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hand. They might die by hundreds without killing for food one of 

 these pet cattle, for such they seem to regard them. 



A people like this is certainly a very gentle one and susceptible 

 to the influence of kind treatment. In the Wakanda settlements of 

 the country in which Roosevelt then was the elders gave much of their 

 time to the care of their herds of small cattle, the children looking 

 after the calves. Ostriches were also domesticated, these being looked 

 after by the boys. Thus the natives of this region of Africa are well 

 fitted to become active and skillful keepers of the animals of the farm 

 and field and can be utilized in various fields of labor. 



