. In darkest Africa; or, the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria . AEROWS OP THE DWARFS. baboons, and other simians within, and by a slightmovement, the shed falls, and the animals are the tracks of civets, mephitis, ichneumons, androdents are bow traps fixed, which, in the scurry of thelittle animals, are snapped and strangle them. Besidesthe meat and hides to make shields, and furs, and ivoryof the slaughtered game, they catch birds to obtain theirfeathers; they collect honey from the woods, and makepoison, all of which they sell to the larger aborigines
. In darkest Africa; or, the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria . AEROWS OP THE DWARFS. baboons, and other simians within, and by a slightmovement, the shed falls, and the animals are the tracks of civets, mephitis, ichneumons, androdents are bow traps fixed, which, in the scurry of thelittle animals, are snapped and strangle them. Besidesthe meat and hides to make shields, and furs, and ivoryof the slaughtered game, they catch birds to obtain theirfeathers; they collect honey from the woods, and makepoison, all of which they sell to the larger aborigines forplantains, potatoes, tobacco, spears, knives, and forest would soon be denuded of game if thepigmies confined themselves to the few square milesaround a clearing ; they are therefore compelled to move,as soon as it becomes scarce, to other settlements. They perform other services to the agricultural and 102 IN DARKEST AFRICA. laro-er class of abori-gines. They areperfect scouts, andcontrive, by theirbetter knowledge ofthe intricacies of theforest, to obtainearly intelligence ofthe coming of stran-gers, and to sendinformation to theiisettled friends. Theyare thus like volun-tary picquets guard-ing the clearings andsettlements. Everyroad from any direc-tion runs throughtheir camps. Theirvillao;es commandevery cross - any strangenatives, disposed tobe aggressive, theywould combine withtheir taller neigh-bours, and they are ELIilFUANT 1&AB. DWELLINGS OF THE PIGMIES. 103 bj no means despicable allies. When arrows are arrayed arrows, poison against poison, and craft against ,^^craft, probably the party assisted by tlie pigmies would ^^^prevail. Their diminutive size, superior wood-craft,their greater malice, would make formidable the agricultural natives thoroughly would no doubt wish on many occasions that thelittle people would betake themselves elsew
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