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three heads — philanthropic, scientilic, and commercial. Philanthropy 

 was to be represented by urgent attempts to bring the savage tribes 

 infesting the upper reaches of the Congo to something like a reason- 

 able toleration of the white man and the stranger. They were to be 



SHOOTING THE RAPIDS ON THE LOWER CONGO 



shown the benefits of peace and trade, and the advantages accruing to 

 them by intercourse with the civilized world. Above all, they were to 

 be secured from the horrors of the slave trade. Science was to be 

 served by the contemplated surveys of the basin of the river which 

 would reveal the physical geography and natural facilities and produc- 

 tions of the region. And, lastly, the work of the Association was to 

 advance commerce, to provide an outlet for the great wealth of the 



