A voice from the Congo - comprising stories, anecdotes, and descriptive notes (1910) (14760652626)

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Title: A voice from the Congo : comprising stories, anecdotes, and descriptive notes

Year: 1910 (1910s)

Authors: Ward, Herbert, 1863-1919

Subjects: Ward, Herbert, 1863-1919 Africa, Central -- Description and travel Africa, Central -- Social life and customs

Publisher: New York : Charles Scribner's Sons

Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: University of Connecticut Libraries

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ficult upon occasions, on account of thenatives frequently entertaining an idea that mysearching glances and mysterious markings wereconnected with the casting of a spell; and without anywarning they would often jump up and dash away.It appeared difficult for them to understand pictorialdecoration on a flat surface. When they regardedmy drawings closely they had a habit of turning themupside down, a peculiarity which I attributed to anunusual change of focus in their vision, their eyesbeing accustomed to distant views. Not only didthey find difficulty in understanding a drawing on aflat surface, but also the change of scale was a mys-tery to them. They all appeared to possess the senseof form, a fact which is proved by their truly artisticproductions both in their weapons and in the carv-ing of their wooden idols. DlARY. February 3, 1885. I find it quite interesting to sort over my trapsand to try and remember the origin of each article inmy possession. These boots poor Ingham gave me

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SOUVENIRS 219 just before he was killed. This shirt I have on wasone of four that I bought from a sick missionarywho died soon afterwards. I gave him an elephantstail for them. This pair of trousers was a gift fromMajor Parminter. They are sadly worn in the seat.My native servant tried to patch them, but he couldnot find any better cloth than a piece of lint from mystock of surgical bandages. So he sewed it on with thewoolly side out. Lint is not much good for patches. 5)i 5fJ 5jC >fC 5J< January 1, 1886. What a relief it was when morning came, for aboutmidnight a heavy tornado nearly blew my tent away,and everything was drenched. And after the heavyrain, elephants were heard trumpeting, and buffaloesbellowed on the mainland; and some of the peoplein the village blew their horns and beat their drumsto frighten them off. And this is New Years Day. %. $: s(s % ^c Marching back through the primeval forest toYambuya, after an interview with Tippo Tib, I be-came detached from my cara

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