Logan Republican | 1904-09-14 | Page 2 | Voices of Native Africans

Voices of Native Africans. The timbre of tho voices among central cen-tral Africans Is usually, good deep and strong In the men, very melodious melodi-ous and sweet In tho women. Ono notable peculiarity about the people Is tho forced koy In which they aV ways carry on conversation. The ordinary or-dinary quiet tones of civilized speech aro scarcely ever heard among them. They literally shout and, such being their habit, It Is a matter ot indifference indif-ference to them whether the person to whom they aro speaking is closo by or twenty yards away. "They are most tireless chatterers," says a traveler. trav-eler. "I doubt whether any otherpeo-plo otherpeo-plo In the world talk so much or laugh so much. Their laughter Is particularly particu-larly healthy, natural and unrestrained unre-strained a most exhilarating sound."