Hunting big game in the wilds of Africa : containing thrilling adventures of the famous Roosevelt expedition ... the whole comprising a vast treasury of all that is marvelous and wonderful in darkest Africa (1909)
Miller, J. Martin (James Martin), b. 1859, Wallis, Jim., former owner. DSI, Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI · [Philadelphia, Pa. : National Pub. Co.] · leaf 316
STRANGE CUSTOMS OF SAVAGE RULERS. 280 if they were to omit the first-fruits of one year’s harvest, the next year would be an unproductive one. A sacred fire burns continually in his house, and the embers, which are supposed to be possessed of great medicinal virtues, are sold by him at a high… … GREAT HERON OF AFRICA. of income to him. He has the entire regulation of the minor priests, and every now and then makes a progress among them to settle the disputes which continually spring up. As soon as he leaves his house, the husbands and wives through¬ out the kingdom are obliged to separate…
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 · Big game hunting
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