Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . d adopted father,but only in private and not in public affairs. There is another point connected with the black races of Africa towhich a few lines may be devoted. The hair of most Africans—anduniversally of the Negro and Negroid tribes—is short, inclined to splitlongitudinally, and much crimped. In South Africa the Hottentots hairis more matted into tufts than that of the Kaffir, while it
Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . d adopted father,but only in private and not in public affairs. There is another point connected with the black races of Africa towhich a few lines may be devoted. The hair of most Africans—anduniversally of the Negro and Negroid tribes—is short, inclined to splitlongitudinally, and much crimped. In South Africa the Hottentots hairis more matted into tufts than that of the Kaffir, while it is not uncom-mon to find long hair, and even considerable beards, among some of thetribes inhabiting the central plateau of the continent. Black is the almostuniversal color of their hair. In old age it becomes white; but accord-ing to Walker there are cases among the Negroes of the Gaboon inwhich red hair, red eyebrows and eyes are not uncommon, and Schwein-furth speaks of Monbuttoos with ashy fair hair, and skin much fairerthan that of their fellow-tribesmen. It may also be mentioned that individuals with reddish hair are by nomeans rarely seen among the mountaineers of the Atlas. Whiskers are. (363) 364 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. rare, though not unknown, and long beards are said to be found amongNiam-niam, and among the papers left by Miani, the unfortunate Italiantraveller, there is a notice of a man with a beard half as long as his own,which. Dr. Schweinfurth remarks, was of a remarkable length. Thecolor of the Negros skin passes through every gradation from ebonyblack to the copper color. Famous King and Queen. Speaking of the Gaboon, we must notice the celebrated king whoruled many years in that region, and possessed many traits in commonwith the savage tribes around him. A traveller makes the followingreference to him: When I was up this river a few years since, an aged king was thenreigning, whom the English called King William and the French RoiDenis; a somewhat rem
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