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SPORTS AND PASTIMES OF ALL NATIONS
#31 - CENTRAL AFRICA
Size: 3" x 5"
Copyrighted: 1893
Lithographer: Kaufmann & Strauss
  
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Left section:
GRIND
YOUR COFFEE AT HOME
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| CENTRAL AFRICA. |
| OF
the natives of Central Africa
comparatively little is known. It
is a large and partly
undiscovered territory as yet,
but enough of its natives is
already known, to pronounce them
hardy, brave and inured to
dangers which would appall most
of us. The population of this
vast area consists of numberless
tribes, which when not at war
with each other, are engaged in
the chase, or in one or other of
their primitive and dangerous
sports. |
| Shooting
the rapids of the swiftly flowing
streams of their well-watered
territory is a favorite pastime.
Their boats are veritable shells,
and their paddles must be most
deftly handled to guide them
safely through the sinuous and
tortuous waterways. An upset
would mean the total destruction
of their craft, and more than a
mere ducking for themselves, for
these rivers have many rapacious
denizens, alligators not being
the least ferocious. |
| The
hippopotamus is hunted in the
most ingenious manner. A strong
rope is drawn across the road and
continued over the branch of a
tree overhanging the course the
intended prey usually follows. To
this is attached a spear head and
large weights, and when the brute
in passing breaks the cord, the
spear with the added velocity of
the weights falls upon him and he
is easily dispatched. |
| Children
of these savages are so agile
that they early learn to dance,
and decked by the impish
ingenuity of their elders, they
make the most grotesque figures. |
| Hunting
the elephant is very generally
practiced. These live in herds of
from twenty to one hundred and
usually follow some larger and
more intelligent leader.
Dispersing the herd is rare and
dangerous sport. With burning
torches they are driven into a
pit or trap and dispatched with
javelines. The natives are so
clever that seldom is one hurt at
this precarious pastime. |
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