. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. African languages; Natural history; Ethnology. PYGMIES AND FOEEST NEGEOES 555 being executed for their supposed crimes, are thrown into the hush and left unburied. The Lendu have no very clearly marked religion, though they have a distinct ancestor^wors

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. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. African languages; Natural history; Ethnology. PYGMIES AND FOEEST NEGEOES 555 being executed for their supposed crimes, are thrown into the hush and left unburied. The Lendu have no very clearly marked religion, though they have a distinct ancestor^worship, and are accustomed to remember the dead by placing roughly carved wooden dolls (supposed to represent the deceased persons) in the abandoned hut where the dead lie buried. They have many doctors in white and black magic of both sexes, and firmly believe that. 307. natives of the upper congo, near aruwimi mouth (showing cicatrisation and teeth-shaepening) certain people possess the power of making rain. The rain-maker is either a chief or almost invariably becomes one. Much of the foregoing summary of the industries, customs, and belief of the Lendu may be applied without variation to the other fotest agricultural Negroes, such as the Babira stock, the Baamba and Bahuku, and the non-Bantu Mbuba. The Mbuba, in fact, except in language, resemble the Lendu very closely, though in physique they are taller and better-looking. The houses of the Bambuba and most of the Bantu-speaking forest tribes of the Semliki and Ituri forests are some- what the same shape as the houses of the Lendu (in that they have a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927. London, Hutchinson & Co.