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Show Unable to Live Even Hours Without Water The most amazing race of human beings Is undoubtedly the EI Moro, a tribe of "fishmen," who Inhabit the desert wastes bordering Lake Rudolf In Kenya colony, Africa. This tribe represents the only known specimens of seml-nmphlblons people, and It Is a curious fact that any tribesman dies If be Is kept without water for about three hours. As a rule they drink every hour during the day, for even an hour and a half without water causes cracking and bleeding of the lips. The El Moro tribesmen spend their days swimming In the waters of Lake Rudolf, and fishing from frail rafts constructed with palm branches. Fish Is almost their only diet, and they have no opportunity of varying their menu unless tliey are fortunate enough to spear a hippopotamus. The water of Lake Rudolf is undrinkable to anyone but Ihe El Moro, for it contains con-tains a large quantity of soda and has an objectionable ttate. The proportion propor-tion of soda in that lake increases yearly, and It Is believed to be this fact that hns caused the "Ashmen" to become a deformed race. |