From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . th the natural hair into a coiffure,which must be very uncomfortable for the wearer;it is invariably infested with vermin—what my Yaundeboy, Elume, called small beef—and at nightit must be protected by resting the neck on a speciallyconstructed support. When, however, liis vanity isat stake, a negro will submit to more discomforts thanthe most fastidious European, his thick skin andphysical insensibility undoubtedly playing an importantpart. One of the most noteworthy results of Rule i
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . th the natural hair into a coiffure,which must be very uncomfortable for the wearer;it is invariably infested with vermin—what my Yaundeboy, Elume, called small beef—and at nightit must be protected by resting the neck on a speciallyconstructed support. When, however, liis vanity isat stake, a negro will submit to more discomforts thanthe most fastidious European, his thick skin andphysical insensibility undoubtedly playing an importantpart. One of the most noteworthy results of Rule influenceis the introduction of the oil palm, which has, however,not long been cultivated in tliis district. In the \dllageof Mokumelo was the fust example of tliis importanttree that I had seen for many months, from which wemay conclude that the oil palm crossed the Djah abouttwenty-five years ago, and is very slowly penetratingtowards the East. It was in Mokumelo, my last halting-place in theNyem district, that we made preparations for traversingthe last uninhabited jungle region that lay before
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