| Show bush telegraph of africa still Alys mystery tery to whites the famous bush telegraph of the african wilds the native drums that beat out mys mysterious gerlous 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 ot of morse code but as natural as the negros instinct it is a rhythm like the black mans speech where one word woid has many meanings according to pronunciation there is no thought which cannot be expressed with the aid ot of 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 native weddings and other important local events |
