Western field . y one to answer; theydo trap it, but how many of those whoread this, understand anything about trap-ping? I will venture to say that withoutfirearms not one in a dozen of our expertwhite trappers could catch enough game tofurnish themselves with food in Africa. Nat-ural conditions are adverse: first there is nosnow, next should you secure an antelope ina trap, some carniverous animal would bethere and make a meal of it before you ar-rived, and should a rhinoceros or elephantbe secured in a pitfall you could live only acouple of days on fresh meat before it wouldspoil. Small por
Western field . y one to answer; theydo trap it, but how many of those whoread this, understand anything about trap-ping? I will venture to say that withoutfirearms not one in a dozen of our expertwhite trappers could catch enough game tofurnish themselves with food in Africa. Nat-ural conditions are adverse: first there is nosnow, next should you secure an antelope ina trap, some carniverous animal would bethere and make a meal of it before you ar-rived, and should a rhinoceros or elephantbe secured in a pitfall you could live only acouple of days on fresh meat before it wouldspoil. Small portions could be dried but notmuch. When a persons mind is constantly occupied with the acquisition of food supplythere is very little room for any otherthought, so it it not to be wondered at thatthe Andorobo are not a progressive and push-ing tribe in the domestic affairs of the contrary, they are a very shy and re-tiring class of people, who are happy if al-lowed to live and die in peaceful possession. PALLAH BUCK, COMMON IN ANDOROBO COUNTRY. M8 WESTERN FIELD
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