LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

FACING PAGE An American bridge in East Africa.246 Native workers on the railway.246 Why the natives steal telephone wire .... 247

In Nairobi.254 The hotel.255 Jinrikisha boys.255 A native servant.258 Naivasha.259 The court for white and black.259 Motor trucks are coming in.262 How the natives live.263 Native taste in dress goods.266 The Kikuyus.266 Wealth is measured in cattle.267 Zebras are frequently seen.270

Even the lions are protected.271 Giraffes are plentiful.271

Elephant tusks for the ivory market.278 How the mothers carry babies ..279 Mr. Carpenter in the elephant grass .... 286 Nandi warriors.287 Woman wearing a tail.290 How they stretch their ears.291 The witch doctor.298

Home of an official.299 The mud huts of the Masai.299

MAPS Africa.34

From Cairo to Kisumu.50

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