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consequence he startles the newcomer even more 

 than the sight of giraffes on the skyline. 



When the shenzi wild man comes to town 

 he gathers in two or three of his companions, and 

 presents himself as follows : His hair has been 

 grown quite long, then gathered in three tight 

 pigtails wound with leather, one of which hangs 

 over his forehead, and the other two over his 

 ears. The entire head he has then anointed 

 with a mixture of castor oil and a bright red 

 colouring earth. This is wiped away evenly all 

 around the face, about two inches below the hair, 

 to leave a broad, bandlike glistening effect 

 around the entire head. The ears are most 

 marvellous. From early youth the lobes have 

 been stretched, until at last they have become 

 like two long elastic loops, hanging down upon 

 the shoulder, and capable of accommodating 

 anything up to and including a tomato can. 

 When in fatigue uniform these loops are caught 

 up over the tops of the ears, but on dress parade 

 they accommodate almost anything considered 

 ornamental. I have seen a row of safety pins 

 clasped in them or a number of curtain rings ; 

 or a marmalade jar, or the glittering cover of a 

 tobacco tin. The edges of the ears, all around 

 to the top, are then pierced. Then the insertion 



