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Show DISPOSING OF THE OLD FOLKS. Simple Method of Kongo Natives to Get Rid of Aged. MaJ. Powell Cotton, now In tho Kongo Kon-go Freo State, tells of the curious ' method ndopted by tho natives of the Innermost regions of that district lu tho disposal of their aged members when they becomo a burden. The in- ' firm and nged pcoplo nro rendered un- conscious by means of a narcotic and In thlscomatose condition aro wrapped in' a fresh antelopo skin. In this garb they are then hurried by tho members of tho family to a ; point remote from the village and abandoned In tho grass near a native track. The first uatlvo that passes , tho spot discovers what he Imagines ; , to be an antelopo nnd promptly die-, die-, patches It with a spear. ' , Then tho members of tho deceased aged olio's family emergo from hiding ; j nenr by nnd express their great hor- i or and surprise at the unfortunato In- ' ' clilcnt, though Inwardly congratulating i themselves upon their success. |