Lost in the Jungle

ou would have seen me on one of those long flat-bottomed canoes which I have d

were to be found, was with me. He was covered with fetiches, and had in a pot a large quantity of leaves of a certain shru

he did, I seated myself at the bottom of the canoe. Ratenou recommended me not to move at all, and while

. By that time the twilight had just made its appearance, and you know the twil

tle puffs, Ratenou sent the harpoon with tremendous force into his body. The huge creature, with a furious dash and jerk at the line, made for the bottom of the river. Ratenou let the line slip, but held back as much as he dared, in order thus to increase the pain inflicted on the beast. The suspense and excitement were great. The animal dashed down to the bottom with impetuous haste, but the harpoon was fast in him, and held him. We watched the rope going out with the u

the canoe,"

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roposal quite in the same light; so I said, "Ratenou, let us paddle the canoe to the shore, and I will get out." It was hardly said before i

of among the savages as that of the manga. We immediately m

er was dragged ashore. It was hard work, for the huge beast

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ed in all parts with single bristly hairs, from half an inch to an inch in length; but the hairs are at a distance from each other, so that the skin app

flesh or skin is removed, the skeleton of the paddles looks very much like the bony frame of a hand. I

re than one inch in thickness. When fresh it has a milky color, but when it dries, and the water goes off, it turns yellow. That part of the back is carefully cut in str

r, while their hands are used as paddles. These hands, unlike those of seals, have

the branches of which fall into the water; they feed,

ngs, I could not help thinking what q

ast; but, before commencing, Ratenon, the manga doctor, went through some ceremony round th

hite, with a reddish tinge, and looked very nice. It is delicious, something like pork, but finer

und each, and put them on the oralas and smoke

mall but singular group of

's head only shows above the water. When thus seen, the manga bears a curious resemblance to a human being. They never go