Inshootingbynight，animalsaremorefrequentlywoundedthankilled；
theflowinglife-streamincreasesthethirst，sothatindesperationtheycomeslowlyuptodrinkinspiteofthedanger，“Imustdrink，thoughIdie。”
Theostrich，evenwhennotwounded，cannot，withallhiswariness，resisttheexcessivedesiretoslakehisburningthirst。
ItisBushman-likepracticetotakeadvantageofitspiteousnecessities，formostofthefeatherstheyobtainareprocuredinthisway；
buttheyeattheflesh，andaresofarjustifiable。
IcouldnotordermymentodowhatIwouldnotdomyself，but，thoughItriedtojustifymyselfonthepleaofnecessity，IcouldnotadoptthismodeofhuntingIfyourobjectistosecurethebestspecimensforamuseum，itmaybeallowable，andevendeservingofcommendation，asevincingadesiretokillonlythosereallywanted；butif，ashasbeenpracticedbysomeGriquasandotherswhocameintothecountryafterMrCumming，andfiredawayindiscriminately，greatnumbersofanimalsarewoundedandallowedtoperishmiserably，orarekilledonthespotandlefttobepreyedonbyvulturesandhyenas，andallforthesolepurposeofmakinga“bag“，thenItakeittobeevidentthatsuchsportsmenareprettyfargoneinthehuntingformofinsanity。
Mymenshotablackrhinocerosinthisway，andIfeltgladtogetawayfromtheonlyplaceinwhichIeverhadanyshareinnight-hunting。
WepassedovertheimmensepanNtwetwe，onwhichthelatitudecouldbetakenasatseaGreattractsofthispartofthecountryareofcalcareoustufa，withonlyathincoatingofsoil；numbersof“baobab“and“mopane“treesaboundalloverthishard，smoothsurfaceAbouttwomilesbeyondthenorthernbankofthepanweunyokedunderafinespecimenofthebaobab，herecalled，inthelanguageofBechuanas，Mowana；itconsistedofsixbranchesunitedintoonetrunkAtthreefeetfromthegrounditwaseighty-fivefeetincircumference。
Thesemowana-treesarethemostwonderfulexamplesofvitalityinthecountry；
itwasthereforewithsurprisethatwecameuponadeadoneatTlomtla，afewmilesbeyondthisspotItisthesameasthosewhichAdamsonandothersbelieved，fromspecimensseeninWesternAfrica，tohavebeenalivebeforethefloodArguingwithapeculiarmentalidiosyncracyresemblingcolor-blindness，commonamongtheFrenchofthetime，thesesavanscametotheconclusionthat“thereforethereneverwasanyfloodatall。”Iwouldbackatruemowanaagainstadozenfloods，providedyoudonotboilitinhotsea-water；
butIcannotbelievethatanyofthosenowalivehadachanceofbeingsubjectedtotheexperimentofeventheNoachiandeluge。
Thenativesmakeastrongcordfromthefibrescontainedinthepoundedbark。
Thewholeofthetrunk，ashighastheycanreach，isconsequentlyoftenquitedenudedofitscovering，whichinthecaseofalmostanyothertreewouldcauseitsdeath，butthishasnoeffectonthemowanaexcepttomakeitthrowoutanewbark，whichisdoneinthewayofgranulation。
Thisstrippingofthebarkisrepeatedfrequently，sothatitiscommontoseethelowerfiveorsixfeetaninchortwolessindiameterthanthepartsabove；evenportionsofthebarkwhichhavebrokenintheprocessofbeingtakenoff，butremainseparatedfromthepartsbelow，thoughstillconnectedwiththetreeabove，continuetogrow，andresemblecloselymarksmadeinthenecksofthecattleoftheislandofMullandofCaffreoxen，whereapieceofskinisdetachedandallowedtohangdownNoexternalinjury，notevenafire，candestroythistreefromwithout；norcananyinjurybedonefromwithin，asitisquitecommontofindithollow；andIhaveseenoneinwhichtwentyorthirtymencouldliedownandsleepasinahut。
Nordoescuttingdownexterminateit，forIsawinstancesinAngolainwhichitcontinuedtogrowinlengthafteritwaslyingontheground。
ThosetreescalledexogenousgrowbymeansofsuccessivelayersontheoutsideTheinsidemaybedead，orevenremovedaltogether，withoutaffectingthelifeofthetreeThisisthecasewithmostofthetreesofourclimateTheotherclassiscalledendogenous，andincreasesbylayersappliedtotheinside；andwhenthehollowthereisfull，thegrowthisstoppedthetreemustdieAnyinjuryisfeltmostseverelybythefirstclassonthebark；bythesecondontheinside；whiletheinsideoftheexogenousmayberemoved，andtheoutsideoftheendogenousmaybecut，withoutstoppingthegrowthintheleastThemowanapossessesthepowersofbothThereasonisthateachofthelaminaepossessesitsownindependentvitality；
infact，thebaobabisratheragiganticbulbrunuptoseedthanatree。
Eachofeighty-fourconcentricringshad，inthecasementioned，grownaninchafterthetreehadbeenblownoverTheroots，whichmayoftenbeobservedextendingalongthesurfaceofthegroundfortyorfiftyyardsfromthetrunk，alsoretaintheirvitalityafterthetreeislaidlow；andthePortuguesenowknowthatthebestwaytotreatthemistoletthemalone，fortheyoccupymuchmoreroomwhencutdownthanwhengrowing。
Thewoodissospongyandsoftthatanaxecanbestruckinsofarwithagoodblowthatthereisgreatdifficultyinpullingitoutagain。
InthedeadmowanamentionedtheconcentricringswerewellseenTheaverageforafootatthreedifferentplaceswaseighty-oneandahalfoftheserings。
Eachofthelaminaecanbeseentobecomposedoftwo，three，orfourlayersofligneoustubes；butsupposingeachringthegrowthofoneyear，andthesemidiameterofamowanaofonehundredfeetincircumferenceaboutseventeenfeet，ifthecentralpointwereinthecentreofthetree，thenitsagewouldlacksomecenturiesofbeingasoldastheChristianera1400Thoughitpossessesamazingvitality，itisdifficulttobelievethatthisgreatbaby-lookingbulbortreeisasoldasthePyramids。
Themopane-tree`bauhinia’isremarkableforthelittleshadeitsleavesaffordTheyfoldtogetherandstandnearlyperpendicularduringtheheatoftheday，sothatonlytheshadowoftheiredgescomestothegroundOntheseleavesthesmalllarvaeofawingedinsectappearcoveredoverwithasweet，gummysubstanceThepeoplecollectthisingreatquantities，anduseitasfood；*andthelopane
largecaterpillarsthreeincheslong，whichfeedontheleaves，andareseenstrungtogethersharethesamefate。
*IamfavoredwithMrWestwood’sremarksonthisinsectasfollows：
“TaylorInstitution，Oxford，July9，1857。
“Theinsectanditssecretionontheleavesofthebauhinia，andwhichiseatenbytheAfricans，provestobeaspeciesofPsylla，agenusofsmall，veryactiveHomoptera，ofwhichwehaveoneverycommonspeciesinthebox；butourspecies，Psyllabuxi，emitsitssecretionintheshapeofverylong，white，cotton-likefilaments。
ButthereisaspeciesinNewHolland，foundontheleavesoftheEucalyptus，whichemitsasecretionverysimilartothatofDrLivingstone’sspeciesThisAustraliansecretionanditsinsectoriginatorisknownbythenameofwo-me-la，and，likeDrLivingstone’s，itisscrapedofftheleavesandeatenbytheaboriginesasasaccharinedaintyTheinsectsfoundbeneaththesecretion，broughthomebyDrLivingstone，areinthepupastate，beingflattened，withlargescalesatthesidesofthebody，inclosingthefuturewingsoftheinsect。
Thebodyispaleyellowish-colored，withdark-brownspots。
ItwillbeimpossibletodescribethespeciestechnicallyuntilwereceivetheperfectinsectThesecretionitselfisflatandcircular，apparentlydepositedinconcentricrings，graduallyincreasinginsizetillthepatchesareaboutaquarterorathirdofaninchindiameter。
JnoOWestwood。”
InpassingalongweseeeverywherethepowerofvegetationinbreakinguptheoutercrustoftufaAmopane-tree，growinginasmallchink，asitincreasesinsizerendsandliftsuplargefragmentsoftherockallaroundit，subjectingthemtothedisintegratinginfluenceoftheatmosphereThewoodishard，andofafineredcolor，andisnamediron-woodbythePortugueseTheinhabitants，observingthatthemopaneismorefrequentlystruckbylightningthanothertrees，cautiontravelersnevertoseekitsshadewhenathunder-stormisnear“Lightninghatesit；“whileanothertree，the“Morala“，whichhasthreespinesoppositeeachotheronthebranches，andhasneverbeenknowntobetouchedbylightning，isesteemed，evenasfarasAngola，aprotectionagainsttheelectricfluid。
BranchesofitmaybeseenplacedonthehousesofthePortugueseforthesamepurposeThenatives，moreover，believethatamanisthoroughlyprotectedfromanenragedelephantifhecangetintotheshadeofthistreeTheremaynotbemuchinthis，butthereisfrequentlysomefoundationoftruthintheirobservations。
AtRapeshwecameamongouroldfriendstheBushmen，underHoroye。
Thisman，Horoye，agoodspecimenofthattribe，andhissonMokantsaandothers，wereatleastsixfeethigh，andofadarkercolorthantheBushmenofthesouthTheyhavealwaysplentyoffoodandwater；
andastheyfrequenttheZougaasoftenasthegameincompanywithwhichtheylive，theirlifeisverydifferentfromthatoftheinhabitantsofthethirstyplainsoftheKalahariTheanimaltheyrefrainfromeatingisthegoat，whichfact，takeninconnectionwiththesuperstitiousdreadwhichexistsineverytribetowardaparticularanimal，issignificantoftheirfeelingstotheonlyanimalstheycouldhavedomesticatedintheirdeserthomeTheyareamerrylaughingset，anddonottelllieswantonlyTheyhaveintheirsuperstitiousritesmoreappearanceofworshipthantheBechuanas；andataBushman’sgraveweoncecametoontheZouga，theobservancesshoweddistinctlythattheyregardedthedeadasstillinanotherstateofbeing；
fortheyaddressedhim，andrequestedhimnottobeoffendedeventhoughtheywishedstilltoremainalittlewhilelongerinthisworld。
Thoseamongwhomwenowwerekillmanyelephants，andwhenthemoonisfullchoosethattimeforthechase，onaccountofitscoolness。
Huntingthisanimalisthebesttestofcouragethiscountryaffords。
TheBushmenchoosethemomentsucceedingacharge，whentheelephantisoutofbreath，toruninandgivehimastabwiththeirlong-bladedspears。
Inthiscasetheuncivilizedhavetheadvantageoverus，butIbelievethatwithhalftheirtrainingEnglishmenwouldbeattheBushmen。
Ourpresentformofcivilizationdoesnotnecessarilyproduceeffeminacy，thoughitunquestionablyincreasesthebeauty，courage，andphysicalpowersoftheraceWhenatKolobengItooknotesofthedifferentnumbersofelephantskilledinthecourseoftheseasonbythevariouspartieswhichwentpastourdwelling，inordertoformanideaoftheprobableannualdestructionofthisnobleanimal。
TherewerepartiesofGriquas，Bechuanas，Boers，andEnglishmen。
Allwereeagertodistinguishthemselves，andsuccessdependedmainlyonthecouragewhichleadsthehuntsmantogoclosetotheanimal，andnotwastetheforceofhisshotontheairItwasnoticeablethattheaverageforthenativeswasunderoneperman，fortheGriquasoneperman，fortheBoerstwo，andfortheEnglishofficerstwentyeach。
Thiswasthemoreremarkable，astheGriquas，Boers，andBechuanasemployedbothdogsandnativestoassistthem，whiletheEnglishhuntersgenerallyhadnoassistancefromeitherTheyapproachedtowithinthirtyyardsoftheanimal，whiletheothersstoodatadistanceofahundredyards，orevenmore，andofcoursespentalltheforceoftheirbulletsontheairOneelephantwasfoundbyMrOswellwithquiteacrowdofbulletsinhisside，allevidentlyfiredinthisstyle，andtheyhadnotgonenearthevitalparts。
ItwouldthusappearthatourmorebarbarousneighborsdonotpossesshalfthecourageofthecivilizedsportsmanAnditisprobablethatinthisrespect，aswellasinphysicaldevelopment，wearesuperiortoourancestorsThecoatsofmailandgreavesoftheKnightsofMalta，andthearmorfromtheTowerexhibitedattheEglintontournament，maybeconsidereddecisiveastothegreatersizeattainedbymoderncivilizedmen。
AtMailawespentaSundaywithKaisa，theheadmanofavillageofMashona，whohadfledfromtheironswayofMosilikatse，whosecountrylieseastofthisIwishedhimtotakechargeofapacketoflettersforEngland，tobeforwardedwhen，asisthecustomoftheBamangwato，theBechuanascomehitherinsearchofskinsandfoodamongtheBushmen；
buthecouldnotbemadetocomprehendthattherewasnodangerintheconsignmentHefearedtheresponsibilityandguiltifanythingshouldhappentothem；soIhadtobidadieutoallhopeoflettingmyfamilyhearofmywelfaretillIshouldreachthewestcoast。