. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 136 EASTERN ETHIOPIA XI by the hands : this motion causes the soft wood to come away as fine dust, and the heat generated liy the friction of the drill against the fire-stick ignites the wood-dust. AVhilst rotating the drill the fire-maker keeps the stick firm by means of his toes. When the dust glows, a little dry grass is dropped over it and some cautious blowing produces a flame. All this sounds delightfully simple : an expert native wi
. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 136 EASTERN ETHIOPIA XI by the hands : this motion causes the soft wood to come away as fine dust, and the heat generated liy the friction of the drill against the fire-stick ignites the wood-dust. AVhilst rotating the drill the fire-maker keeps the stick firm by means of his toes. When the dust glows, a little dry grass is dropped over it and some cautious blowing produces a flame. All this sounds delightfully simple : an expert native will ol)tain sparks and a. fire in half a minute, but an. An Ndorobo obtaining fire by nieans of a fire-stick and drill. inexperienced man may twirl the drill for an hour and then give up the work in despair. The drill must be twirled with a uniform motion ; the Iilowing, to produce a fiame from the glowing dust, should be steady and uniform. The smelting of iron is probably one of the oldest industries in the world, and the art was discovered independently by different races of men. The occupation of Tubal-cain exists among the T)atives of East Africa. 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 Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936. London : Macmillan and Co. , Limited
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