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Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12765, 11 April 1910, Page 4

— _ — . ■ • _ - "Elephants' Tracks" in the "National Review," is a sketch by Miss Mary Bridson, of Nyasaland and the big game shooting there. The writer rejoices that once for ten days sho got quite away from the ordinary comforts and necessaries of civilised life in her attempt (which was successful) to kill an elephant. In the course of tho narrative she describes the great vigour and industry of the women of that country. "Native women," she says, "are very strong • and well set up, even as compared with the men, perhaps owing to the large amount of heavy work which falls to their share. I seldow saw a man work, except for a European, while as for the women, when they Bave nothing else to do there is always the seemingly unending job of pounding corn with a heavy pole and a wooden mortar; and whereever they are, and whatever. they aro doing, their backs are never free from rthe inevitable baby. Under these o oonditions, however, they seem happy ;ahd healthy, and were always willing f to help bur boys, on the chance perhaps of getting an empty tin or a scrap of meat." -