Pictures of travel in such places as the Orient and the black continent are always sure to be interesting, for not many of us have sojourned in these countries. In this picture we see the black race in their own land and have an opportunity of studying their peculiar ways at close range. We see the natives unloading the boats and carrying the merchandise to the shore on their heads. The grain is heaped up and they sort it and make their flour by breaking the grain between two stones. They are seen weaving rugs, the men at work washing the clothes, and the women attending to their duties of cooking and feeding the little ones. We see the Pacha going among the poor and distributing food to the unfortunates, who clamor for it like hungry wolves. Lastly, there is a fête on the public square, and the girls are dancing the native dances, while the men sit around and gamble