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fined five pink beads, and soundly flogged. 

 Only thus can he be taught to respect those 

 pioneers of civilization in whose path the waste 

 places grow green and the desert blossoms like 

 a rose. 



Again, it is often possible to enlist the ser- 

 vices of native chiefs and the heads of savage 



villages by presenting them with a small piece 

 of wire. Care should, however, be taken that 

 ];)lain wire is used for this purpose, as the 

 attempt to ingratiate oneself with a friendly 

 sheikh by draping a yard or two of harhed wire 

 round his bare neck, is calculated to cause mis- 

 understanding, and may lead to unpleasantness. 

 In dealing with natives, it is a great advan- 



