Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1916 — Page 2

PYGMIS of the CONGO

HERBERT LANG, who has returned to civilization with the largest collection of specimens of animal life ever acquired in Africa, saw a good deal of the pygmies in the interior regions of the Belgian Congo, Where he spent six years. He was in charge of the Congo expedi-. tlon of the American Museum of Natural History. Altogether it is estimated that the members of the expedition gathered more than 20,000 large specimens for the museum and the collections in the aggregate weighed 45 tons. When Mr. Lang and his associate, James P. Chapin, arrived in Africa they first established headquarters at Stanleyville, with an equipment including 11 tons of supplies, which the? packed Into loads of 60 pounds each for transportation over the trail leading into the forest. With the assistance of the Belgian government the explorers secured 200 native porters to carry their packs and started out on the journey from Stanleyville to Avakubi, which was accomplished in about twenty-one days. “Our chief difficulty,” said Mr. Lang, with reference to the equipment of the expedition, “was caused by the extreme humidity of the forest, to which our supplies to a certain extent were exposed. Whenever our expedition arrived at a village in the Congo the chieftain of the tribe usually greeted us and brought us presents of chicken, rice and bananas and other fruit. In exchange for these favors we gave

clothes and useful articles "to the natives, who invariably are glad to welcome the white man to the Congo forest. We pitched our tent wherever night overtook us and often occupied for a dwelling place one of the shelter houses used by the natives. Pygmies Are Not Shy. “We 'discovered the first pygmy at Avakubi, and he was a prisoner on a charge of having killed a spear. Contrary to the general idea the pygmies are not shy. They are a trifle suspicious, but after they make your acquaintance they are not unlike other tribes of native Africans. “The pygmies live by hunting chiefly and frequently bring in antelope and other game to the villages, which they are glad to exchange for food. They are quite expert in tracking games and shoot everything with bow and arrow. On the track of pig game the chiefs, women and children all join in the pursuit until the animal is captured. Sometimes they will give a tip to other natives about the discovery of game and then when the hunter'sbag is.filled they will demand a share of the trophy. “At one time we arrived at a vllla ge of 200 pJrgxQfißß and witnessed a. characteristic pygmy dance. The pygmies dance in a circle to the aceom- - panlment of the beating of a gong, and sometimes a drum. During the dance wino palms afitf the banana is consumed by the dancers." ■ Both the pygmy men and the women danced for the explorers and Mr. Lang, who, by the way, took more than six,

DANCE, or THE MAKERE. TRIBE

thousand pictures in the field of African life, game and other subjects, succeeded in securing some' capital negatives of the pygmies. ' “The women are slightly smaller than the men,” he said, “and their clothing consists chiefly of the bark of African trees. They usually speak the language of the tribe they happen to associate with, and the little people are ruled by their own chieftains. Live in Leafy Bowers. “Some of their places of abode are formed by bowers of large leaves in the depths of the forest. Others imitate the tribes or nearby natives and build their huts. Their villages are apart from each other. Once in a while they have a clash with the larger native tribes, but generally are not considered quarrelsome. “Most of the natives are fond of music and dancing, and some of the tribes possess very elaborate musical instruments.^”^ 696 include antelope horns and wooden horns covered with animal skins and are used fqr ceremonial and other dances.” The natives also use wooden and iron clappers and iron rings upon their ankles, which make an odd sound during the dance. Some of the dances are the ceremonial, in which they initiate the natives into the secret societies, and the medicine man dance. The explorer said in response to a question that he had not seen any evidence of cannibalism, but he added: “Nearly all African tribes are cannibals, but owing to the influence of the

Painted Azande Hut

government and recent training this feature of life in wilds has been practically eliminated.” Ip fighting the natives usually resort to spears and poisoned arrows, their chief weapon in conflict. A messenger system has been established throughout the Congo region, whereby reports from chieftains in the Belgian Congo are received constantly. The entire region is closely patrolled by native messengers. *.

Pity the poor millionaires! For the frugal wife, 5 cents now buys as big a loaf as it did two years ago, but $1,1)00 doesn’t buy as big a blue foxskin coat —no, not by half. The boiled potatoes on the modest dinner table are rather cheaper than they, were last winter; but when the poor millionaires are ®ecessity to buy white fox furs hubby advances’ 65 per cent more money for them than he would have done at this time in 1913. ■? —-———— Beaver, another essential to plutocratic happiness, has risen much more .than sugar or lamb chops. Indeed, UneleSam -tells -us that the whole fur famfly is roosting on a higher limb than ever before. Luxuries rise and fair rapidly with the amount of loose change in mlllionaire bank accountsj but... so far as prices go, the ..poor man’s dinner pail can scarcely tell a financial feast from a financial famine.—Philadelphia Publie Ledger.

Those Poor Rich People.

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BOWL FOR AMUSEMENT

Fight Shy of Sharks Is Advice of t New York Writer. - V No Other Game or Sport That Claims to Have as Many Participants as Bowling—Tends to Better Health and Spirits. W. V. Thompson, writing in the New York World takes a “crack” at socalled “pot-hunters.” He says in part: “Just as soon as one becomes interested in bowling and discovers how easy it is to roll a fair average, he then wants to bowl in competition. His one ambition is to beat somebody and in tournament play, but, naturally, prefers not to compete with the socalled “stars" or sharks,” those who own or manage bowling alleys and practice free, especially those that do nothing else. . . “They tell me there are more than 50,000 bowlers in Greater New York who are interested principally for the physical and social behefits. a great majority of whom are virtually eliminated from competition bowling, except in the closed tournaments. There is no other game or sport that even claims to have as many participants as bowling. There is a reason for this.

“It is the demand for play, born in us, that cries out for expression in the midst of the whirl of business. An hour at noon, or more at evening after toll, the fellowship of others bent upon the same pursuit, and for adults the right to choose and the responsibility to use properly, make the whole program one of delight and profit to all concerned. “The flabby muscles that tire so easily respond to nature’s way of keeping in shape; the circulation improves with exercise, and better health and better spirit follow. “Every employer of labor should encourage his employees to participate in some game after work. It will be better if he leads the way. If he is a large employer of labor, it may be best to provide something close to the workshop, factory, mill, store, or, as some have already done, put in an equipment in the store. “It pays in better work, co-operation if you are 4n the play; it stands between you and trouble, chases the doctor out of the house and gives the country a better type of human beings. Surely this is a game worth while.”

PAUL DES JARDIEN AS COACH

Great All-Round Athlete to Surrender Amateur Standing and Join Professional Staff. Paul Des Jardien, the greatest allround athlete ever turned out at the University of Chicago, is to surrender his amateur standing and join the

Patil Des Jardien.

professional coaching staff at the Midway school. Des Jardien, who went with the Maroon basketball team to the Orient, will assist in handling the basketball, baseball, track and football candidates.

Horse Racing at Honolulu.

Honolulu may soon witness horse racing under the auspices of the Hawaiian Peftl tod Racing association. A fifteen-year lease has been secured on Kapiolani park which will be fitted up for polo and horse racing. ■

Training Place for Dodgers.

While there is no doubt that the Brooklyn Dodgers will train at Daytona it is the plan of the management tosend the veteran pitchfirs t0...H0t.; Springs boil out awhile before they report in Florida.

Cravath’s Pass Record.

Gawy Cravath drew 86 passes dur* Ing the last season and struck out 78 times, coming second in that departmentto Baird of the Pirates, whc_ whiffed 88 times.

KOJI YAMADA A WONDERFUL BILLIARDIST

One of the best billiard players in the world today is Koji Yamada, the Japanese marvel of the cue. Yamada had appeared in matches with the other cracks of the green cloth in various cities' of the country and few of them can show to better advantage at the gentleman’s game than the Jap. Yamada is improving in his game right along and hopes some day to be able to wrest the title of champion from Willie Hoppe. The Jap has a wonderfully delicate stroke. Billiards have come to be quite popular among the Japanese and there are a number of good players in the little empire of the far East. Yamada learned the principles of the game in Germany, where he was a student before he took to billiards as a means of livelihood.

SPITBALL HAS PASSED

Spitball pitching seems to be going out. There are now very few successful hurlers who use the moist delivery, and even those who cling to it do not depend upon it as they once did. A few years ago spitbailers were all the rage, and no team was complete without one, but there are now few pitchers of class who use the saliva ball to any extent. The main reason for this is that the constant use of the spitball has proved to be disastrous, in many cases, to the pitching arm of the man using it. To control the spitter requires a great strain on certain muscles of the forearm, and very few steady users of it have lasted long.-- 2

GOING AFTER SPEED RECORD

Dario Resta, Italian Driver, Not Satisfied With American Mark of ■■ - 105 Mile*san Hour. Dario Resta, Italian daredevil, is not satisfied with his new American record of 105 miles an hour, set on the new Sheepshead Bay speedway. He

Dario Resta.

declares he will go 120 miles an hour, two miles in a-minute. Resta has been knocking, records right and left since he came to the United States a year or so ago.

SILKY BELL IS BIG WINNER

—• > Canton Horseman So Disgusted With Trotter Two Seasons Ago That He Sold Her for Song. Silky Bell lost one race this season, and the great Jack K. beat her in that. She had been a big winner but two seasons ago Gebhardt, a Canton (O.) horseman-who then owned her, was so disgusted with her that he said he’d never race her again and that anybody who wanted her coilld have her. She had made a mark of 2:15% on the half-mile tracks and then had gone lame. —He sent her to a Chicago sale and she was knocked down for $250 to George Twist, a Pennsylvania horseman, who now holds her at a price up in the thousands. , ,

Harvard Wants Swimming Pool.

Harvard university students waht a dimming pool in college.

Koji Yamada.

INTERESTING SPOPT PARAGRAPHS

Izetta R., 2:13%, the dam of Directum I, 1:56%, is owned by John Porter, at Bredenberg, Sask. * • * The New York Americans will have their new park by 1917. Perhaps,, they’ll have a ball club by that time, too. . _______ * • • If Freddy Welsh’s ears should burn evefy time someone takes a rap at him, he’d need to keep ice packs on ’em. • • • Iron Man Joe McGinnity, the Giants’ famous pitcher, says that as a club owner he has lost $27,000 in Tacoma _ durlng _ Ehe last three years. * * * Tom Jones, manager of Jess Willard, says Jess is tired of the fight game. Jess tires easily. He hasn’t fought-since he became champion. Bowling is recommended for pitchers in the winter season. The only trouble is that some pitchers carry the bowling season over into the summer.

* • • Fielding H. Yost will return to Michigan next fall as varsity football coach. This was the positive statement made by athletic association officials. • « • Fewer runs were scored off Joe Wood than any other American league pitcher. Naturally, you can’t score runs off a pitcher when he doesn’t pitch. • • * It’s mighty hard to make some fighters understand things; Jimmy Duffy had to be floored nine times before he found out Ted Lewis had something on him. - ■ ■ • ■ Lawn tennis will be the chief sport to be promoted by the recently formed Kansas City Field club, which hopes to have a membership of 500” by January 1, 1916. • • • » Fifty-two teams with a total of 1,040 contestants, took part in the recent English army cross-country race, decided over a four-mile course at Codford, England. Dartmouth college, Hanover, N. H., will hold its annual wlfater carnival February 10 to 12. It Is expected the coming revival of sport will be the best in the history of the college. .* • * If the Boston Red Sox ever start trading off some of those pitchers reported to be in bad with the management, there will be a terrific rush by other team leaders to get to the front and bid. Six big league clubs made offers to Harry Legore, the famous Yale player, to join them next year. Legore wants to finish up his course before he listens to-the offers of the hungry baseball owners. Jack Donaldson, the Victorian, Australia, ex-professional sprinting champion, has two brothers with the Australian army. One of them is; a.promising sprinter. He is more powerfully built than his famous brother. • J

SUBSTITUTE FOR MEAT

PEOPLE OF UNITEO STATES TURN TO VARIOUS WHEAT PRODUCTS. ♦ • Are Beginning to •Realize the Value of Such Foods as Macaroni, Etc., Which Make for Health and Financial Saving. As Car back as, history records, wheat has been the main food element of the human race, and today, as in the time of King Pharaoh, the products made from this grain figure largely in the sustaining of life the world over. In the United States, we have confined the use of wheat largely to making flour for breadstuffs,’and until recent years have overlooked the use of it in making one of the most healthful, savory and nourishing of foods that could grace our tables, viz.: macaroni, spaghetti, vermicelli, noodles and kindred products. For centries Europeans on the shores of the Mediterranean sea have used macaroni and spaghetti as their prtacipal article of diet, and these people are today the hardiest races in the world. The tardiness of Americans in taking up this food product has been largely due to the surplus production of meats, but for the past few years this surplus has actually changed to a shortage, caused by the passing of the large ranches and cheap grazing lands, and meats have been mounting higher and higher in the scale of prices until meat dinners are fast becoming a luxury. This condition will never be changed—the day of cheap meats in the United States, as in Europe, is forever behind us, so we must find a substitute that is equally as meritorious and nutritious an article of diet.

Macaroni or spaghetti can be cooked in such a variety of ways that the heartiest or most fastidious palate can be pleased—with cheese, with tomatoes, oysters, cheap cuts of meat, mushrooms, fish, eggs or cream, the most toothsome dishes can be prepared and a perfectly balanced meal served in this one dish alone, and that, too, at a financial saving to the good housewife that makes her smile with satisfaction. One reason for the growing popularity of macaroni products in this country is the fact that large and spotlessly clean American factories have been built during the past few years for the manufacture of the finest qualityof macaroni an d — spaghetti —the world has yet produced. Until recently Italy and France were the only nations turning out such products; but Durum wheat, from which macaroni products are made, grows to greater perfection in the middle Western states than in any other place on the globe, even surpassing the product of Russia, from whence the seed was imported by the United States department of agriculture several years ago. The Durum wheat, which is richer in gluten than any other' Variety, is ground into what is technically termed by millers “Semolina:” a fairly coarse flour made from the. berry of the wheat, from which only the outer covering, or bran, has been removed. This is mixed with pure water and kneaded into a dough in large machines. The dough is put into hydraulic presses and comes out through dies in a variety of shapes. The product is then put through a curing process in humidors and. drying .roomfr which must be maintained at a specific degree of humidity and temperature, and finally is packed in dust and mois-ture-proof cartons and boxes. The American system of manufacturing macaroni and spaghetti is so clean, so efficient, and so much superior to the foreign process that it is small wonder the wideawake housewives here are quickly adopting this most healthful food as one of’their staple articles of diet, and it is’ not too much to predict that these products bearing the label “Made in U. S. A.” will be found in use the world over before many years have elapsed.

Putting a Kick in Cider.

Farmers in a western section of the country have found a way to “beat” the local opttbn laws. Thousands of gallons of cider were made in that section last fall, and the farmers have discovered that by running it through a cream separator the water is extracted, leaving little but the pure alcohol remaining. “It’s got an awful ‘kick,’” declared one farmer, who allowed his barrel of cider to sit in the warm November sun for two weeks before giving it the cream separator test. Since his discovery others are filling their cellars with jugs of the extracted juice to tide ’em ovfir the wlntei months.

Sunlight Best Disinfectant.

The latest angle on healing that the emergency of the European war has created is the replacement of strong sterilizing substances by plain, ordinary, everyday sunlight. The jays of Old Sol have been discovered by a French physician to be the very best enemy of - infected wounds that nature has to offer The bacteria that complicate woundt havd’been fought by acids and cleansing liquids of many descriptions and degrees of strength. Carbolic acid is one of the most rigorous of methods Used, although cauterization by a hot ‘branding iron is the most heroic.

Inspirational Data.

Eleven presidents of the United States had no more than a common school education. . ;