Show elephant herd bound by black mans magic major court of the lape ape cairo motor expedition was the first white man who hunted and killed elephants on foot with a spear while I 1 was on this spear hunting buntIng safari he be said we followed sederal herds berds into waterless country in the bahr el ghazal district of the sudan where the elephants usually trek to water only eiery third or fourth night when they do nothing hlll stop them we follo followed ned chiq particular herd all day and at night I 1 was ready to give up I 1 made camp and stopped babal la IS a young hard bitten mantilla hunter who was said to be something of a magician moal clan then came to me and said he be abou thought bt he could bind the herd with his magic rope these magic magle ropes are not uncommon in africa they are usually about a yard long and made of fiber baballe sat down with the rope in his hands and went through the motions of tying his arms legs ankles and neck mut cering incantations as he did so ills HIS muscles became taut and he relapsed into a semi trance lie ile sat so for a few minutes and then suddenly relaxed grunted that Is good and rose to his feet next morning we ran into the elephants only halt half a mile from camp and killed onel they were almost stationary by all reckonings they should have been miles away |