American Hippopotamus

They really liked their hyperbole back then. Just started reading this and every quote is hilariously over the top.

> On Frederick Burnham: "He has trained himself to endure the most appalling fatigues, hunger, thirst, and wounds; has subdued the brain to infinite patience, has learned to force every nerve in his body to absolute obedience, to still even the beating of his heart. He reads ‘the face of Nature’ as you read your morning paper."

> On Louisiana swamps: The "silence strike[s] one with an almost unforgettable horror."

> On the hippo: "This animal...[is] the embodiment of salvation."

I thought this article would be about this weird video I saw yesterday https://youtu.be/NBfi8OEz0rA

It was not.