Year: 1875

LECTURE BY PAUL u. DU CHAuLU


Mr. Paul B. Du Chaillu lectdred last evening in The
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church or Gustavuf
Adolphus, Twenty second street, between Third and
Lexington avenues the subject being 'swild Africa
The lecture was the benefit OF the church and was
well attended. large map OF Africa formed the back
ground OF the platform. Some singing by the choir
OF the church preceded Mr. Du Chaillu's address,
Chief Justice Daily introduced to the audience By
the pastor OF the church, Rev. Mr. Princill lie paid


handsome compliment to the Swedish race, referring
to the hardy Norsemen Of centuries past and their
funess in bringing together tho nations The Swedes,
however had any time been explorers Of Africa,
that dark and untraversed land and therefore,
doubt peculiar pleasure for Swedes to hear from ono
as accomplished as was Mr.. Du Chalu and one SO
capable or telling his story


Mr.. Du Challlu began his lecture narrating how he
set sail for Africa in a little schooner when he was
only eighteen years OF age. When he landed he found
a street about two miles long as narrow street n
sweden. Then he was taken TO large bu iding, the
only one in the village and the King sent for, who
appeared In swallow tail coat OF couple Of centuries
old and shirt that had been washed for couple
of years The King asked him II be had come 10 buy
slaves gold or ivory OIL But he said no that he
wanted to kill animals and birds and butterflies The
King promised that he would protect all the goods
in the schooner, and would allow him all tho
people he wanted tor his purposes The lecturer then
TO give Pheasant description or this tract OF
land which from two or three degrees north to
three degrees south OF the Equator extending
several hundred miles inland There were no beasts OF
burden there and all the travelling had To be done On
foot There number Of tribes, each hghting
against the other, and each had also different Ian
puage fortunately, however, containing only lew
words as d vocabulary. The heat and the quinne and
the ever were fierce The forests were covered with
flowers the sugar cane was wild, and here was the
home of the of the woods PoyRamy
and witchcraft institutions OF The country.
The older grew the moro wives they wanted,
and the wives the more slaves, ana the more
slaves the wives. Witchcraft was terrible curse
They wanted number of lives to be sacrihced after
the death OF their principal men. The lecturer gavo
quite an amusing description Of his experience with
old King, who he had feared was going to XII him.
After talk of two hours, in which the King detained
about his grandfather and tho number OF elephants he
had killed and during which time the women all sur
rounded him, the King concluded BY offering him .
selection Of wife from S53 of the most beautiful girls
in that region. on his refusal 10 take
single one lest the S52 remaining should DO


eaous il was decreed by the warriors that that was
SO ana that therefore Mr. Du Chaiu should take the
whole $50 During his experience in Africa he had
been really offered 90 900 women for wives. But
finally the King let him depart his immense journey


into the forest and its frightening surroundings Then
he began hear of the gorilla, which herce animal
used to carry the people into the forest and XIII them


When they reached che village OF the can nbas they
found the houses about feet high and SIX feet
long The King here was AFRAID 10 see him. believing
him to be spirit. During three days the King stayed
away but thousands Of warriors came TO see him The


lecturer told very pleasant anecdotes about Iis
experience with the King and his retaners, ana ex~
hibited the skull of youthful gorilla OF about WE'VE
wears Of age He then described his first hunt after
gorilla in company with his three savage attendants


The lecturer concluded very pleasant lecture
with some expressions of good feeling toward Ih6
Swcdes and their country and the audience was again
treated to some singing by the choir.