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THEY TOIL NOT, NEITHER DO THEY SPIN, BUT AS PADDEERS THEY ARE UNEXCEEEED 



These Wagenyas are members of a typical tribe of fishermen, among whom all work 

 which is not connected directly or indirectly with fishing is performed by women. No man 

 would carry a load ; if he is asked to transport some of your luggage he will agree to do so, 

 and then send his wife or wives to perform the task. On the other hand, they are ideal 

 paddlers, and fatigue and fear seem to be unknown to them. 



a newcomer regards them with little sym- 

 pathy. If, however, one lives some time 

 among them, lie gets accustomed to their 

 lack of dress and weird ornaments, and 

 comes at last to think these rather be- 

 coming. 



Often T have heard two Europeans 

 quarrel over the merits of the tribe with 

 which each was best acquainted, and I 



have found that when I have referred to 

 the pclclc (the lip plug) with disgust 

 older residents in the country have felt 

 quite hurt. 



Stanleyville, at the time of my first 

 visit to the Congo region, was a curious 

 mixture of an Arab, European, and negro 

 town. Whatever harm the Arabs may 

 have done to the natives, and there is no 



