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three heads—philanthropic, scientific, and commercial. Philanthropy 
was to be represented by urgent attempts to bring the savage tribes 
infesting the upper reaches of the Congo to something like a reason¬ 
able toleration of the white man and the stranger. They were to be 
SHOOTING THE RAPIDS ON THE LOWER CONGO 
shown the benefits of peace and trade, and the advantages accruing to 
them by intercourse with the civilized world. Above all, they were to 
be secured from the horrors of the slave trade. Science was to be 
served by the contemplated surveys of the basin of the river which 
would reveal the physical geography and natural facilities and produc¬ 
tions of the region. And, lastly, the work of the Association was to 
advance commerce, to provide an outlet for the great wealth of the 
