All good replys to a very good question. I think another thing to remember was that at the time Africa was largly unexplored by modern man. I am sure that not all of the people who went their knew exactly what they were getting into..........or maybe they would not have gone either! It was not just the animals& sickness that they needed to worry about, but also hostile tribes.

Not all of the people at the turn of century who traveled to Africa were rich. There were many who went there to make their fortunes in mining or ivory hunting.

I would like to think that I would have had the spirit to have been one of these few who went on the ultimate adventure of their times. But who knows. It's tough enough for me to get to Africa as it is LOL.