The sorrow and hope of the Egyptian Sudan; a survey of missionary conditions and methods of work in the Egyptian Sudan . ally carry aspear and a club, often several. Their haughti-ness and independence, perhaps more than anyother qualities, mark them off from the freedmeno>f the United States. They bear a strong re-semblance in these respects to the American In-dian: at times one might imagine ( ?) himself liv-ing in the atmosphere of Fenimore Coopers In-dian tales, with Indians painted black. To give an opinion/ writes Professor West- ermann, on the mental abilities of the natives a strong
The sorrow and hope of the Egyptian Sudan; a survey of missionary conditions and methods of work in the Egyptian Sudan . ally carry aspear and a club, often several. Their haughti-ness and independence, perhaps more than anyother qualities, mark them off from the freedmeno>f the United States. They bear a strong re-semblance in these respects to the American In-dian: at times one might imagine ( ?) himself liv-ing in the atmosphere of Fenimore Coopers In-dian tales, with Indians painted black. To give an opinion/ writes Professor West- ermann, on the mental abilities of the natives a strong Race. wou](j; reqUjre a iong an(j intimate acquaintance with them. From, my personal experiences I canonly say that I feel an admiration for the fewmen who have been working with me during mystudies. Though we were at work day after day,which meant for them a considerable and quiteunaccustomed mental exertion, they never showedany unwillingness but were really interested inthe work. I consider them an intelligent, quick-witted people. This is confirmed by their folk-lore. They have a decided sense and predilection. THE PEOPLE 115 for historical traditions, being the only black peo-ple of the Eastern Sudan who are able to trace ^~tGovernback their own history for centuries. The factthat they have had, up to the European occupa-tion of the country, a kingdom with a well-or-dered provincial government shows no doubt cer-tain political capabilities. The native house is a circle of wall built ofmud, about one foot thick and six feet high, and Houses-thatched with a cone-shaped roof. The finishedproduct has very much the appearance of a wellbuilt haystack. There are no windows and theplace of entrance is a small hole about two andone-half feet high and two feet wide, and is inthe shape of a horse collar. The following paragraphs descriptive of theShilluks are gathered from Professor Wester-manns valuable treatise, The Shilluk People:Their Language and Folklore. Food: The staple food
Size: 1233px × 2026px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectmissions, bookyear191
