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Title: From the Cape to Cairo; the first traverse of Africa from south to north
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Grogan, Ewart Scott, 1874- Sharp, Arthur H. (Arthur Henry)
Subjects: Africa -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : Hurst and Blackett
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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razingin every direction in the rich vegetation growing in the swamps. Aftercutting off meat from the elephant, I followed one of the numerous pathswhich led inland, and meeting hundreds of natives on the way, arrived at alarge scattered village, where we camped. The main population, which is very dense, lives in the bush at a distanceof sometimes several miles from the river, and water is one of the most ex-pensive supplies, though, except in seasons of severe drought such as whenI passed through, there are evidently numerous pools scattered all over thebush. Owing to the drought there was no grain obtainable, and the nativeswere eating the seeds of a water-plant resembling a crown-artichoke (thenenuphar) and the kernels of the before-mentioned plums. A very affableand intelligent gentleman, who had accompanied me for some miles, offeredhis services as guide, which I gladly accepted, and after marching for anhour I arrived at another extensive village. Here, as elsewhere, all the 272
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A DINKA S FAVOURITE POSE. IN DINKA-LAND 27b huts were isolated and surrounded by a fence of thorns to ward off the lions,which were very numerous. On the path we met hundreds and hundredsof natives, many of enormous stature, 6 ft. 4 to 6 ft. 6, who were going tocut up the elephant, and they were all very friendly. At the village Iwaited for my boys to close up, but after some time one was still missing,and as boys whom I sent back told me that they could not find him, Ipacked my people and belongings into one of the thorn-fences, and wentback with one soldier and some Dinkas that I persuaded to accompany me.About a mile away I met my headman and my guide of the morningreturning with the delinquent, who was none other than the criminal lunatic.It appears that he had decided to return home, and, as a preliminary, haddistributed my blankets, mosquito-curtain, and clothes amongst the natives.By an extraordinary stroke of luck I recovered them intact, with the trivialexception of one of my

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