Thedifferentheadmenalongthisriveractverymuchinconcert，andifonerefusespassagetheyalldo，utteringthesageremark，“Ifso-and-sodidnotlendhiscanoes，hemusthavehadsomegoodreason。”
ThenextislandwecametowasthatofamannamedMozinkwa。
Hereweweredetainedsomedaysbycontinuousrains，andthoughtweobservedtheconfirmationoftheBakwaintheoryofrains。
Adoubletierofcloudsfloatedquicklyawaytothewest，andassoonastheybegantocomeinanoppositedirectiontherainspoureddown。
TheinhabitantswholiveinadryregionlikethatofKolobengarenearlyallasweather-wiseastherain-makers，andanyonelivingamongthemforanylengthoftimebecomesasmuchinterestedinthemotionsofthecloudsastheyarethemselvesMrMoffat，whowasassorelytriedbydroughtsaswewere，andhadhisattentiondirectedinthesameway，hasnotedthecuriousphenomenonofthunderwithoutcloudsMrsLhearditonce，butIneverhadthatgoodfortune。
ItisworththeattentionoftheobservantHumboldthasseenrainwithoutclouds，aphenomenonquiteassingularIhavebeeninthevicinityofthefallofthreeaerolites，noneofwhichIcouldafterwarddiscover。
OnefellintothelakeKumadauwithareportsomewhatlikeasharppealofthunderThewomenoftheBakurutsevillagesthereallutteredascreamonhearingitThishappenedatmidday，andsodidanotheratwhatiscalledtheGreatChuai，whichwasvisibleinitsdescent，andwasalsoaccompaniedwithathunderingnoise。
ThethirdfellnearKuruman，andatnight，andwasseenasafallingstarbypeopleatMotitoandatDaniel’sKuil，placesdistantfortymilesonoppositesidesofthespotItsoundedtomelikethereportofagreatgun，andafewsecondsafter，alessersound，asifstrikingtheearthafterareboundDoesthepassageofafewsuchaerolitesthroughtheatmospheretotheearthbydaycausethunderwithoutclouds？
Weweredetainedheresolongthatmytentbecameagainquiterotten。
Oneofmymen，afterlongsickness，whichIdidnotunderstand，diedhere。
HewasoneoftheBatoka，andwhenunabletowalkIhadsomedifficultyinmakinghiscompanionscarryhimTheywishedtoleavehimtodiewhenhiscasebecamehopelessAnotherofthemdesertedtoMozinkwa。
HesaidthathismotivefordoingsowasthattheMakololohadkilledbothhisfatherandmother，and，ashehadneitherwifenorchild，therewasnoreasonwhyheshouldcontinuelongerwiththem。
Ididnotobjecttohisstatements，butsaidifheshouldchangehismindhewouldbewelcometorejoinus，andintimatedtoMozinkwathathemustnotbesoldasaslaveWearenowamongpeopleinuredtoslave-dealingWewerevisitedbymenwhohadbeenasfarasTeteorNyungwe，andweretoldthatwewerebuttendaysfromthatfort。
Oneofthem，aMashonaman，whohadcomefromagreatdistancetothesouthwest，wasanxioustoaccompanyustothecountryofthewhitemen；
hehadtraveledfar，andIfoundthathehadalsoknowledgeoftheEnglishtribe，andoftheirhatredtothetradeinslaves。
HetoldSekwebuthatthe“Englishweremen“，anemphasisbeingputuponthetermMEN，whichleavestheimpressionthatothersare，astheyexpressitinspeakingscornfully，“onlyTHINGS“。
Severalspokeinthesamemanner，andIfoundthatfromMpende’sdownwardIrosehighereverydayintheestimationofmyownpeople。
EventheslavesgaveaveryhighcharactertotheEnglish，andIfoundoutafterwardthat，whenIwasfirstreportedatTete，theservantsofmyfriendthecommandantsaidtohiminjoke，“Ah！thisisourbrotherwhoiscoming；weshallallleaveyouandgowithhim。”Wehadstill，however，somedifficultiesinstoreforusbeforereachingthatpoint。
Themanwhowishedtoaccompanyuscameandtoldusbeforeourdeparturethathiswifewouldnotallowhimtogo，andsheherselfcametoconfirmthedecisionHerethewomenhaveonlyasmallpunctureintheupperlip，inwhichtheyinsertalittlebuttonoftin。
Theperforationismadebydegrees，aringwithanopeninginitbeingattachedtothelip，andtheendssqueezedgraduallytogether。
Thepressureonthefleshbetweentheendsoftheringcausesitsabsorption，andaholeistheresultChildrenmaybeseenwiththeringonthelip，butnotyetpuncturedThetintheypurchasefromthePortuguese，and，althoughsilverisreportedtohavebeenfoundinformertimesinthisdistrict，noonecoulddistinguishitfromtin。
Buttheyhadaknowledgeofgold，andforthefirsttimeIheardtheword“dalama“goldinthenativelanguage。
Thewordisquiteunknownintheinterior，andsoisthemetalitself。
Inconversingwiththedifferentpeople，wefoundtheideaprevalentthatthosewhohadpurchasedslavesfromthemhaddonethemaninjury。
“AlltheslavesofNyungwe。”saidone，“areourchildren；
theBazungahavemadeatownatourexpense。”WhenIaskediftheyhadnottakenthepricesofferedthem，theyatonceadmittedit，butstillthoughtthattheyhadbeeninjuredbybeingsofartempted。
FromthewayinwhichthelandsofZumbowerespokenofasstillbelongingtothePortugueseandtheyaresaidtohavebeenobtainedbypurchase，Iwasinclinedtoconcludethatthepurchaseoflandisnotlookeduponbytheinhabitantsinthesamelightasthepurchaseofslaves。
FEBRUARY1STWemetsomenativetraders，and，asmanyofmymenwerenowinastateofnudity，IboughtsomeAmericancalicomarked“LawrenceMills，Lowell“，withtwosmalltusks，anddistributeditamongthemostneedyAfterleavingMozinkwa’swecametotheZingesi，asand-rivuletinfloodlat15d38’34“S。，long31d1’E。Itwassixtyorseventyyardswide，andwaist-deepLikeallthesesand-rivers，itisforthemostpartdry；butbydiggingdownafewfeet，wateristobefound，whichispercolatingalongthebedonastratumofclayThisisthephenomenonwhichisdignifiedbythenameof“ariverflowingunderground。”IntryingtofordthisIfeltthousandsofparticlesofcoarsesandstrikingmylegs，andtheslightdisturbanceofourfootstepscauseddeepholestobemadeinthebedThewater，whichisalmostalwaysveryrapidinthem，dugoutthesandbeneathourfeetinasecondortwo，andwewereallsinkingbythatmeanssodeepthatweweregladtorelinquishtheattempttoforditbeforewegothalfwayover；
theoxenwerecarriedawaydownintotheZambesiThesesand-riversremovevastmassesofdisintegratedrockbeforeitisfineenoughtoformsoil。
Themanwhoprecededmewasonlythigh-deep，butthedisturbancecausedbyhisfeetmadeitbreast-deepformeTheshowerofparticlesandgravelwhichstruckagainstmylegsgavemetheideathattheamountofmatterremovedbyeveryfreshetmustbeverygreatInmostriverswheremuchwearingisgoingon，apersondivingtothebottommayhearliterallythousandsofstonesknockingagainsteachother。
Thisattrition，beingcarriedonforhundredsofmilesindifferentrivers，musthaveaneffectgreaterthanifallthepestlesandmortarsandmillsoftheworldweregrindingandwearingawaytherocks。
ThepoundingtowhichIrefermaybeheardmostdistinctlyintheVaalRiver，whenthatisslightlyinfloodItwasthereIfirstheardit。
IntheLeeambye，inthemiddleofthecountry，wherethereisnodiscoloration，andlittlecarriedalongbutsand，itisnottobeheard。
WhileoppositethevillageofaheadmancalledMosusa，anumberofelephantstookrefugeonanislandintheriverThereweretwomales，andathirdnotfullgrown；indeed，scarcelythesizeofafemale。
ThiswasthefirstinstanceIhadeverseenofacomparativelyyoungonewiththemales，fortheyusuallyremainwiththefemaleherdtillaslargeastheirdamsTheinhabitantswereveryanxiousthatmymenshouldattackthem，astheygointothegardensontheislands，anddomuchdamageThemenwent，buttheelephantsranabouthalfamiletotheoppositeendoftheisland，andswamtothemainlandwiththeirproboscesabovethewater，and，nocanoebeingnear，theyescaped。
Theyswimstrongly，withtheprobosciserectintheair。
Iwasnotverydesiroustohaveoneoftheseanimalskilled，forweunderstoodthatwhenwepassedMpendewecameintoacountrywherethegame-lawsarestrictlyenforcedThelandsofeachchiefareverywelldefined，theboundariesbeingusuallymarkedbyrivulets，greatnumbersofwhichflowintotheZambesifrombothbanks，and，ifanelephantiswoundedononeman’slandanddiesonthatofanother，theunderhalfofthecarcassisclaimedbythelordofthesoil；
andsostringentisthelaw，thatthehuntercannotbeginatoncetocutuphisownelephant，butmustsendnoticetothelordofthesoilonwhichitlies，andwaituntilthatpersonagesendsoneauthorizedtoseeafairpartitionmadeIfthehuntershouldbegintocutupbeforetheagentofthelandownerarrives，heisliabletoloseboththetusksandallthefleshThehindlegofabuffalomustalsobegiventothemanonwhoselandtheanimalwasgrazing，andastilllargerquantityoftheeland，whichhereandeverywhereelseinthecountryisesteemedrightroyalfoodInthecountryaboveZumbowedidnotfindavestigeofthislaw；andbutforthefactthatitexistedinthecountryoftheBamapela，fartothesouthofthis，IshouldhavebeendisposedtoregarditinthesamelightasIdothepaymentforleavetopassanimpositionleviedonhimwhoisseentobeweakbecauseinthehandsofhisslavesTheonlygame-lawsintheinteriorare，thatthemanwhofirstwoundsananimal，thoughhehasinflictedbutamerescratch，isconsideredthekillerofit；
thesecondisentitledtoahindquarter，andthethirdtoaforeleg。
Thechiefsaregenerallyentitledtoashareastribute；insomepartsitisthebreast，inothersthewholeoftheribsandoneforeleg。
Igenerallyrespectedthislaw，althoughexceptionsaresometimesmadewhenanimalsarekilledbygunsTheknowledgethathewhosucceedsinreachingthewoundedbeastfirstisentitledtoasharestimulatesthewholepartytogreaterexertionsindispatchingit。
Oneofmymen，havingaknowledgeofelephantmedicine，wasconsideredtheleaderinthehunt；hewentbeforetheothers，examinedtheanimals，andonhisdecisionalldependedIfhedecidedtoattackaherd，therestwentboldlyon；butifhedeclined，noneofthemwouldengage。
Acertainpartoftheelephantbelongedtohimbyrightoftheofficeheheld，andsuchwasthefaithinmedicineheldbytheslavesofthePortuguesewhomwemethunting，thattheyofferedtopaythismanhandsomelyifhewouldshowthemtheelephantmedicine。
WhennearMosusa’svillagewepassedarivuletcalledChowe，nowrunningwithrain-waterTheinhabitantsthereextractalittlesaltfromthesandwhenitisdry，andallthepeopleoftheadjacentcountrycometopurchaseitfromthemThiswasthefirstsaltwehadmetwithsinceleavingAngola，fornoneistobefoundineitherthecountryoftheBalondaorBarotse；butweheardofsalt-pansaboutafortnightwestofNaliele，andIgotasmallsupplyfromMpololowhilethereThathadlongsincebeenfinished，andIhadagainlivedtwomonthswithoutsalt，sufferingnoinconvenienceexceptanoccasionallongingforanimalfoodormilk。
Inmarchingalong，therichreddish-brownsoilwassoclammythatitwasverydifficulttowalkItis，however，extremelyfertile，andthepeoplecultivateamazingquantitiesofcorn，maize，millet，ground-nuts，pumpkins，andcucumbersWeobservedthat，whenplantsfailedinonespot，theywereinthehabitoftransplantingthemintoanother，andtheyhadalsogrownlargenumbersofyoungplantsontheislands，wheretheyarefavoredbymoisturefromtheriver，andwerenowremovingthemtothemainlandThefactoftheirbeingobligedtodothisshowsthatthereislessrainherethaninLonda，forthereweobservedthegraininallstagesofitsgrowthatthesametime。
Thepeopleherebuildtheirhutsingardensonhighstages。
Thisisnecessaryonaccountofdangerfromthespottedhyaena，whichissaidtobeveryfierce，andalsoasaprotectionagainstlionsandelephantsThehyaenaisaverycowardlyanimal，butfrequentlyapproachespersonslyingasleep，andmakesanuglygashonthefaceMozinkwahadlosthisupperlipinthisway，andIhaveheardofmenbeingkilledbythem；children，too，aresometimescarriedoff；for，thoughheissocowardlythatthehumanvoicewillmakehimrunawayatonce，yet，whenhisteethareintheflesh，heholdson，andshowsamazingpowerofjawLeg-bonesofoxen，fromwhichthenativeshaveextractedthemarrowandeverythingeatable，arebythisanimalcrunchedupwiththegreatestease，whichheapparentlyeffectsbyturningthemroundinhisteethtilltheyareinasuitablepositionforbeingsplit。
Wehadnowcomeamongpeoplewhohadplenty，andwerereallyveryliberal。
MymenneverreturnedfromavillagewithoutsomecornormaizeintheirhandsTherealpolitenesswithwhichfoodisgivenbynearlyalltheinteriortribes，whohavenothadmuchintercoursewithEuropeans，makesitapleasuretoacceptAgainandagainIhaveheardanapologymadeforthesmallnessofthepresent，orregretexpressedthattheyhadnotreceivednoticeofmyapproachintimetogrindmore，andgenerallytheyreadilyacceptedourexcuseathavingnothingtogiveinreturnbysayingthattheywerequiteawarethattherearenowhitemen’sgoodsintheinteriorWhenIhaditinmypower，IalwaysgavesomethingreallyusefulToKatema，Shinte，andothers，Igavepresentswhichcostmeabout2Poundseach，andIcouldreturntothematanytimewithouthavingacharacterforstinginessHowsomemencanofferthreebuttons，orsomeotherequallycontemptiblegift，whiletheyhaveabundanceintheirpossession，istomeunaccountable。