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Show VfrlcAii rtcuilea In llio legiuda of nuclei I xoU, wher. myth which rilato to lieli k ol unnatural all an I form molten occur, wo find UiatttorliacouceriiluK dttorfa aeem to hav. txou ta4lnlly In favor. riieclaatlcllUiniurpof (I toco nuke mention uf the) tguilci, whoweromld tu Iw only a few Im Ilea IiIkIi and lo lls lu tho de Iha of Ct ntral Africa, where, lu myaUrluuakolttudeand rllince, lh Mlo uke lit Mh ttuarefurthertold Ihallheaadluilnullv. men inak. war urir aprlnironblrdaof larg alie, and In Homer' Iliad wu rtnd a full drat rlje-Honorihoballlflxtwten rlje-Honorihoballlflxtwten th. Igmlei ml Hi cralie Hlral, who la much of ft tke) Ho and knew how i ronu to ciocgerato wero traveler In the retltal of their advent urea In foreign lande, thruwa dlatrtdlt en tho alory, and In onu of hlaliool bluntly ataita Hint 'all whu wrote about India werv tbo llgi,l Hart" Arlitollaaud I'llny.on tbo other baud, believed that dwarf raco who wtru Iroidodltea, orcavdllera, had their eil.leiiie In Africa llenidiliia, iiu.ro accural, and iclentlllc, alluded to tho dwarfain hi Uwka II rehitiatlmt Ave men bilonglng to Hi trllx ft .No amoiieu.ln I.) Ma undertook a voj i.i' atroaath. (lrtut llcaert and canieti tbelankt of n broad river iiiiuilntc from ent to wtal and full ofcmcodllei, where they fiund InhattUula wlm wi r all lielow Ih.iuedlum height. When th (lothlo night dtat ended overl urui little or iioirogrraa niaduliiKi-ogruihy and tthuograli). .Not u hill 1UJ1 do i Hud Hie record of ft Irlta of ainall men called Klinoa, a bo am aal I to lohallt Madagaacar la.thathiiiuitt aathCMonow known M thu VailniU, who dwell lu the inounUlnout dlttilila of that l.lnu I Cuming lu morn recent Huiea, n Hud, In mw, abatement tulhu eilttt that a dwarf ole, thu lliilknmo, wiretubufunl living to llio m rlh n thu loll), aniiwiiiipeil Kehli uiouii lain. In 1M1 Dr. Krujf, lliu ml.. Inuaiy, diacrlUia Uwatfiali ran Hie Djko, who llu on th tf xr DJub rlver.tolheaouthol the KatU 1 ruvlmi, an I Hut aoiith of lliklrml Itiu uatlvi a allude loudlmluullvvlilln called the Mala Ullage, whuarumoriottr gian I with a inudal a n Ioji All llieai facia, bowi cr, arunf iloiibHul nixuri-I) nixuri-I) , and, n regiuda Uil Uat naim d i-o-lie, thu Information ttema tu have Iim ii derived from uuKlter eon riutlmu aluvia and trader of llu luttrli r, llio Ural bill f lawltlto d biril- lug tl it ao-tallwl dwarf ll leaof I !. uruAfrlin woafurul.liid by the will, kinwu lleriuau 1 1 lorer I'rofcaaor Hiliwilnfurlh. At lh. ri-aldumu of Muriaa, Hut Muubattu King, Im foind tome ludltlliial nu.iliaof the Akka or TUkMlkkl lllbe, men if amall aUituii , whu lhel aa buiiti ra lu Hie liuah, and tnmu of whom Miu Muna keitaauturlielt) nl III. eoiill H niie lime aller lliu Aiitllau Irui I. r, Maruo, and ( ajJaln lmg, lh 1 ng llih explorer, who aocumulid him dlillivired 11m Ktlilu AkU ropli. rranaof tlila ttnarfUli mrawiroultu found at llalalto, on lliu urliru ivul of Afrhn Koelle, tb.iiilaaloiiar, who Jived at Sierra I com , and i fit n mad. Irl InUi llio Interlur, beanl i f dw arf. living lu a country further lnlar.il i-nlled l.uftiu, uhele Ihoae tille ure lalltd Kinkolior lluinu riiiro nieal.uoil tho Iioam,n coatl native IrlUi of mill who, although of email aUture, are good elhant bunt. era I hey ar called lliu Mlmoa or IlllUll.llnkU Jletllea Hum, ull thu rlelln ltlver, are the Matlmb oi Dingo, uholelong lo the tarn. race. More diUilled liifomullon coiuernliig Hun trIUawaa Airnbhed by t)u timlllu Hi famoua cx lorer and gorlll liunler, Mho lu the vnal for.al" of Weatrrn A(rltadlcoeied the Aluiin dwarf, on Hi Ouweu ltlver lu Aihlru conn tr I mytelf lalttd Hiuiu rigloualn Ufdaul mil Willi Ibla dwarl into on he U I r OkOW ee. At about th aatu tlm blanley dl "la covered lb til )r Congo and after I ward explored lliecountty Ho found Ihla ilw arf raco In dtflen ul placca an I In hla more ten nt tx petllllona from tht I ongu totbe Allert Nyanrt hutlten cam. acroe amall groupa of them teat ttred In Hi den rorc.la on Hit lTpier Aruwlmlnnd niort lo lh end on Hit Htllkl river. Thow, llwoull attui.riie Itn harnileta and (x-nreful than Ibelr congener elf ew here; they attack Willi lioliontil darla the t tritvaiia that aeek to aan lliote well nigh liintetall lo aillludti 1'uatlbl Hi. Parla III Hi. Bomaull eoiinlr), who are lo lo found Utwieutbellallianl rlniiiull tribe, ahoul I her. Ix r ollccd aa Ulougtng lu Hie time dwarllah ran riiua, Ihtn, wo at that a primitive fOlc. ibaracttrlirtl I y a tatnre below be-low Hie am raj. medium height ore to li.fi mil arnttereil over the continent of l.iiitorhl frlca at well from lb. weal cottt In Komuull Ian I ni lu the eaat aul frtin tbo leglonaaoulli vfl.uk. Telia! down lo the nuutheru con-Hut con-Hut ncea or thu Congo. They ntu no wbire fount lu itcoheriul lioily or n Hon, H llh llxtd Una of leal lent. Ull I 0 munudtd by a chltf. riity firm mill groilit 111 tho Iilldalol.orlllt. umt 1 roxliullv lu. mi iu nouerftil ur mi re in'ellleiil ioi;ti Irlima, whu regard . Ileiiiaallltlnliellerlhaiialatea Die) are allow il lu live uu tviiidllluu that the; hunt deer hi Hi I uali an I llh lu I Hie river fir llielr uwtlera, ur kl I lliu t Iri bant, whin, hoiylhty ar fort 1 1 den bi tell I hey ar aild b all ttaveler hi b xtrl I uiitert, Ibutigh the; haveiiuilieiriiK, thelrunly wia N.na nrv Ultra an 1 annua Mint aiiira Hill animal are nl. i caught hr tin m inlitta, ctirraltnnd .HMI. They am excredllgly clever lu III art aul device thai rtalu mole i.i-euullv to irlmltlve aul iiii-ullltaltil rait-mi rait-mi I thow irealfoilltul. lu wte.illng Willi tin ouiiralililllnillle illeietl lu a w II I country llku their own, by both miuaudbtat Aa lr thu avi rage atattirt attained I ; tbta o lo there I ni ich dici uuy In Hie nt li. furnlahrtl I-) Hive whu Iiam ttcn Hum The lattaarlordeil on tlieniliUctl; Irxvtleraati farlr m conuordanU 1'erhajn the li tetiiuiab bltlit rtu glvi ii la. Hut of uld llerulclu., w ho aij n of Hu m Hut they nre I tlow ' lh medium litli;lit " 1 1 It no eaay uk to obUlu t xaet data i Hie) ait ixttvtllugly thyniid Hail I. mi I In order to make interval! ju 1 I bal lj ottch them aa bet I toulJ, 1 bunting Hum down lUunwIM mil-1 uikl One. caught, hontvur, Hit) I aouti Ifucamu trntlable. i hh tally when I tin) no tiny am lu lb. handa of n whliu man aul nut In that, uf a flaw ' dialer, nftw innnta lu the tbnaof txnd., cloth, or what la till) uu re irtolouaontliu weateru ooaat aalt.wlll maku tlioui aulllclnitly rrlendl) lu allow of n yard iniituro lKlngalletl ( tu their Tioin The) are mlgbtv glad, however, whvti (bu 04rallou la uvtr, and runawaymint iilinbl). Tbo imalltttmanof ilvart I uverinuu' acrota nmougthu Alioug m tt jod 1 ftet tlucbeafruuitbtiRruiuu. Htanle) uw on. not 4 feet liljh; aiDlhir 1 feel 4 liichea, mitt a iirvwu up girt of about 17)caraof ago who waabatf an Inih thoil of Hut fnt. Tliu latter uu) ba Ikcii nil txetplloii though the w oir en are proortluiiitol) unallir than the men. 1 rom raonal obtervntlon and fiom what I bavu nad on Hi. tuljccl I am letllu llif.r that Hi. blight of Hu an Mgiulca avvragta Ixlwetm four ftet tint. Iiiehta ami f jur rut tight lochia for n full grown luau, and bclweun three reet three luetic and four feet on Inch lur His women. Thla certainly commute a rue. ol a nailer nature than thai to tw fouud In iuot othir countrUa, but tbo term fldw arlM w bkli laaiillixllo Hit m nn.jri Incurmtt. I thiiolcgy rurnlabea exam It a of man) a trllie nn I mtlou whuae atatumdoea not much excetd that whkli labtru alctlblitcd tu thu to-called )gmh Tlila will bu ninde tlear by comparing Hi. flgurea t bav.jutt gl-ell Willi Ih. following IUt furultbed ly authroo-loglcal authroo-loglcal ittearch II In II In r-.tofjaUn. i It i II kaan"' I". ....""" . j S IOS loliar.un. ... I lkiato..oik. S a rsall.mnfn w. a ST ..iiii.d Aa.ulaa It a J ne a a 1 e M-rll.ni tr. ha a a III. .run. a IH enuu.rn llearhKea ... I . n in. I ' Au.irallia. a l NallftaDI Aiktorua . .. t tu Vtlia.ol Iim r . . T. M.I.; 9 1V Anl.'uia. .... 1 Ii. Atta likkaTlkka) I II n!ia " ',',",' ." ii i a liu.nmeb I a l a K tal waua . I X Il will thui bo pi en thit th lnha It aiitaof thu Arcllo ilrcle am miitli ur Hie tain, tire aa aomuof the trlbiu lu troltal Alrlin. 'Hull, again, lb II ifehmtu In Houtli Afrlia, who at) to tin nix It Han Jl oiler conalJerall. coii.lltutlouiil analogy Willi then to ciilluldwurfa riulrmuleif lift llulr uumitraundLU.tomaaiualuilltrtothutu ut thu 1) guilt I have long aliuu comuloiht (olul i.lon Hint Iho lluth iiieiiofHulli Afrhiinr. oul) n luuiiih of lluMlviuiil.il rac (uiiud luliopltul Afitia,niid Kliinlij'i In ml oleinn Houauiil) aervelu conrirm that (ln Ion riiu unliiNl luiert nee Ii Hul lu h) Con i ant a dUllnclly nlurlglual raiulnlubltetl the aat foriatn which ixliud littwnii Hu Cuiilo uml Hu gnat lukta, and Hint Ihla rat. waa iiurciitm uu 1 tcntlertil In tury dlutt lluul)u uiimacllvt, iHiuirfuluiid lull Wkl lit )eole, tomitiuiiiled of arloua in. lu irllee, mil Ihla lu mi itltilualaiuiniier that wu i ow llnl UitgrutiMauI rimnauta aurtlvloglu Iho ml In of oilur ruin, uliotuiiuitii aucuAiid tlurutheatriiugera only bu-iaat bu-iaat tin) am exarl hunttra mil II. In i nuu, or Imicuiko lu auuiu laiea they tort u lo aiuii.e lliu iintlti ilbfa I) llielr grolttiiiu dtuiea nud couilu aoi k. Iiuilug Ida laat great uxratlltluu Hbilile) tnluo ll.in nliout IIM.oUlo-iiieiitaufthtmdwurfa, IIM.oUlo-iiieiitaufthtmdwurfa, lu thu lint In-atanitiut In-atanitiut Ului l.uhtru lioIUht. bit tampan J aubeeiiutntl) on tho buika iftbuiiewly dlauoMitd lllverHiiu-1 lllverHiiu-1 1 kl. llutuitiired many of Hum ror lhurini of niiUirotjloglial ttud) uml coucludeil that thire exlul two dla HiKtt)ptaamoiigthem u dlllirt nl lu the ftuturta they oiler that, to uu bit own wonl, i la no moro llku thu otlur limn n lurk riktmbltaaHoaiidl. llitvlan Olio lain Iwlonx lu the Ha. ttuniidtliu other to the WauiIiiIii. rbobiitbmeuot Houtli Africa uoull nl! mi another aearatu ly, but Iho dwarfalo b. fount on tho wtaliru coatt might bu claiuid with Hi. Warn-I Warn-I ntu. I noticed that tlity aH.ak lb. tongue nrdlaltil of the mgro trlb. In the mldit or whkh they live, rheru la uudoult, however, that Ihty bivn u Ungiiauu otlhilrowu It fa next lu lni ttll hi lo con n vocal ulnr) iroui Hi ll of Hieau Hml I and ilolll.h 1 1 1 1 Ii- 1 could only gel u few wonlt from HiuAInodwarfa, who dwell on the tanka of lb Ugowce, la I roxlmlty to lh Okaudo tribe. I I The glo.ar) ' l mi link nei. and let). t y I II I I I. - .IpW illle. )uii il in.. in or lou i iiii.ii trlica taeh ton Ullng Imnly if nfuw bunked men, who tak it dlflereni tongue lhunatitc of Afilui muat 1 dltidtd Into twu gient race the liantcii oln of Kallli and th "flldatl negroa Hi talloilt llantll IrllK'nlliat dwell In HtHitli Afilca at I t leu I li ward to n aini overlnlug lh. eipiator atak only ttlflereril dlaletla, laitHoudan ntgto fromHene gal to Hi. weet and a rtadlng far inat ward and tutbuaoiilh, ntenlurtallly evtraliltiilllicttougiie It It not at all unlikely that lliu rlmitlvo lmgunge of thow region ma) hthattll!aoUu by tht dwarfa rheoverthron ol turn till' pitentnt of ol It u Hint tho toiiiit. leta inlgrallona uf IrlUa evtr at wtr with one another, Iheticlu.lvo llf of Hu aetmilgtouialhnliltti II aau from thitmnit comaul trlliea tinier wbo.u prcleflloii the) nl I Ii Ihtieaii I many dber fin la may li laUen Into account, notoiily ror tlw lollllial, but nlai for thellngiililli' ti.iera on i f llio nntlvta of Arricn Into m mtuy fra-llonal Irllat, ititll tptaklllglta own luugue ur dlllirt. Vlu) of Hutu trlna. ninriMt i r, nre net lain flit) bait mlxtdlv Inlirniuiniik" or tlherwhi with HaiullloalidHemltlo ale, uml ! Hi itaiill Ian real tajuii'iltuin mtx luni of la it, trll a an I Ii luui.. ' A lilnjc a tact of hunter tint. 'dwatfiiireiiitnlH led tuogrloultural uuimiII Huh Httltiueiia or vll-latlea vll-latlea ar. uf Ihe lliuat rhlltllw lira u ltlou lluyiviiil.t ir agglumern Horn of mull lou lid hula wnlili ale rtadll) tikiu lo lect aul netted lei it utie net-ordinal) at Hie tile t h itvii Ifera more lav aal It n n tliilllta firlhuchaM Aa I li tie Mid, tiieyiiH hjiiII nrrowa ,r dartt Hifti w iha imlaui ira MgtUUt . tUhi Hit .11, . t ol w hlth l.'iuICK an I fital A i ni in Ulon. lug ltirnmley'ncxllllju, whu wa woiililul I) oliuif tint, ar luwa, dlttl In it r. u niinule. In aim ii Iberelurt ltn n In-dul In-dul llxl In Hml a ri of uu u ni tiUAltr Lttiire Him Hut or Hi. glint Irilw lo I i f. uml In Africa Inl nl It the trupiiul i'kl"U of that it liuithitnl, that I then, illinlnutlie ru le Uloiig tuft I decent rale ritltill), i xhll IHng III nlial I irliiillltu ttalt ut culluie uul Hut, wblllthidlgtunilalollieaill till) are Ui la fount M-atliml farnnl wldtiln amall giuupaofafow hunlreila lacli, llku lh k)le of I iiioii, will uul llxed actllemuntunl wanderh galuul tbo Ihtclr, liiM.netrab1e toriHla i xtt ml higUltte.il Hie I'uiign titer an I llu .Nile Hie ur union "ilvv.rf "wlili Ii laaiplltel tithtiii, I, bowiter tomt w hat nilalea ting, ll Ii I only lnillt nu Individual lilow the or lluury tit. orth. kind, but conn) nu Idi inr dt formalh n dwiufaiiaualh bat light nil 'toilirei for llulr latilt aul itber am mallta, whkh la not lb. rant In I Hil lii.tam. Our Iroiloal rnttt or ' dlmliiutlt.nieuanJ women, nlth ugh I null are nurn all) kbaid, an I no moindctertutohuiullel dwarf than thu Ijil4hderaaud l.n ilinnux Hit 1 iuuiu iiteutth.ertttl in ir travibni I lull) coutlrm the fin th il tho anck ut were aitualule Willi Inl uillirl ract, ami Hum la rtta.u lo la-lleve I that tin HRinli.if Hiratu and tit ru ilolua wirulhuiamoaa lliu I ulun aid Ihe iVamlutu. Ull. Otl.'tll l.l n, rii.fit.or of lleograi by lit thu Dulvrr ally of I'lague, llulumta. |