Theyaresaidsometimestouniteinwrenchingdownlargetrees。

　　Thenativesintheinteriorbelievethattheelephantnevertouchesgrass，andIneversawevidenceofhishavinggrazeduntilwecameneartoTete，andthenhehadfedongrassinseedonly；thisseedcontainssomuchfarinaceousmatterthatthenativescollectitfortheirownfood。

　　Thispartofthecountryaboundsinant-hillsIntheopenpartstheyarestuddedoverthesurfaceexactlyashaycocksareinharvest，orheapsofmanureinspring，ratherdisfiguringthelandscape。

　　Inthewoodstheyareaslargeasroundhaystacks，40or50feetindiameteratthebase，andatleast20feethighThesearemorefertilethantherestoftheland，andheretheyarethechiefgarden-groundformaize，pumpkins，andtobacco。

　　Whenwehadpassedtheoutskirtingvillages，whichaloneconsiderthemselvesinastateofwarwiththeMakololo，wefoundtheBatoka，orBatonga，astheyherecallthemselves，quitefriendlyGreatnumbersofthemcamefromallthesurroundingvillageswithpresentsofmaizeandmasuka，andexpressedgreatjoyatthefirstappearanceofawhiteman，andharbingerofpeaceThewomenclothethemselvesbetterthantheBalonda，butthemengo`inpurisnaturalibus’TheywalkaboutwithoutthesmallestsenseofshameTheyhaveevenlostthetraditionofthe“fig-leaf“。

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