. Tramps round the Mountains of the Moon and through the back gate of the Congo State . about six hours away, so heexplained by the sun ; but they only encamp in oneplace a short while—a few days it may be, or upto three months—when they pass off to seek otherhunting-grounds. They never build in trees, butoccasionally climb into them and remain for a fewhours aloft when watching for their prey. Their religious belief is practically nil, though theyhave at least one idea of a charm ; pounding up thebark of a tree, they make a red or a black liquid, and,smearing it in certain lines over the face
. Tramps round the Mountains of the Moon and through the back gate of the Congo State . about six hours away, so heexplained by the sun ; but they only encamp in oneplace a short while—a few days it may be, or upto three months—when they pass off to seek otherhunting-grounds. They never build in trees, butoccasionally climb into them and remain for a fewhours aloft when watching for their prey. Their religious belief is practically nil, though theyhave at least one idea of a charm ; pounding up thebark of a tree, they make a red or a black liquid, and,smearing it in certain lines over the face, suppose itwill ensure strength for the journey or the the death of a member of the tribe, and hisburial at a considerable distance from his temporaryhome, a start is made on a long journey to seek some The Pygmy Akwebadus Bow and Arrows. Two of the arrows arc iron pointed, and the other two simplyhardened wood and poisoned, but so deadly as to bring downan elephant. The bow measures only 26 inches in length. Theknife is for cutting up the meat or peeling < 5y. e? --: o ESCORTED BY OUR HOST 237 new place for sojourning in. After death they believethat the person is absolutely gone, never to return—or,in other words, worn out. The captain added that they engage in no agricul-ture, never staying long enough to gather in a crop,but, like some wandering people in Europe, are notabove relieving their neighbours of a fowl or two atnight. When asked as to the game he shoots, hebegan to reckon on his fingers (in place of the morefamiliar way with little bits of stick), buffalo (showingthe crushing his shoulder had received from one),antelope, monkeys (but these not very often, becauseof the loftiness of their leafy haunts), wild pig, andoccasionally elephant. When a herd passes throughtheir district they hover on its flanks, and as one ofthe great beasts lifts his hind leg, they discharge theirpoisoned arrows into his foot, and after a few hoursthe poor
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