-Capture a young Nshiego Mbouve.—Its Grief for its Mother.-Biography of

Nshiego Tommy.-Easily tamed. — His Tricks.—Habits.-Love for Wine and

Scotch Ale.-His Death.-Curious Color.-Famine.-Njavi Oil.-Gorilla.-Ev-

idence of their vast Strength.-Guaniony.-Return to Obindji's.—Letters and

Papers from home.-Astonishment of the Negroes at my Reading.-The Ofoubou

River. Starvation.-Njalie-Coody.-The Njambai Festival.-Woman's Rights

among the Bakalai.—A midnight Festival.-A Mystery.—An Attempt at Black-

mail.-Nature of the Njambai, or Guardian Spirit.-Hunter killed by Gorilla.-

Native Superstitions.-The Dry Season.-Gouamba.-The Eloway Fly.—Huge

Serpents.-Enormous Gorilla killed.—Curious Superstition about the Gorilla and

a pregnant Woman.—Animals peculiar to this Region.-Generosity of the Blacks.

-The Superstition of Roondah.-Return.......
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CHAPTER XVII.

The Ants of Equatorial Africa.--The Bashikouay.-The red Ant.-The Nchelle-

lay. The little Ant.-The red Leaf-ant.-The nest-building Ant.................

CHAPTER XVIII.

The Seasons and the Fevers of Equatorial Africa...

CHAPTER XIX.

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Politics: the Government, Superstitions, and Slave System of Equatorial Africa 377

CHAPTER XX.

Summary Account and Comparison of the great Apes of Africa: the Troglodytes

Gorilla, the T. Kooloo - Kamba, the Chimpanzee (T. niger), and the Nshiego

Mbouve, or T. calvus.....

CHAPTER XXI.

On the Bony Structure of the Gorilla and other African Apes.

CHAPTER XXII.

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The Bakalai.—Extent of Region in which they are met.-Qualities.-Reasons for

Intermixture of Tribes.—The Bakalai are Rovers.-—Fear of Death.-Old People

abandoned.—Treachery.-Case of Retaliation.-Women-palavers.—Arbitration.

-A fetich Palaver.-Appearance of the Bakalai.-Property.-Duties of a Wife.

-Restrictions on Marriage.-Slaves.-Costume.-Grass-cloth.-Hunters.-Fish-

ing.—Great Traders.-Diseases.-Leprosy.-Music...........................

CHAPTER XXIII.

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Departure for the Interior.-Meeting of the People.-Address of Ranpano.—I am

made a Makaga.-Use of Quinine.-A sick Friend.-Death in Goumbi.-Sor-

cery, and how it is discovered.—Great Excitement.—Terrible Tragedy.—The

Victims. The Accusations. The Poison-cup. The Exccution. -Visit from

Adouma. Sincerity of the Doctors?-Up the River.-Manga-hunts.-A Manga

Doctor.-Keeping a Creditor.-Querlaouen.-An African Tragedy.-Fight on

the River.-Toward Ashira-land.-The Ashira Plains.-Splendid View...... 439

CHAPTER XXIV.

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We enter Ashira-land.-Astonishment of the People at my Appearance.-Their

Fear of my Eyes.-Grand Reception.-Message and Presents from the Ashira

King.-Kendo.-King Olenda.-His Address to me.-I am an Object of great

Wonder.-My Clock a Fetich.-Features of the Plain.-Villages.-Houses.-

Agriculture.-Appearance of the Ashira.-Dress.-Grass-cloth.-Loom.-Curi-

ous Custom of young Women.-Operation of Dyeing.-Manner of Hair-dressing.

-Peculiarities.-Fears of the Slaves.-Condition of Women.-Marriage.-Splen-

did Water-fall.-Mount Nchondo.-A Superstition about it.-A Case of Insanity.

-Ascent of Mount Andele.-Meet a Nshiego Mbouve.-How it rests at Night.-

Attempt to ascend the Nkoomoo-nabouali.-Gorilla killed.-Difficulties of the

Ascent.-Starvation.
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CHAPTER XXV.

The Ashira grow jealous of my Projects.-Set out for the Apingi Country.-Olenda

blesses us.-The Passage of the Ovigui.-Rude Bridge.-Features of the Coun-

try. We meet Gorillas.-The Roar of the Gorilla.-His Walk.-Great Strength.

-Meet the Apingi King.—I fall into an Elephant-hole.-Famine.-Musquitoes.

-We see the Rembo Apingi River.-Reception among the Apingi.—Address, of

the King. I am offered a Slave for my Supper.-Wonder of the People at my

Appearance.—The mysterious Sapadi, a cloven-footed Race.—My Clock is thought

a guardian Spirit.—I am asked to make a Mountain of Beads and Trade-goods.

-Fruitfulness of the Women.-Appearance of the People.-A Leopard-trap.-

Invested with the Kendo.-Palm-oil. · - Palm-wine.- Drunkenness universal.-

Tattooing. Dress of the Women.-Lack of Modesty.-I am claimed as a Hus-

band. - Weaving of Grass-cloth. - Property among the Apingi. - The Apingi

Loom. The Ndengui.-Fetich to kill Leopards.-War Belt....

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CHAPTER XXVI.

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Bible-reading.-The Negroes are frightened and run away.-The Ceremony of

Bongo.-Its Importance.-Curious Phase of African Slavery.-Preparations to

ascend the River.-Apingi Villages.-Fetiches.-Superstitions.-Spiders.-Curi-

ous Manner of catching their Prey.-New Animals.-Capsized.—Putrid Corpse

in a Village.-Curious Manner of Burial.-Leave the River.-The Region be-

yond. Return to Remandgi's Town.-Explore the Mountains.-The Isogo.-Be-

yond the Isogo.-Ultima Thule.-My Shoes give out.-Starvation.-Great Suffer-

ing. Shoot a Gorilla.-Illness.-Home-sick.-The Return to the Sea-shore.-

Etita: a very singular Disease.-The Remedy.-Heavy Rains.-An uncomforta-

ble Night.-Fierce Attack of Bashikouay Ants.-Difference of Seasons.-Arrival

in Biagano.-Close.

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APPENDIX.

A. THE FAUNA OF EQUATORIAL AFRICA.......

B. THE LANGUAGES OF EQUATORIAL AFRICA

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

1. The Gorilla.......

2. Fan Shield and Spears..

3. Ndiayai, King of the Cannibal tribe, the Fans........

4. Mpongwe Woman, showing the Manner of dressing Hair

5. Head-waters of the Ntambounay......................

6. Mbondemo Man, and Woman carrying her Child

7. Fan Warrior......

8. Grand Reception by the Cannibals.

9. My first Gorilla....

10. Fan Bowman

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