In the center of the amphitheater was one of those strange earthen drums which the anthropoids build for the queer rites the sounds of which men have heard in the fastnesses of the jungle, but which none has ever witnessed.
Many travelers have seen the drums of the great apes, and some have heard the sounds of their beating and the noise of the wild, weird revelry of these first lords of the jungle, but Tarzan, Lord Greystoke, is, doubtless, the only human being who ever joined in the fierce, mad, intoxicating revel of the Dum-Dum.
From this primitive function has arisen, unquestionably, all the forms and ceremonials of modern church and state, for through all the countless ages, back beyond the uttermost ramparts of a dawning humanity our fierce, hairy forebears danced out the rites of the Dum-Dum to the sound of their earthen drums, beneath the bright light of a tropical moon in the depth of a mighty jungle which stands unchanged today as it stood on that long forgotten night in the dim, unthinkable vistas of the long dead past when our first shaggy ancestor swung from a swaying bough and dropped lightly upon the soft turf of the first meeting place.
For half an hour the weird dance went on, until, at a sign from Kerchak, the noise of the drums ceased, the female drummers scampering hurriedly through the line of dancers toward the outer rim of squatting spectators.
At the old man's word and outstretched arm, the roll of the
drum was hushed at once, and the advancing line stood still.
The great bulls were dancing in the moonlight, leaping in an irregular circle about the flat-topped earthen drum about which three old females sat beating its resounding top with sticks worn smooth by long years of use.
After the drum was quiet and the bellies of the tribe well-filled he would hail them.
"Dram-da-da-dam, dam-dam..." rattled the
drums, and Pierre understood that this mysterious force completely controlled these men and that it was now useless to say any more.
And now the
drums and fife made their entrance as before; and here the author brought this short chapter to an end and began the next, following up the same adventure, which is one of the most notable in the history.
[USPRwire, Tue Aug 13 2019]
Drum Filters Market: Introduction
Drum filters are the most frequently used continuous rotary filters in process industries for solid/liquid/air/oil separation.
[ClickPress, Wed Jun 26 2019] Technologically-advanced
drum filters are designed such that the backwash system automatically shuts down to save power and water.
There are galleries that feature different kinds of native
drums and even a workshop where visitors can see how the
drum's wooden body is fashioned and the skin carefully stretched over the
drum in a process that takes weeks to complete.
The 200 L Twin
Drum is said to be suitable for ultra-clean transport of chemicals, such as for the pharmaceutical and semiconductor industries.
Reportedly, digital
drum handling enables real time
drum status and location follow-up as well as relevant, up-to-date data attached with the
drums.
In another upload, Hardy shared a black-and-white photo of himself on the set, describing his
drum set as 'ever-pedantic.'
