THE LONG TRAIL 



In spite of this lesson we would see 

 something among the natives that was, in- 

 teresting or unusual and get it to bring 

 home, only to find that it was the exotic 

 surroundings that had been responsible 

 for a totally fictitious charm. A wild hill 

 tribe in Africa use anklets made from the 

 skin of the colobus, a graceful, long-haired 

 monkey colored black and white. When 

 father produced the anklets at home, the 

 only thing really noticeable about them 

 was the fact that they smelt ! 



Another equally unfortunate case was 

 the affair of the beehives. The same hill 

 tribe was very partial to honey. An indi- 

 vidual's wealth was computed in the num- 

 ber of beehives that he possessed. They 

 were made out of hollowed logs three 

 or four feet long and eight or ten inches 

 in diameter. A wife or a cow was bought 

 for an agreed upon number of beehives, 

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