. Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888. 172 AMONGST THE RESHIAT AND TO LAKE STEFAN IE that such was our love of peace, they would never repent having trusted us. After this naive interchange of civilities, a long strip of the skin of the entrails of the sheep was wound round the neck of each of us; the Oromaj spat upon us several times, whis- pering Serian (peace), and the bond of friendship was sealed. We presented the Oromaj with the finest beads we had, very greatly to
. Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888. 172 AMONGST THE RESHIAT AND TO LAKE STEFAN IE that such was our love of peace, they would never repent having trusted us. After this naive interchange of civilities, a long strip of the skin of the entrails of the sheep was wound round the neck of each of us; the Oromaj spat upon us several times, whis- pering Serian (peace), and the bond of friendship was sealed. We presented the Oromaj with the finest beads we had, very greatly to his delight; but though we had never before seen him in such good spirits, he was not a bit more ready to meet our wishes. The Oromaj was between fifty and sixty years old, more than six feet high, and of altogether a striking appearance. He was very reserved, the ex- his eyes were gene- The back of his head. A RESHIAT MAN. pression of his face was gloomy, and rally fixed thoughtfully on the ground, was developed in a very remarkable manner. The long piece of woollen stuff already mentioned, which he wore either flung picturesquely over his shoulders or wound round his loins, was his only garment, whilst a pair of bracelets formed his sole. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Höhnel, Ludwig, Ritter von, 1857-1942; Teleki, Samuel, Székigrof, 1845-1916; Bell, Nancy R. E. Meugens, "Mrs. A. E. Bell,". London, Longmans, Green and Co.
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