills
clothed only il bunch of monkey
tails or a skin mocha decorated with
bird feathers. suspended from a
strip Of cowhide about the waist.
Figuratively speaking they wear only
a G. string with ten-inch curtain
suspended. Arm and leg bands of
various materials with tassels of
horse hair dangling at the knees and
above the elbows, and bright feathers
or porcupine quilts in the hair are
worn as decorations.
We came from Durham to johann
Iesburg, modern city of stone and
brick, and everything that goes with
t. with a population of about 7OO,-
600, Around johannesburg more
than 40 per cent of the annual world
production of gold is mined, the work
being done almost entirely by ma
tives. We had an opportunity TO
visit the University of Crime. >"
where raw natives from heather
kraals within a radius of 1000 miles
or more are brought in and placed
in compounds to work in these
| mines, coming in contact with all
the vice of cur SO called civilization
and seeing very little of the good.
Here they work only few months
! Il the sharks" don't get their
money, then they return to their
heather homes, taking the vice with
them, and purchase several wives,
who do all the work, while they live
! a life of ease, raising numbers of
diseased children to further degrade
the native population of Africa. In
| "joy-Burg,' as it is called locally,
We saw something of the wonderful
work in social service among these
people that DR.. and Mrs. Bridgman,
and Mr. and Mrs. Phillips of the
American Board are doing. But
they are only able to reach very
small per cent of the needy people
and it will take hundreds or mis-
sionaries and thousands of dollars
tc adequately administer to the 300
Geo natives working in the mines
We continued on our journey by
rail going west to Mefeking in Bech-
uanaland northeast across Bech-
uanaland to Bulawayo in Rhodesia
then eastward 10 Umtali, our nearest
railway station from Mt. Silinda On
the way We passed through vast
areas of scrub forest known as
-
the trees are of small size and Of
scattered distribution, due no doubt
to the annual weld fires. The thorny
and bushy underground is also scat
tering, all ground space being oc-
cupied with long, woody, coarse
srass. There were also broken
ranges of hills generally well wood
ed, and wide undulating plains al
ternatipg with woodland.
The natives in Bechuanaiand are
skinny looking lot with slender
knotty limbs and very little muscu-
lar development. In Rhodesia they
are smaller of stature than the Zulu
in Natal, and are black while the
Zulu is a dark bronz in color
When we arrived at Umtali, We'd
ncsday, June %, seven weeks after
leaving New York, we found that the
waCon to meet us had not yet ar
rived. An agricultural show was be-
ing held there which | attended thus
meeting some of the government
agricultural men and several farm
ers of the district, and gaining in
formation that will help me in my
work at Mt, Eilinda. We gpent some
time at the Methodist mission at
Old Umtali, whore they have had
- agricultural missionary for years
Our wagon came in ON July 3,
bill trek wagon drown by 16 little
Gonkeys and attended by native driv-
ers. We began our journey that
afternoon. Besides our own luggage
VIC had salt and other goods for the
mission, in all about $500 pounds.
! | had learned to say "Basi. Mario"
| tbuild a fire., and "uye ne mvura"
| bring water), so we could get along
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