. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world : being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics . never the animal does succeed in up-sotting or breaking the boat, the men haverecourse to a curious expedient. They diveto the bottom of the river, and grasp astone, a root, or anything that will keepthem below the surface, and hold on as longas their lungs will allow them. The reasonfor this manceuvre is, that when the animalhas sent the crew into the river, it raises itshead, as seen on page 000
. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world : being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics . never the animal does succeed in up-sotting or breaking the boat, the men haverecourse to a curious expedient. They diveto the bottom of the river, and grasp astone, a root, or anything that will keepthem below the surface, and hold on as longas their lungs will allow them. The reasonfor this manceuvre is, that when the animalhas sent the crew into the river, it raises itshead, as seen on page 000, and looks abouton the surface for its enemies. It has noidea of foes beneath the surface, and if itdocs not see anything that looks like a man,it makes off, and so allows the hunters toemerge, half drowned, into the air. Inorder to keep oft the animal, spears arefreely used; some being thrust at him liyhand, and others flung hke javelins. Theycannot, however, do much harm, unless oneshould happen to enter the eye. which is sowell protected by its bony penthouse thatit is almost to anything excepta bullet. The head is one huge mass ofsolid bone, so thick and hard that even fire-. (1.) SPEAKING THE HIPPOPOTAMUS,(See page 342.)
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