A man in the Congo is being carried in a litter by four other men travelling in a party. Engraving, 17989.

"When the great men travel they are carried in hammocks made either of network or strong stuffs, the manner of which is thus: the hammock is fastened to a long pole about a foot from each end; and when the person has got into the hammock, two men, one before and the other behind, take up the pole, and lay it on their shoulders, carrying the person in this manner a considerable way without resting. When they go long journies they have four men, who relieve each other, in doing which they are so expert that they never stop, but shift as they walk, at the same time keep their usual pace. This is a very easy method of travelling, the person sitting or lying in the hammock as he thinks proper; and they have sometimes a piece of callico thrown over the pole to shelter them from the heat of the sun."--Bankes, op. cit. p. 353