Word: manly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Although dwelling in the midst of constant hardships, and often unable to get enough food, the natives are remarkably carefree and good natured. But they seem to learn the white man's vices more readily than his virtues. They have developed such a dangerous craving for liquor that there is a prohibition against selling it to them. In fact, about the only way in which civilization has helped them is that the Belgium government has wiped out the ancient bloody tribal wars which once roared through the land...
...Marriage conditions are among the most unusual features of the tribal life. All a man has to do to obtain a wife is to present her parents with enough goats. The number of his wives is limited only by his wealth; most of the negroes have three or four, while the richest may have as many as 500. On the other hand, divorce is just as easy as marriage; if the woman is dissatisfied, she simply leaves her husband and returns home without ceremony, if she gives her former mate the sum paid...
...instance, the wife of the chief is supposed to spit on the gun to insure success in the hunt. When I once failed to bag my game it was suggested that one of the women had failed to spit, and should be imprisoned! In another case the same man who drives a Ford in the afternoon may feel secure from a snake bite if the medicine man pretends to take a handful of ants from his mouth, for ants are supposed to be the poison...
...solution for the problem the Committee emphasizes the necessity for a man of experience and ability to take charge of the new organization. The comprehensive powers they would require of such an executive appear rather incompatible with the "nominal salary" suggested, but the need for a capable man to fill the position is so essential that means could undoubtedly be found to eliminate the latter requirement. The need is a real one, for even if it is not found to be possible to discover an exact work for which the doubting Senior is fitted, some such arrangement as the report...
...upper classman who will be ready to give him advice on all matters pertaining to college life. In addition, during the first two weeks of the term, members of this committee have hours at the Freshman Halls where they are on hand to help any first year man...