Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-11-12
IN THE DAYS NEWS
Kenya.

His hair is the most precious heritage
that can be left to his son by a man Of
the SulSs, one OF the tribes o. tbs Eenye
colony, British Ear Africa, where. ees-
patches state The natives OF the colony
are claiming equal representation WIKI
the whites" says a bulletin issued from
the Washington, d &. kesdgla7FFrs OF
IL National Geographic society. II
TT is unwonaniy for the Suk women
to have any hair at all on their heads.
but the increasing supply Of hair passed
down from father to son is woven into
great ch5gnon, in which he can carry all
of his valuable POSSESSIONS, such as his
ornaments and his snuff box. This head
covering is the only garment which he
deems necessary.
The Suks belong 10 the Nilotic race
| group. which is only one Of the divisions
Of the interesting inhabitants Of this
newest colony OF Great Britain. We
| find the Swahlis, or coast folk. a hybrid
race formed by the union of Arabs who
/ have pushed into the country with the
negro tribes, the somaAs and the CALAIS
| There also are the Bantu-speal1ing popu-
| fation, many Of whom dwell In the re-
| gions around Mount Kenya, which was
| for time believed TO lie in the tabled
| regions Of the Mountains Of the Moon
as well as more of the NilotAc group,
consisting Of the Nasal. the Nandi and
others
Though Kenya calls fself the newest
of the British colonies, It is one of the
oldest lands OF the earth Theodore
Roosevelt, in speaking Of his African
hunting trip, said that the Nasal Otter
reminded him Of the pictures of the SOL
diers of Thothmes and Ramesses mads
by the ancient Egyptian sculptors, IN thai
their faces were resolute and had clear
cut features The same noted traveller
said OF this tribe that though the womer
were scrupulously clothed. the husbands
and brothers very ostentatiously wear NJ
clothing for purposes Of decency'
Reports concerning this particular
people have constantly made their ap
! pearance in the civilized world beoaus,
they pensistently. pillaged neighborinl
tribes, having decided that they NJ
longer cared to TIL their own fields. bu
would get their sustenance by taking Thu
cattle and supplies of weaker tribes, ant
in this way have been responsible for th'
depopulahon of large districts of British
East Africa. Today. however, they ar
doing excellent work in cultiyating tn
soil.
1.-The greater portion of the Nasal nov
live in the districts around Nairobt The,
have perhaps the most definite religious
| DeleIS Oh any OIL IIe East AlTtcdu lElDc.
praying to two gods, one black and be
nevolent ami the otner red and cruel
but tray believe that when they die the,
go out like puff Some of the Bantl
! tribes, however, hold TO witchcraft ans
the witch doctors business is TO detec
the culprit SO that she-for the accuset
rs nearly always an old woman-may b
put TO death.
1.-THE Galas. though they are now o.
little Importance either politically or eco
nomically, take great pride in their past
They say that they once had sacred
, book, like the Bible or the Koran, but {
! COW ate 1t, and not being certain abeu
the particular animal in their search
they are still opening the stomach o.
, every COW that dies
'The most effective weapon Of tn,
, Nasal and Andorobo is the arrow which
! they poison with the Accanthera schim
, peri, a small tree. They boil the leave,
and branches until the mixture becomes