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Show t Voice of Natlv. African. Th timbre of the voice among central cen-tral Afrlcana I usually, good deep and strong In th men, very melodious melodi-ous and sweet In tha women. On nolahl peculiarity about th poopl I the forced key In which they ak ways carry on conversation. ' The ordinary or-dinary qulot tones of civilised speech are scarcely over heurd among them. Thay literally shout and, such being tholr habit. It la a matter of Indifference Indif-ference to them whether the person to whom they are speaking Is close by or twenfy yards away. "They are most tireless chatterers," says a traveler. trav-eler. "I doubt whether any other people peo-ple In the world talk so much or laugh lo much. Their laughter la partlru-Jlarly partlru-Jlarly healthy, natural and uu remained re-mained a most exhilarating sound." |