Gongoland Square heads are not thought beautiful among the tribes who do this head-binding. One tribe tries to press the bones of the head upwards, another likes the pointed portion somewhat back- «^^ ward. When baby is about three or four months ^^V old, the Ngombe tribe stop head-binding, but the … Three Little Congo Maidens. ful HOt tO eat any of tllO birds witll the yellow crest, for she believes that if she eats it her child will cry, " Koo-loo-koo," " koo-loo-koo," like the yellow-crested bird. As she does not want her baby to have a tail like a sheep, she never eats lamb, or mutton ; and…
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