 ... upon a living bier of half the number of his wives, to the accompaniment of music and dancing. In this part of the country the natives have a barbarously cruel method of hunting elephants. When a herd is located in the dry grass, all the villages...  From the Niger to the Nile - Pagina 304di Boyd Alexander - 1907Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | 1908 - 724 pagine
...is located in the dry grass all the villagers turn out with guns and spears and fire the grass all round the herd. The poor beasts make frantic attempts...throwing grass and earth over their scorched backs. A journey of four days down the Tomi river brought us into the Ubangui, or "drinker up of little rivers,"... | |
 | 1907 - 796 pagine
...is located in the dry grass, all the villages turn out with guns and spears and fire the grass all round the herd. The poor beasts make frantic attempts...throwing grass and earth over their scorched backs. In the Shari region the natives hunt the elephant on horseback with poisoned spears, which leave their... | |
 | 1907 - 812 pagine
...is located in the dry grass, all the villages turn out with guns and spears and fire the grass all round the herd. The poor beasts make frantic attempts...throwing grass and earth over their scorched backs. In the Shari region the natives hunt the elephant on horseback with poisoned spears, which leave their... | |
| |
