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...show rather nicely, and manages, for the most part, to control the swarms of bosomy Pudding members that fill his stage. Once or twice, though, the number of people move about confusingly while a song or dialogue is going on; and a horseplay scene where the Corpsmen and the tribeswomen build a bridge is unnecessary...
When the British marched in 40 policemen and 20 soldiers, they were met by 700 tribesmen armed with spears, clubs and bows & arrows. Tribeswomen screamed encouragement; the police fired guns and dispersed gas; the Ngurus let fly with spears and needle-tipped arrows. When it was over, two Nguru were dead, at least three wounded...
...finished at Serowe, the mud-hut capital of Bechuanaland (pronounced Betcher Wanna Land). The home would be a three-room bungalow with a tin corrugated roof. Ruth's arrival caused considerable commotion among the tribe (local traders were doing a brisk business in gaily colored prints, since the tribeswomen wished to live and dress up to the occasion). Actually, it may be months before Seretse's 100,000 tribesmen know whether or not they will have a white queen: the British government is holding an inquiry to determine whether or not Seretse had been legally chosen chief...
Bechuanaland is officially native territory. Lewd Phineas Mackintosh took advantage of that fact to marry a blackamoor (a crime in the Union of South Africa), and to seduce numerous other Bamangwato tribeswomen...
Surgical Ants. When Indian warriors return home after inter-tribal clashes, tribeswomen anesthetize their wounds with ginger. Beside the "doctor" is a jar containing a species of ferocious, strong-jawed ants. After drawing the lips of the wound together, the "doctor" holds an ant close to the wound, lets it bite. If and when the mandibles strike on each side of the wound, the ant's body is snipped off. The death grip of the head holds the wound together. Often as many as six ants are used on large wounds. Thus drawn together the wound is smeared with...