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Show Queer Language. Among tho queerest languages used by human beings are those of Gome-ro9, Gome-ro9, In the Canary islands, and the Camcroona of West Africa. The Gotae-ro Gotae-ro converses with people a mile or so dlotant by whistling; using both fingers and Hps so expertly as to express ex-press all the signals required to mako the conversation intelligible. A Cameroon Came-roon man uses a drub for tho same purpose. Tho Instrument is rather peculiar, its surface being divided into in-to two unoqual portions, so that when It la struck it yields two different notes. With a code not unlike tho taps of the telegraph system, tho natives make this drum express any syllable of their language. |