Show SKILLFUL IN USE OF POISON south african bushmen had weapon which in other hands hand might have hav been invincible the bushmen pygmies of the south who mho succumbed so quickly to civilization are becoming rarer every day famine wars and the white mans encroachments encroach ments have killed off thousands the one great achievement of theme theat children 0 of the woods lg Is their skillful use of poisons pol tons in the hands of a more man subtle people the poisoned arrow might have been an invincible weapon but for the bushman it only delayed inevitable defeat the th bushmann bush mans arrow Is a toy of light reed until he turns it into a certain death dealer by covering the tip with one of hla his favorite poison A certain caterpillar of the jungle th the most moat venomous snakes and spiders poisonous roots and leaves all yield their power to kill to the use of thess thes natives special men of the tribe prepare th poisons for their purpose usually heating them in a dish before dipping the th dart into them while waiting tor for thelt their poisonous brew to cook the polson con doctors dance about the fire in excitement at the coming coining hunt or combat skulking in breathless silence upon an imaginary enemy they suddenly leap up and discharge the fatal arrows after which they shift easily to the part of the victim and writhe and howl with all tile the agony of the hunted exhaustion and the completion of the poison put an end to tills this vivid rehearsal hear sal |