Show TUB famous african traveler joseph thomson contributes an important artl arti clo cle to the july harper son on it A central soudan down it describes the authors authora own experience in a region almost unknown to the outer world where tile purela purely african races flourish in a state elate 0 of f chiv civilization libation liza tion far beyond what is is cener aliv associated with the tha heart of africa bener africa dr thomson was has the first white man to penetrate into this city since barth over thirty years bears ago visited it on life ins way to tinn the blare is carnu the remd enco ot uhuru elmr of the of the soudan sou u the whole of tile town writes the traveler travel pr lift is protected by a massive wall nail of sun dried bricks externally plastered with mud the western front being most liable to attack Is i further strengthened by a dee deep dry ditch outside of the wall in a all F soudan boudan towns the great aim is 19 to prevent venta a sudden surprise sur prisa from cavalry the chief strength of tile the Sou danese neso armies and with such precautions as we have bave here it has often happened that towns tow ni have hav e stood months and even years 0 of regular ret tular siege 11 in a strange mixture of mohammedan faith and arts with barbaric materials and customs huge rie groes have developed develop oil a tour sir strength ent h and progress the rhe article is well illustrated from photographs taken on the spot and alfords it a very instructive fin example of what a few centuries of moslem influence can do with etli africa |