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Young Somali Mother and Bab?. ( Prepared by the N?tlo..*l Oeocraiihlc 80. clety. WimhlriK tun. L?. C ) -y UHA1.ANL), I11 eastern Africa, now J under Ilrltlsh control, has been de ! sired l>y Italy ever sinpe she eci j lered the World war, and diplo matic negotiations in regard to the proposed change of ownership are still In progress. (Jetting possession of Jubaland would not mean an entry by Italy Into a new region. She already owns Ltalian Somalilund, the adjoining territory to the northeast, and of this Jubaland would doubtless become a part. Jubaland Is now the northeastern portion of Kenya colony, extending from t lie Juba river (the Italian boun dary) westward for some '200 miles, i he distance north and south across Jubaland is about 300 miles. It th<t-e fore has an area about equal to that of the state of Georgia. ?The Juba Is the only year-round stream in all this region, and It rises In Abyssinia and receives practically all Its drainage from that country. There Is a thin line of plantations In the Juba valley, and patches of farm ing land In Kenya hedge Jubaland round on other sides. Rut most of Jubalnnd's 00,000 square miles arj not capable of supporting agriculture, and probably never will be. It is, In fnct, a great part-time desert, a sort of geographic Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ?a withered waste during the dry sea son and a good grazing area during the wet period. Not Like an American Desert. This dual aspect of the cour^ry hns molded the Somali and creates diffi cult problems for any government that rules over the region. When the ruins bring out the grass and fill the water holes, these dusky nomads piiBh Inland with their herds of camels, cattle, sheep and goats, centering their Jour neys about a good pool or traveling from water hole to water hole. As the land dries up> there is the reverse movement, the natives driving thelV animals east to the Juba, west to the Lorain swamp, and south to the Tana river of Kenya. During these move ments there are inevitable clashes over water rights. In addition the Somali are unblushing cattle "rustlers," and welcome an opportunity to add to their herds by raiding weaker tribes. The desert of Jubaland is quite un fike anything In America. Instead of bolng a sandy or rocky waste, much of it Is of good soil which supports a denso, and in places almost an Im penetrable growth of thorn hushes higher than n man's head. In the dry season these bushes are leafless, and the ground Is dry and dusty. After the rains the thorn plants take on a tropical luxurance, while grass springs up beneath them. The most charac teristic feature of the Interior of Ju baland Is Its little parklike prairies which one suddenly encounters In the midst of the bush. Many of these are merely limited prairies, bare and dusty during the dry season, covered with succulent grass after the rains, lint In the center of others are the water holes. These may become entirely dry at times, or after exceptionally bcavy rains may expand until the whole prairie becomes a swamp. Water. From the Yak Tree. The Innd slopes Imperceptibly to ward the typical Jubaland water hole, and the presence*of these bodies of water Is always a surprise to the stranger when he stumbles upon them. The Somali Insist that they were scooped out by an earlier people. This seems highly Improbable; but a project that has been discussed seriously by the Itrltlsh Is to enlarge and deepen these reservoirs, to minimize their seepage, and to construct roads through the hush between the pools by enlarging tlio existing game and cattle trails. It Is believed that as a result of such procedure the various tribe* could he Induced to settle around the water holes or to limit their travels to a small group of them, so that the undesirable features of the presebt nomadism would be eliminated. i The most useful Jubnland plants are i the yak trees. They have thick stunt- [ ' ed stems, most of which have In the upper sides large cavities. The heavy rains of the wet season und even the showers of other seusons, fill these i cavities with water which is protected | from evaporation by the numerous f small stems that grow up along the j edges of the cavity. A single yak tree i has been known to contain f>0 gallons ; of rain water. Natives spot the yak j trees that have a water supply by no- : tlcing those in which birds gather morning and evening. So important are the yak trees as a source of drink ing water in the Jubaland bush that all travelers, native and white, carry "drinking sticks" with which to ob tain the liquid. These are hollow sticks about two feet long and half an j Inch In diameter. It is impossible to dip water from many of the small mouthed cavities, but it is a simple matter to insert the "drinking stick" and use it like a glguntlc soda-foun tain straw to suck the water up. One of the most Interesting parts of the country Is the Lorain swamp In southwestern Jubaland, which might be described as a gigantic water hole fed and emptied by a river. The Lo rain region consists of three swamps strung along the river, the largest be ing about fifty miles In circumference. The outer rim is of grass land, the j swamp proper Is covered with a rank growth of reeds ten and twelve feet I high, while the stream flows In sev eral relatively open channels. Above ond below the swamp, the river (the Uasho Nylro) Is Hired by a narrow bond of tropical vegetation, for the Lorain Is only u few miles from the equator. The Lorain region will probably be come In time one of the few agricul tural areas of Jubaland. The Uasho Nylro carries a lurge quantity of water the year round to the Lorain swamp and u short distance beyond. The soil In the swamp area and above Is good. It would be possible to control the riv er's flow, saving the wuter which now wastes and using It for Irrigation. Jubaland abounds In n variety of game. Great numbers of antelope, gazelle, zebras, giraffes, elephants, rhinos, and the carnlvora that prey on them spread over the land during the season of good grass, ond, like the ! cattle and the Somali, shift to the I.oroln ond other sources of periaa j nent water dtirlng the dry season. 8omalla Are "Superior." The Somalls, who make up the great er port of the population of Jubaland, have migrated Into the country from Italian Somalllaml and eastern Ahys slnla on the north. Here Is another people with n well-defined "superlor 1 lty complex." They despise all non Somalls, and their attitude Is not Il logical. They are far more Intelligent than the (Julian and other local na tives. The Somalls possess many (Jalla slave*. The activities of the Somali braves Include a certain amount of herding, but their favorite pastimes are loafing, while the women work, and cattle "rustling." They ore Mohammedans and follow (he outward forms of their religion meticulously. They dress In white, toga like robes. It Is a pictur esque sight to see tlw> white-clad, dusky Somali warriors, resting crane like on one leg, leaning against their long, broad hlnded spears. It Is Interesting to observe the So malls settling down In a new location after one of their trips In search of grass and wuter. Their beehive shaped huts ore carried from place to place, usually on camel back, but some times on the broad backs of docile steers. A fitted framework of wood Is first set up, and over this are lashed rough mats of straw. The completed dwellings look superficially like hoy stacks. Around the huts Is quickly thrown up a fence of thorns about three feet high, a protection alike against wild animals and human en emlen. 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