Agreatmanyvillagesofthispoorandveryindustriouspeoplearesituatedonbothbanksoftheriver：theyareexperthuntersofthehippopotamiandotheranimals，andveryproficientinthemanufactureofarticlesofwoodandironThewholeofthispartofthecountrybeinginfestedwiththetsetse，theyareunabletoreardomesticanimals。

　　ThismayhaveledtotheirskillinhandicraftworksSomemakelargewoodenvesselswithveryneatlids，andwoodenbowlsofallsizes；

　　andsincetheideaofsittingonstoolshasenteredtheMakololomind，theyhaveshowngreattasteinthedifferentformsgiventothelegsofthesepiecesoffurniture。

　　OtherBanyeti，orManyeti，astheyarecalled，makeneatandstrongbasketsofthesplitrootsofacertaintree，whileothersexcelinpotteryandiron。

　　IcannotfindthattheyhaveeverbeenwarlikeIndeed，thewarsinthecentreofthecountry，wherenoslave-tradeexisted，haveseldombeenaboutanythingelsebutcattleSowellknownisthis，thatseveraltribesrefusetokeepcattlebecausetheytempttheirenemiestocomeandstealNevertheless，theyhavenoobjectiontoeatthemwhenoffered，andtheircountryadmitsofbeingwellstocked。

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