Themeatisverymuchlikethatofanox，andthisonewasveryfine。
Theonlydangerweactuallyencounteredwasfromafemaleelephant，withthreeyoungonesofdifferentsizesChargingthroughthecentreofourextendedline，andcausingthementothrowdowntheirburdensinagreathurry，shereceivedaspearforhertemerity。
Ineversawanelephantwithmorethanonecalfbefore。
WeknewthatwewerenearourZambesiagain，evenbeforethegreatriverburstuponoursight，bythenumbersofwater-fowlwemet。
Ikilledfourgeesewithtwoshots，and，hadIfollowedthewishesofmymen，couldhavesecuredamealofwater-fowlforthewholeparty。
Ineversawariverwithsomuchanimallifearoundandinit，and，astheBarotsesay，“Itsfishandfowlarealwaysfat。”
Whenoureyesweregladdenedbyaviewofitsgoodlybroadwaters，wefounditverymuchlargerthanitisevenabovethefallsOnemighttrytomakehisvoiceheardacrossitinvainItsflowwasmorerapidthannearSesheke，beingoftenfourandahalfmilesanhour，and，whatIneversawbefore，thewaterwasdiscoloredandofadeepbrownish-red。
InthegreatvalleytheLeeambyeneverbecomesofthiscolor。
Theadjacentcountry，sofarnorthasisknown，isalllevel，andthesoil，beinggenerallycoveredwithdenseherbage，isnotabraded；
butontheeasternridgethecaseisdifferent；thegrassisshort，and，theelevationbeinggreat，thesoiliswasheddownbythestreams，andhencethediscolorationwhichwenowviewThesamethingwasobservedonthewesternridgeWeneversawdiscolorationtillwereachedtheQuango；
thatobtaineditsmatterfromthewesternslopeofthewesternridge，justasthispartoftheZambesireceivesitssoilfromtheeasternslopeoftheeasternridgeItcarriedaconsiderablequantityofwreckofreeds，sticks，andtreesWestruckupontheriverabouteightmileseastoftheconfluencewiththeKafue，andtherebymissedasightofthatinterestingpointThecloudinessoftheweatherwassuchthatbutfewobservationscouldbemadefordeterminingourposition；
so，pursuingourcourse，wewentdowntheleftbank，andcameoppositetheislandofMenyemakabaTheZambesicontainsnumerousislands；thiswasaboutamileandahalfortwomileslong，andupwardofaquarterofamilebroadBesideshumanpopulation，ithasaherdofbuffaloesthatneverleaveitInthedistancetheyseemedtobeupwardofsixtyThehumanandbruteinhabitantsunderstandeachother；forwhentheformerthinktheyoughttoavengethelibertiescommittedontheirgardens，theleadersofthelattercomeoutboldlytogivebattleTheytoldusthattheonlytimeinwhichtheycanthinthemiswhentheriverisfullandpartoftheislandflooded。
TheythenattackthemfromtheircanoesThecomparativelysmallspacetowhichtheyhaveconfinedthemselvesshowshowluxuriantthevegetationofthisregionis；forweretheyinwantofmorepasture，asbuffaloescanswimwell，andthedistancefromthisbanktotheislandisnotmuchmorethan200yards，theymighteasilyremovehither。
Theoppositebankismuchmoredistant。
RangesofhillsappearnowtorunparallelwiththeZambesi，andareaboutfifteenmilesapartThoseonthenorthapproachnearesttotheriver。
TheinhabitantsonthatsidearetheBatonga，thoseonthesouthbankaretheBanyaiThehillsaboundinbuffaloes，andelephantsarenumerous，andmanyarekilledbythepeopleonbothbanksTheyerectstagesonhightreesoverhangingthepathsbywhichtheelephantscome，andthenusealargespearwithahandlenearlyasthickasaman’swrist，andfourorfivefeetlongWhentheanimalcomesbeneaththeythrowthespear，andifitentersbetweentheribsabove，asthebladeisatleasttwentyincheslongbytwobroad，themotionofthehandle，asitisaidedbyknockingagainstthetrees，makesfrightfulgasheswithin，andsooncausesdeathTheykillthemalsobymeansofaspearinsertedinabeamofwood，whichbeingsuspendedonthebranchofatreebyacordattachedtoalatchfastenedinthepath，andintendedtobestruckbytheanimal’sfoot，leadstothefallofthebeam，and，thespearbeingpoisoned，causesdeathinafewhours。
Weweredetainedbycontinuousrainsseveraldaysatthisisland。
Thecloudsresteduponthetopsofthehillsastheycamefromtheeastward，andthenpoureddownplenteousshowersonthevalleysbelow。
Assoonaswecouldmove，TombaNyama，theheadmanoftheisland，volunteeredtheloanofacanoetocrossasmallriver，calledtheChongwe，whichwefoundtobeaboutfiftyorsixtyyardsbroadandflooded。
AllthispartofthecountrywaswellknowntoSekwebu，andheinformedusthat，whenhepassedthroughitasaboy，theinhabitantspossessedabundanceofcattle，andtherewerenotsetse。
TheexistenceoftheinsectnowshowsthatitmayreturnincompanywiththelargergameThevegetationalongthebankwasexceedinglyrank，andthebushessotangledthatitwasdifficulttogetonThepathshadbeenmadebythewildanimalsalone，forthegeneralpathwayofthepeopleistheriver，intheircanoes。
Weusuallyfollowedthefootpathsofthegame，andofthesetherewasnolack。
Buffaloes，zebras，pallahs，andwaterbucksabound，andthereisalsoagreatabundanceofwildpigs，koodoos，andtheblackantelope。
Wegotonebuffaloashewasrollinghimselfinapoolofmud。
Hehadalargepieceofskintornoffhisflank，itwasbelievedbyanalligator。
Wewerestruckbythefactthat，assoonaswecamebetweentherangesofhillswhichflanktheZambesi，therainsfeltwarm。
Atsunrisethethermometerstoodatfrom82Degto86Deg。；
atmidday，inthecoolestshade，namely，inmylittletent，underashadytree，at96Degto98Deg。；andatsunsetitwas86Deg。
Thisisdifferentfromanythingweexperiencedintheinterior，fortheserainsalwaysbringdownthemercuryto72Degoreven68Deg。
There，too，wefoundasmallblackcoleopterousinsect，whichstunglikethemosquito，butinjectedlesspoison；
itputsusinmindofthatinsect，whichdoesnotexistinthehighlandswehadleft。
JANUARY6TH，1856EachvillagewepassedfurnisheduswithacoupleofmentotakeusontothenextTheywereusefulinshowingusthepartsleastcoveredwithjungleWhenwecamenearavillage，wesawmen，women，andchildrenemployedinweedingtheirgardens，theybeinggreatagriculturistsMostofthemenaremuscular，andhavelargeplowmanhandsTheircoloristhesameadmixture，fromverydarktolightolive，thatwesawinLondaThoughallhavethicklipsandflatnoses，onlythemoredegradedofthepopulationpossesstheuglynegrophysiognomyTheymarkthemselvesbyalineoflittleraisedcicatrices，eachofwhichisaquarterofaninchlong；
theyextendfromthetipofthenosetotherootofthehairontheforehead。
ItisremarkablethatInevermetwithanAlbinoincrossingAfrica，though，fromaccountspublishedbythePortuguese，Iwasledtoexpectthattheywereheldinfavorasdoctorsbycertainchiefs。
Isawseveralinthesouth：oneatKurumanisafull-grownwoman，andamanhavingthispeculiarityofskinwasmetwithinthecolony。
Theirbodiesarealwaysblisteredonexposuretothesun，astheskinismoretenderthanthatoftheblacksTheKurumanwomanlivedsometimeatKolobeng，andgenerallyhadonherbosomandshoulderstheremainsoflargeblistersShewasmostanxioustobemadeblack，butnitrateofsilver，takeninternally，didnotproduceitsusualeffect。
DuringthetimeIresidedatMabotsa，awomancametothestationwithafineboy，anAlbinoThefatherhadorderedhertothrowhimaway，butsheclungtoheroffspringformanyyearsHewasremarkablyintelligentforhisageThepupiloftheeyewasofapinkcolor，andtheeyeitselfwasunsteadyinvisionThehair，orratherwool，wasyellow，andthefeatureswerethosecommonamongtheBechuanas。
AfterIlefttheplacethemotherissaidtohavebecometiredoflivingapartfromthefather，whorefusedtohaveherwhilesheretainedtheson。
Shetookhimoutoneday，andkilledhimclosetothevillageofMabotsa，andnothingwasdonetoherbytheauthoritiesFromhavingmetwithnoAlbinosinLonda，Isuspecttheyaretherealsoputtodeath。
WesawonedwarfonlyinLonda，andbrandsonhimshowedhehadoncebeenaslave；andthereisonedwarfwomanatLinyanti。
Thegeneralabsenceofdeformedpersonsispartlyowingtotheirdestructionininfancy，andpartlytothemodeoflifebeinganaturalone，sofarasventilationandfoodareconcernedTheyusebutfewunwholesomemixturesascondiments，and，thoughtheirundressexposesthemtothevicissitudesofthetemperature，itdoesnotharborvomites。
Itwasobservedthat，whensmallpoxandmeaslesvisitedthecountry，theyweremostsevereonthehalf-casteswhowereclothedInseveraltribes，achildwhichissaidto“tlola“，transgress，isputtodeath。
“Tlolo“，ortransgression，isascribedtoseveralcuriouscases。
AchildwhocuttheupperfrontteethbeforetheunderwasalwaysputtodeathamongtheBakaa，and，Ibelieve，alsoamongtheBakwainsInsometribes，acaseoftwinsrendersoneofthemliabletodeath；andanox，which，whilelyinginthepen，beatsthegroundwithitstail，istreatedinthesamewayItisthoughttobecallingdeathtovisitthetribe。
WhenIwascomingthroughLonda，mymencarriedagreatnumberoffowls，ofalargerbreedthananytheyhadathomeIfonecrowedbeforemidnight，ithadbeenguiltyof“tlolo“，andwaskilledThemenoftencarriedthemsittingontheirguns，and，ifonebegantocrowinaforest，theownerwouldgiveitabeating，bywayofteachingitnottobeguiltyofcrowingatunseasonablehours。
Thewomenhereareinthehabitofpiercingtheupperlip，andgraduallyenlargingtheorificeuntiltheycaninsertashell。
Thelipthenappearsdrawnoutbeyondtheperpendicularofthenose，andgivesthemamostungainlyaspectSekweburemarked，“Thesewomenwanttomaketheirmouthslikethoseofducks；“
and，indeed，itdoesappearasiftheyhadtheideathatfemalebeautyofliphadbeenattainedbythe`Ornithorhynchusparadoxus’alone。
ThiscustomprevailsthroughoutthecountryoftheMaravi，andnoonecouldseeitwithoutconfessingthatfashionhadneverledwomentoafreakmoremadWehadrainsnoweveryday，andconsiderablecloudiness，butthesunoftenburstthroughwithscorchingintensity。
Allcalloutagainstitthen，saying，“Othesun！thatisrainagain。”
Itwasworthnoticingthatmycompanionsnevercomplainedoftheheatwhileonthehighlands，butwhenwedescendedintothelowlandsofAngola，andherealso，theybegantofretonaccountofitImyselffeltanoppressivesteaminessintheatmospherewhichIhadnotexperiencedonthehigherlands。
Asthegamewasabundantandmypartyverylarge，IhadstilltosupplytheirwantswiththegunWeslaughteredtheoxenonlywhenunsuccessfulinhuntingWealwaysenteredintofriendlyrelationswiththeheadmenofthedifferentvillages，andtheypresentedgrainandotherfoodfreelyOnemangaveabasinfulofrice，thefirstwemetwithinthecountryItisneverseenintheinteriorHesaidheknewitwas“whiteman’scorn“，andwhenIwishedtobuysomemore，heaskedmetogivehimaslaveThiswasthefirstsymptomoftheslave-tradeonthissideofthecountryThelastofthesefriendlyheadmenwasnamedMobala；andhavingpassedhiminpeace，wehadnoanticipationofanythingelse；but，afterafewhours，wereachedSeloleorChilole，andfoundthathenotonlyconsideredusenemies，buthadactuallysentanexpresstoraisethetribeofMburumaagainstus。
AllthewomenofSelolehadfled，andthefewpeoplewemetexhibitedsymptomsofterrorAnarmedpartyhadcomefromMburumainobediencetothecall；buttheheadmanofthecompany，beingMburuma’sbrother，suspectingthatitwasahoax，cametoourencampmentandtoldusthewholeWhenweexplainedourobjects，hetoldusthatMburuma，hehadnodoubt，wouldreceiveuswellThereasonwhySeloleactedinthisfoolishmannerweafterwardfoundtobethis：
anItaliannamedSimoens，andnicknamedSiriatombadon’teattobacco，hadmarriedthedaughterofachiefcalledSekokole，livingnorthofTete。
Hearmedapartyoffiftyslaveswithguns，and，ascendingtheriverincanoessomedistancebeyondtheislandMeyamakaba，attackedseveralinhabitedislandsbeyond，securingalargenumberofprisoners，andmuchivoryOnhisreturn，thedifferentchiefs，attheinstigationofhisfather-in-law，whoalsodidnotwishhimtosetupasachief，united，attackedanddispersedthepartyofSimoens，andkilledhimwhiletryingtoescapeonfootSeloleimaginedthatIwasanotherItalian，or，asheexpressedit，“Siriatombarisenfromthedead。”InhismessagetoMburumaheevensaidthatMobala，andallthevillagesbeyond，wereutterlydestroyedbyourfire-arms，butthesightofMobalahimself，whohadcometothevillageofSelole，ledthebrotherofMburumatoseeatoncethatitwasallahoax。