Show tush bush tek telegraph to raph of africa still mystery to the famous bush telegraph ol of the african wilds the native drums that beat out mysterious messages has always been a problem to the white man A scientist stated recently 1 I do not believe any white man will ever be able to understand this drumming the drum system is not a sort of morse code but as natural as the negros instinct it is a rhythm r like the black mans speech where one word has many meanings according to pronunciation I 1 there is no thought which cannot be expressed with the aid of 0 the drums no message so intricate that it cannot be beaten out by a skillful operator warring tribes temporarily forget their quarrels in order to relay important tidings across rivers and international frontiers the talking drums are used to announce pounce native weddings and other important local events |