Agreatmanyvillagesofthispoorandveryindustriouspeoplearesituatedonbothbanksoftheriver：theyareexperthuntersofthehippopotamiandotheranimals，andveryproficientinthemanufactureofarticlesofwoodandironThewholeofthispartofthecountrybeinginfestedwiththetsetse，theyareunabletoreardomesticanimals。
ThismayhaveledtotheirskillinhandicraftworksSomemakelargewoodenvesselswithveryneatlids，andwoodenbowlsofallsizes；
andsincetheideaofsittingonstoolshasenteredtheMakololomind，theyhaveshowngreattasteinthedifferentformsgiventothelegsofthesepiecesoffurniture。
OtherBanyeti，orManyeti，astheyarecalled，makeneatandstrongbasketsofthesplitrootsofacertaintree，whileothersexcelinpotteryandiron。
IcannotfindthattheyhaveeverbeenwarlikeIndeed，thewarsinthecentreofthecountry，wherenoslave-tradeexisted，haveseldombeenaboutanythingelsebutcattleSowellknownisthis，thatseveraltribesrefusetokeepcattlebecausetheytempttheirenemiestocomeandstealNevertheless，theyhavenoobjectiontoeatthemwhenoffered，andtheircountryadmitsofbeingwellstocked。