New Britain herald., 1928-04-13

there is a well founded suspicion that such is the case. This custom
 of course is frowpel upon by tn.
 British government, but the govern
 ment wisely winks at many native 1 customs when they do not conflict with the whites.
 1 IL was necessary for tho two men
 to interview the native chiefs and arran nSc for concessions for cutting lumber. Large tracts of timber land 1 in charge of the village chiefs arc 1 handled in their behalf by native 1 brokers. who in turn sell these con- sessions to the whites.
 l'orcmcn Get 10 Cents q Day l Messrs. Gubcrnick and Seymour i hired crew of 40 natives incIud ling men. women, boys and girls. The i wages ranged from a minimum Of ] 20 cents a day paid to girls 10 the unusually high rates of 30 cents a i day to the very best worlNmen, prac- tlca|ly gang foremcn. The timber vas cut and tloated down the rivers and streams to the coast where it 'NNN tthtfNb pfilb C''H liltlS lOI SJl1D- mHnt 10 America.
 Thoro are several hundred white people in ! much larger village T short distance farther up the coast from Sekondl. Recreation among he whites consists mostly of motor ing. amateur aihletics and social ln- terCoulSe. Occasionally parties visit the native ceremonies. The natives feel greatly honorrd to have their white friends visit their ceremonies until they dhe natives) begin to take on board a surplus of native ed policy for the whites to take their leave. which they usllslly do.
 Asked what he morals of the ma tlNes' were, Mir. Gubernlck seemed reluctant to discuss this, except to say that while they were consistent in maintaining their own moral standard moral standards are a matter of geography. Asked if he had any thrilling adventures while m Africa, he made practically the sa ne reply. that what looks like aI- ventures to some people is a mat ter of T days work to others.
 HOnors of the Army Ant.
 We did soc an army of he dcad- ly army ants. several times" hc added, explaining that these army ants arc more feared than any bird, beast or animal in all of Africa. They are more dangerous and more devastating than any living crea- 1ure,' he said.
 The ants 'r:ivel not in millions but in armies of billions Cutting path from ono to three feet wide They form creeping. crawling NrlEgllng mass of insects in q pro- cession which takes seemingly end less days to pass 8 given point He described the horrors not only the natives but the Jungle beasts have Tor these insects, and pointed out graphically their lnvicihllity, "No living thing can stand in their patl1,' he said. They fear nothing, they hesitate at nothing, dead or alive. No obstacle no matter how apparently insurmountahle can sWerNe them from their path. Ani- n'als and natives fled in panic from the army ant. Any animal. wound- cd beast or sleeping human in their path has not inc slightest chance. In twinklng the insects, like miniature beasts swarm all over him and he is covered with q mass Of WrigsliEg. biting, fighting. crawling insects. When the army has passed there remains of the victim nothing but the whitening bones, disjointed and disconnected. lying beneath the tropical sun. cleaned and dlvestcd Of every particle of flesh.
 The ants, strangely enough. care little for foliage or Negeta ble foods. They are strictly carniyerous and seem always to be on the move searching for food. Nothing daunts them. Their ant hills form mounds higher than 3 mans head. The smallest hills are five to six feet high. No one knows where they come from nor where they go They appear suddenly, move along for an eternity of horrors and disappear leaving :n their wake nothing but the bleaching bones of their victims, Even the African porcupine. which fears nothing else. has no chance against the maraujipg insects"
 Flies to Paris.
 Leaving Africa last month MT Gubcrnlck accompanied MT. Scy- mour 10 London where both report- ed to the London office. Then they took the plane to Paris, leaving CroNden field and landing at Ln