THE WORLD S WONDERS. 



women were especially friendly and loyal, to such a degree that 

 they visited him in a body and begged that he would not go 

 upon the hunt again lest he should fall a victim to some wild 

 animal, in which event they declared the slave-hunters would 

 return and either kill or carry them again into captivity. They 

 looked upon him as their sole protector, and therefore were ever 

 anxious for his life. 



Everything was now peaceful ; there were no quarrels, no 

 intoxication, no thieving. The troops were all Mohammedans 

 without an opposing sect ; therefore, for lack of opposition, they 

 were lukewarm. The natives believed in nothing. Baker notes 

 the following : 



" The curious fact remained, that without the slightest prin- 

 ciple of worship, or even a natural religious instinct, these people 

 should be free from many vices that disgrace a civilized commu- 

 nity. I endeavored to persuade the most intelligent of the exist- 

 ence of a Deity who could reward or punish ; but beyond this I 

 dared not venture, as they would have asked practical questions, 

 which I could not have explained to their material understanding." 



HOW TO CIVILIZE THE AFRICANS. 



BAKER arrives at the following conclusions in regard to the 

 best methods of civilizing the savage tribes of Africa: "The 

 Madi and Shooli tribes would be found tractable and capable of 

 religious instruction. It is my opinion that the time has not yet 

 arrived for missionary enterprise in those countries ; but at the 

 same time a sensible man might do good service by living among 

 the natives, and proving to their material minds that persons do 

 exist whose happiness consists in doing good to others. The 

 personal qualifications and outfit for a single man who would thus 

 settle among the natives should be various. If he wished to 

 secure their attention and admiration he should excel as a rifle- 

 shot and sportsman. If musical, he should play the Highland 

 bagpipe. He should be clever as a conjuror, and be well pro- 

 vided with conjuring tricks, together with a magic lantern, mag 

 netic battery, dissolving views, photographic apparatus, colored 

 pictorial illustrations, etc., etc. He should be a good surgeon 



