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 .. . ursued. The man went to drink at a stream close to some high bushes, when aleopard pounced upon him without the slightest warning. A native whowas close to the spot rushed up to the rescue, and threw his spear withsuch dexterity that he struck the leopard through the neck while it hadthe man in its mouth, killing it upon the spot. The man was immedi-ately broughtto me, but the lungs were la
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 .. . ursued. The man went to drink at a stream close to some high bushes, when aleopard pounced upon him without the slightest warning. A native whowas close to the spot rushed up to the rescue, and threw his spear withsuch dexterity that he struck the leopard through the neck while it hadthe man in its mouth, killing it upon the spot. The man was immedi-ately broughtto me, but the lungs were lacerated, and he died during thenight. On another occasion five men were wounded (two fatally) by a lioness,which fought so gallantly that she at length escaped from her assailantswith two spears in her body. I was not present on that occasion, but Ihave frequently admired the pluck of the natives, who attack everyanimal with the simple hunting-spear, which of course necessitates a closeapproach. The Negroes eat everything in the shape of flesh, except the felinebeasts of prey. Some of the smaller kinds of felines are as dangerousto poultry as are the large species of falcons and eagles. With respect. (604) STANLEYS GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF AFRICA. 605 to several kinds of flesh which are considered by us to be uneatable, we?may say that different kinds of monkeys, porcupines, large rats, croco-diles, and other creatures, are used for food. It is very singular that theNegroes do not understand the milking of their domestic animals, andwere above measure astonished when the explorers servants milked thegoats, and gave the milk to their master ; and the Negroes often sur-rounded him in crowds to see him eat hens eggs, a diet quite new tothem, although they ate numbers of the large round eggs of the turtle,and the still larger crocodile eggs. Mosquitoes abound everywhere ; and next to them ranks an insectwhich has only been known in Africa during the last ten years—the sandflea, whi
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