Fire and sword in the Sudan; a personal narrative of fighting and serving the dervishes, 1879-1895 Translated by Wingate Popular ed . they were veritably butskin and bone. These poor wretches would eat anything,no matter how disgusting—skins of animals which had longsince dried and become decayed were roasted and eaten ;the strips of leather which form the angareb (native bed-stead) were cut off, boiled, and made into soup. Thosewho had any strength left went out and robbed ; like hawksthey pounced down on the bakers and butchers, and carednothing for the blows of the kurbash which invaria
Fire and sword in the Sudan; a personal narrative of fighting and serving the dervishes, 1879-1895 Translated by Wingate Popular ed . they were veritably butskin and bone. These poor wretches would eat anything,no matter how disgusting—skins of animals which had longsince dried and become decayed were roasted and eaten ;the strips of leather which form the angareb (native bed-stead) were cut off, boiled, and made into soup. Thosewho had any strength left went out and robbed ; like hawksthey pounced down on the bakers and butchers, and carednothing for the blows of the kurbash which invariably fellon their attenuated backs. On one occasion I remember seeing a man who had seizeda piece of tallow, and had crammed it into his mouth beforeits owner could stop him. The latter jumped at his throat,closed his hands round it, and pressed it till the mans eyesprotruded; but he kept his mouth tightly closed until hefell down insensible. In the market-places the incessantcry was heard of Gayekum ! Gayekum F (* He is comingto you!) which meant that famished creatures werestealthily creeping round the places where the women had.
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