

A HOUSE OF REEDS 



In some parts of the Congo, when a house is to be built, a frame-work is first erected, 

 and this is then covered with grass. It is a curious fact that village fires are a rare occur- 

 rence, although the people keep a fire going all night, and no special precautions are taken 

 to avoid conflagrations. 







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THE HOUSES OF THE NATIVES ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE KWILU PRESENT A 



PICTURESQUE APPEARANCE 



The doors are covered with porches made of thatch, which seem to be resting on two 

 wooden pillars; these are, however, purely ornamental. The fowl-houses are smaller in size 

 and round, otherwise they are imitations of the human habitation. 



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