Show SKILLFUL IN USE OF POISON south african bushmen had weapon which in other hands hand might have been invincible the bu buchmon Africa 1 pygmies ot of tha me south who succumbed so quickly to I 1 civilization are becoming rarer every day famine wars white ians ans encroachments encroach ments have allied killed off thousands the one great achievement of these children of the woods Is their skillful use of 0 poisons in the hands of a more subtle people the poisoned arrow might have been an invincible weapon but for the bushman it only delayed inevitable defeat the bush bushmann mans arrow ts is a toy of light reed until he turns it into a certain death dealer by covering the tip till with one of his favorite poisons A certain caterpillar of the jungle the tha most venomous snakes and spiders poisonous roots and leaves all yield their power to lail kill to the use of these natt ves special men of the tribe tho tb poisons for their purpose ulu usually ally liat ing them in a dish before dipping the tha dart into them thein wit while ile waiting tor for thelt theli poisonous brew to cook the polson poison con doctors dance about the fire ere in excite merit at the coming hunt or combat skulking in breathless sile silence n ce upon an imaginary enemy they suddenly leap up and discharge the fatal arrows litter after which they shift easily to the part of tile victim anti and writhe ani and howl with will fill all the abony of the lie hunted ExI exhaustion and the completion of the poison put an end to tills this vivid rehearsal hoar hear sll sal |