of neglected and prosperous stations—Malingering—Unintelligent
-workers — “ Nothing like whisky! ” — “ Sojering” —A
happier theme—The earnest workers of the Expedition—New
aspirants—Young officers in search of adventures—A sad accident—
Our physician—A plucky Scot—The way to gain a good
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CHAP T ER XXXV.
CLIMATE— PAST I.
Value of reliable knowledge—A youth’s welcome to the tropics, and
its results—Wet flannels and fever—Intemperance—Careless-,
ness in Europe—Inquiry into the causes of sickness at the
stations on the Congo—Tho cases of some of our invalids—The
best positions to build upon—Captain Burton’s advice, “ Beef
and beer”—European opinion of Africa compared to African
opinion of Europe—Banza Manteka: a missionary station—
Hangers of low-lying localities—A fatal “ pare ”—•“ Observe the
native custom ”—Sickness not all due to miasma—Number of
deaths in our Expedition—Instances of how the deaths occurred
—Urgent advice to those who wish to thrive in the tropics .. 280
CHAPT ER XXXVI .
CLIMATE.— PART II .
Dr. von Danckelman’s observations — Definition of heat—Cold—-
Exposure1—Advantage of -awnings—Equable temperature of the
body—Temperature in South America—Inequality of the Congo
climate—Long marches and gulps of cold water—A cool place
—“ He is only joking ” —“ The White Man’s Grave ”—Advice
to doctors—Eood and drink—Daily life—Medicine—Diseases—
Meteorological Tables ... 312
CHAPTER XXXVII.
THE KERNEL 0E THE ARGUMENT.
Extent of the Congo River—Navigable stretches—The maritime
region—The mountain region—Elevations, vegetation, and productions—
Population—Interior basin of the Upper Congo; its
extent and altitudes—Navagability of the tributaries—Tables of
mileage of navigable waters—Area drained by the rivers—Tables
of population of Upper Congo section—Opinions of Dr. Pogge
and Lieut. Weissman, Tippu Tib, and Dr. Schweinfurth—The
products of the land—Vegetable and animal richness—Minerals
—Extent of the Webb-Lualaba section—Navagability of the
Webb-Lualaba—Characteristics of the Lualaba country—Living-
stone’s descriptions—The Tanganika territory—Ujiji markets—
Table of the actual knowledge of the Congo basin : its area and
population—Possibilities of trade—Table of the value of African
produce in Liverpool—Prospects of factories—Advantages of a
railway—Efforts to civilise Equatorial Africa—Comparison with
other countries Its future development and greatness .. .. 339
CHAPTER XX X V I I I .
THE BERLIN CONFERENCE.
Strengthening the fabric—Precedents—Treaties with chiefs: their
validity—The Anglo-Portuguese Treaty—United States action—
Pnnce Bismarck’s views—Position of Great Britain—German
and French interests—Freedom of commerce—Berlin Conference
List of Plenipotentiaries—Deliberations and decisions at the
Conference—Acquisitions of France and Portugal—Free Trade
—A safe jurisdiction—The Royal Founder .. 378