Show THE DRUM WIRELESS Thor finer Is hm a wireless 1 system sel of telo grf gra Illy In along tho tue natives In iii Africa that Is unique In its 18 way WiY It J consists cons lits of or gourds gurd hollowed out and und dried Kids skins 81 nH are arc stretched across them and drawn taut mutt lall making drum like instruments A message tapped on out 01 one of drums IUIS may be bo heard hearda a great distance dl awl annul relayed by ly means leans of other othmer drums to tin other districts In luu sur suir surprisingly brief periods perl ds This system of ot communication Is especially com corn common comon cornmon mon on In the tho district lying west ot of Natal Nutal NatalIn In South Africa Messages have hMO been heen sent scull almost n a I thousand miles requiring ing lag their repetition nearly a I hundred times reaching their final des destination Ion |