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Show I SKILLFUL IN USE OF POISON South African Bushmen Had, Weapon Which In Other Hands Might Have Been Invincible. The bushmcn, Africa's pygmlos"of the South, who succumbed so quickly to civilization, are becoming- rnrcr every day. Famine, wars and tho white man's encroachments havo killed off thousands. Tho ono great achievement of these children of the woods Is their skillful use of poisons.' In the hands of n more subtle people tho poisoned nrrow might havo been an Invincible, weapon, hut for the bushman It only delayed Inev-Ithbla Inev-Ithbla defeat. The bushman's arrow l.i a toy of light reed until ha turns It Into a certain death dealer by covering tho tip with one of his favorlto poisons. A certain caterpillar of tho Jungle, the most venomous snakes and spiders, poisonous roots and leaves all yield, their power to kill to the use of theso' atlves. Special men of the tribe preparo the poisons for their purpose, usunlly heat Ins them In a dish befoee dipping the dart Into them. Whllo waiting for their poisonous brew to cook, the poison con-coctors con-coctors dance about the flro In excitement excite-ment At tho coming hunt or combat Skulking In breathless sllenco upon an Imaginary enemy, they suddenly leap up and dlschnrge tho futnl arrows, after which they shift easily to the part of the victim, nnd wrltho and howl with all tho agony of tho hunted. Exhaustion nnd the completion of the poison put an end to this vivid rehearsal. |