. Our holiday in Africa . iscomfort, as the recent rains hadlaid the dust. On the top of the mountain is a wide plateauof fine undulating farm lands, all taken up by white settlers,and many lieautiful homes are to be seen. This is almost un-der the ecjuator, but with the high altitude the air is bracingand invigorating. Almost everything that grows in the tem-perate zone does well on this plateau. NATIVES We will tell you of the different native tribes in ourHeart of Africa trip. The Swahali of the coast, the Massai,who are the herders of cattle, and the warlike tribe, the Ki-kuyus, who work i
. Our holiday in Africa . iscomfort, as the recent rains hadlaid the dust. On the top of the mountain is a wide plateauof fine undulating farm lands, all taken up by white settlers,and many lieautiful homes are to be seen. This is almost un-der the ecjuator, but with the high altitude the air is bracingand invigorating. Almost everything that grows in the tem-perate zone does well on this plateau. NATIVES We will tell you of the different native tribes in ourHeart of Africa trip. The Swahali of the coast, the Massai,who are the herders of cattle, and the warlike tribe, the Ki-kuyus, who work in the fields, and the Somalis, who are thehouse boys and gun bearers, and the Kovorondo, that w^ear noclothing. The tribes have nothing to do with each other, andeach have their own distinct characteristics. The Baganda,in Uganda, are more civilized and better WOrkers than any ofthe other triljes. The older women in all of these tribes domost of the work, and it is usually well done, in Uganda, as 57 OUR HOLIDAY IN AFRICA. KIKUYU BELLENotice the lobe of her ear—over two inches in diameter. OUR HOLIDAY IN AFRICA
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