Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial AfricaThe gorilla; Head-waters of the Ntambounay; My first gorilla; Grand reception by the Cannibals; Ndiayai, king of the Fans; Fan shield and spears; Elephant-battue among the Fans; Crossing a mangrove-swamp; The leopard and his prey ... |
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... covered with immense forests of palm , there being found none of the customary mangrove swamps . Land and wa- ter are tenanted only by wild beasts , venomous reptiles , and in- tolerable swarms of musquitoes . The entrance of the ...
... covered with immense forests of palm , there being found none of the customary mangrove swamps . Land and wa- ter are tenanted only by wild beasts , venomous reptiles , and in- tolerable swarms of musquitoes . The entrance of the ...
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... covered with blood . We had here a fair sample of African " river " travel . The aloe jungle grew , in many places , right into the narrow stream , and so filled it up that , had I not seen it , I should never have believed that a canoe ...
... covered with blood . We had here a fair sample of African " river " travel . The aloe jungle grew , in many places , right into the narrow stream , and so filled it up that , had I not seen it , I should never have believed that a canoe ...
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... covered over with leaves , over which were placed the banana peelings , and then the pot was placed on the stones to boil . Meat they had not , but roasted a few ground - nuts instead ; but the boiled plantains they ate with great ...
... covered over with leaves , over which were placed the banana peelings , and then the pot was placed on the stones to boil . Meat they had not , but roasted a few ground - nuts instead ; but the boiled plantains they ate with great ...
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... covered with charms , and was fully armed , as were all the Fans who now crowded the house to see me . I do not know if the king had given himself a few extra horrid touches to impress me ; but if so , he missed his mark , for I took ...
... covered with charms , and was fully armed , as were all the Fans who now crowded the house to see me . I do not know if the king had given himself a few extra horrid touches to impress me ; but if so , he missed his mark , for I took ...
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... covered with greegrees and fetiches , to protect him from death by spears , guns , and witches . Every body admired the head - dress of Mashumba , the queen . It was a cap of white beads . These beads form the most desired ornaments of ...
... covered with greegrees and fetiches , to protect him from death by spears , guns , and witches . Every body admired the head - dress of Mashumba , the queen . It was a cap of white beads . These beads form the most desired ornaments of ...
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Page 104 - Presently we passed a woman who solved all doubt. She bore with her a piece of the thigh of a human body, just as we should go to market and carry thence a roast or steak.
Page 84 - A degenerate kind of sugar-cane was growing on the very spot where the houses had formerly stood, and I made haste to pluck some of this and chew it for the little sweetness it had. But, as we were plucking, my men perceived what instantly threw us all into the greatest excitement. Here and there the cane was beaten down, torn up by the roots, and lying about in fragments which had evidently been chewed. I knew that these were fresh tracks of the gorilla, and joy filled my heart. My men looked at...
Page 243 - Guns in hand, the brave fellows crept noiselessly toward a clump of wood, where the baby Gorilla evidently was. They knew the mother would be near ; and there was a likelihood that the male, the most dreaded of all, might be there too. But they determined to risk all, and, if at all possible, to take the young one alive, knowing what a joy it would be for me. " Presently they perceived the bush moving; and crawling a little...
Page 285 - ... grass and also a cord, which held a box against his breast. This little box is sacred, and contains spirits. A number of strips of leopard and other skins crossed his breast, and were exposed about his person ; and all these were charmed, and had charms attached to them. From each shoulder down to his hands was a white stripe, and one hand was painted quite white.
Page 360 - The black men run for their lives. Every animal that lives in their line of march is chased. They seem to understand and act upon the tactics of Napoleon, and concentrate, with great speed, their heaviest forces upon the point of attack. In an incredibly short space of time the mouse, or dog, or leopard, or deer is overwhelmed, killed, eaten, and the bare skeleton only remains. They seem to travel night and day. Many a time...
Page 120 - They spoke without embarrassment about the whole matter, and I was informed that they constantly buy the dead of the Osheba tribe, who in return buy theirs. They also buy the dead of other families in their own tribes, and, besides this, get the bodies of a great many slaves from the Mbochos and Mbondemos, for which they readily give ivory at the rate of a small tusk for a body.
Page 98 - ... king of the African forest. He was not afraid of us. He stood there, and beat his breast with his huge fists till it resounded like an immense bass-drum, which is their mode of offering defiance ; meantime giving vent to roar after roar.
Page 331 - At that time he used to crawl in on his tiptoes, move slyly toward my bed, look at my closed eyes, and, if he saw no movement, with an air of great relief go up and pluck several plantains. If I stirred in the least he was off like a flash, and would presently reenter for another inspection. If my eyes were open when he came in on such a predatory...
Page 98 - The singular noise of the breaking of treebranches continued. We walked with the greatest care, making no noise at all. The countenances of the men showed that they thought themselves engaged in a very serious undertaking ; but we pushed on, until finally we thought we saw through the thick woods the moving of the branches and small trees which the great beast was tearing down, probably to get from them the berries and fruits he lives on. "Suddenly, as we were yet creeping along, in a silence which...