Word: chaillu
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Dates: during 1893-1893
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Early in January Paul Du Chaillu, the explorer, is to deliver a lecture on "The Land of the Midnight Sun" at Sanders Theatre...
...large audience which filled Sanders to overflowing last evening to hear Paul Du Chaillu, the great explorer, were delighted by a vivid description of his travels and explorations in Africa...
...Chaillu spoke most informally. His narrative overflowed with striking anecdotes, amusing details, and startling bits of information. He showed a great sense of humor and his witticisms added much to the enjoyment of his talk. He was even quite ready to imitate the various cries of the animals he described. The charm of the address lay largely in his personality, and any reproduction of it is impossible...
From his boyhood, Mr. Chaillu said, he had been fond of animals, and had then learned how to preserve them. He was eager to go into the wildest parts of the world, and when seventeen, set sail for Africa...
...Chaillu spoke also of his travels and explorations in Germany and in the basin of the Baltic...