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Show j 'Bush Telegraph' of Africa I Still Mystery to Whites The famous "bush telegraph" of the African wilds, the native drums that beat out mysterious messages, has always been a prob lem to the white man. A scientist scien-tist stated recently : "I do not believe be-lieve 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 Negro's instinct. It is a rhythm, like the black man's speech, where one word has many meanings according ac-cording to pronunciation. "There is no thought which cannot can-not be expressed with the aid of the drums, no message so intricate I that it cannot be beaten out by a skillful operator. "Warring tribes temporarily forget for-get their quarrels in order to relay important tidings across rivers and international frontiers. The 'Talking drums' are used to announce an-nounce native weddings and other important local events." 1 3 |