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Title: From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Adolf Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1873-1969 Deutsche Zentral-Afrika-expedition, 1910-1911
Subjects: Africa, Central -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : Duckworth
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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eing adapted for motortraffic, whereas in the interior of Africa there isscarcely a bridge passable for a horse, much less foran elephant. An accidental meeting ^nth Commandant Bareau,my kind host in Bondo, was a pleasant surprise forme one day during my stay in Api. lie had beenappointed Chef de la zone de Gourba-Dungu, andwas on his way to his new residence, so as I intendedjournepng to the Mangbettu country without makingany prolonged halt, we were able to travel part of theway together. The Commandant was accompaniedby a large caravan which comprised a number of livingcreatures besides his baggage, namely, his three ■■* boys and their wives, two mulatto babies, whose parentswere dead, a horse, a mule, a handsome collie, somemonkeys, and a basket full of ducks. The strangestmember of the party was a pig, wliich was so fond ofthe mule that he kept beside it day and night. Whenthe 7-Commandant rode liis mule, the pig gallopedmerrily along at his side, bravely swimming the rivers,
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21. Mangbatu children: the girl with deformed skull.

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