ButterMaggita。AgirlMiss-sooki。
Acanoe……Obwato。AboyUm-wana。
Apaddle。…Engaiee。AthiefMoosuma。
Amountain…Orsozi。LubariorTheearth…Intaka。Fish…Enchoa。
Thesky………Iggohr。Wood……Bitl。
AroadorpathMuhanda。Eggs…Yooli。
Goon…Togendi。
DOMESTICANIMALS。
Itisasingularfactthat，althoughthedomesticox，sheep，andfowlsarefoundeverywhereamongthenegroesofCentralAfrica，thereisnotraceoftheoriginalstockamongthewildanimalsofthecountry。Thequestionarises——wheredidtheycomefrom?
Dogsaredomesticated，andareusedbythenativesintheirhunts。
ThoseofCentralAfricaaremiserablepariahs，buttheyareneverthelessmuchprizedbytheirowners。
AftertheattackatFatikobytheslave-hunters，whichresultedinthedispersionoftheirparty，upwardsof170dogsbecamehouseless。Thenativesaskedmypermissiontocapturethem，and，havingspreadtheirhunting-nets，theydrovethedogsastheywouldwildanimals，anddailysecuredagreatnumber，whichtheytrainedtohuntthecalvesofantelopesandthegreatgrass-ratAnlacodusSwindernianus。
Negroeshavenosympathywiththeyoungofwildanimals，andIhaveneverseenapetanimalorbirdintheirvillages。AlthoughIofferedtwocowsforeveryyoungelephanttheymightcatch，Inevercouldprevailuponthemtosparethelittleones。Fivewerespearedruthlesslyinoneday，withintwoorthreehours’marchofFatiko。Anegroisneverseenwithouthisspear，andhefindsthegreatestpleasureinstickingitintoeithersomethingorsomebody。
DISEASES。
Small-poxisprevalent，Cholerararelyattacksthecountry，butitisknown。DysenteryisverycommonintheWhiteNiledistricts，butitisrareinthehighlands。ThiscomplaintisgenerallyfatalatGondokoro。
Greatcautionshouldbeused，andimpurewateravoided。Marshfeveristhegeneralcomplaintofthelowground，butisrareinthehighlandsofFatikoandUnyoro。
IhavenevermetwithtyphoidfeversinCentralAfrica，althoughtheyarecommonatKhartoum。
Measles，whooping-cough，scarlatina，croup，diphtheria，arequiteunknown。
Blindnessisonlytheresultofextremeage，andisveryrare。Ineversawacaseofmania，norhaveIevermetmorethanoneidiotinCentralAfrica。Thebrainappearstobeexercisedasasimplemuscleofthebody，andisneveroverstrainedbydeepthoughtorbyexcessivestudy。
Therearenogreatcommercialorparliamentaryanxieties；nostrugglestokeepupappearancesandpositioninsocietyagainstthecommonenemy，”smallmeans；”noheartstobreakwithoverwhelminglove；butthehumanbeingsofCentralAfricaliveasanimals，simplyusingthebrainasadirectoroftheirdailywants。Thusintheirsimplestatetheynevercommitsuicideandnevergomad。Theirwomennevergivebirthtocripplesormonsters，asthesympatheticuteruscontinuesinharmonywiththehealthybrain。
Ihaveseenonlytwodwarfs。ThesewereinUnyoro，oneofwhomwasdescribedbySpekeKimenya：heissincedead。TheotherwasatthecourtofKabbaRega，namedRakoomba。Wemeasuredthislittlefellow，whowasexactlythreefeetandhalf-aninchinheight，attheageofabouteighteenyears。
TheteethareremarkablethroughoutCentralAfrica。Ihaveexaminedgreatnumbersofskulls，andIneverfoundadecayedtooth。Manytribesextractthefourfrontteethofthelowerjaw。Thebonethencloses，andformsasharpedgelikethejawofaturtle。
MAMMALIA*
*Mr。Sclater，oftheZoologicalSocietyofLondon，hasfurnishedmewiththescientificnamesoftheantelopesandothermammals。
TheprincipalanimalsandbirdsintheShoolicountryare：——
Nativename。
Gezelladama。Lajooar。
Nanotragushemprichianus。Amoor。
Cervicapralencolis。Teel。
Cervicapraellipsiprymna。Apoolli。
Cervicapraarundinaera。Oboor。
Alcelaphusbubalis。Poora。
Trageiaphusscriptus。Roda。
HippoacayusBakeriAboori。
Camelopardalisgiraffa。Ree。
PhacochaerusAEtaniRuppWart-hog。Kool。
Boscaffer。Joobi。
ElephasAfricanus。Leteb。
Rhinoceerosbicornis。Oomooga。
Felisleo。Lobohr。
Felisleopardes。Quatch。
Wilddog，probablyLycaonpietus。Orara。
Jackal。Roodi。
Hyanacrocata。Laluha。
ManisTemminckii。Mooak。
Hystrixap。Cho。
Viverragenetta。Gnonge。
Feliscaracal。Quorra。
Herpsalesstriatus。Juang。
Struthiocameles。Oodo。
Leptoptiluscrumenfirus。Kiaoom。
Hyraxap。Dooka。
AulacodusSwindernianus，orgreatreed-ratNeeri。
Eupodolessp。Apido。
Nemidameleugris?Owino。
Francolinussp。?Aweri。
ThezebraexistsintheShoolicountry，butisveryrare。HippopotamiaretobefoundintheAsuariver。
OnthebordersoftheWhiteNilewefindtheCervicapramegacerosandthebeautifulDamalisSenegalensis，whichIhadsupposedwasanewspecieswhenIfirstsecureditonthebanksoftheBahrGiraffe。
Nothingnewhasbeenactuallydiscoveredduringtheexpedition，andtherecanbenothingexistingasananimalthatisnotwellknowntothenatives，withwhomIconstantlyassociated；thereforethereislittlehopeofunknownspecies，exceptingthewilddogknownbytheShoolias”Orara。”
Thebotanicalcollection，madeentirelybyLadyBaker，washandedtotheKhediveofEgypt，thereforeIregretthatIcannotdescribeit。
LIBERATEDSLAVES。
UponarrivalatGondokorowithourparty，wewereshortlyvisitedbytheBarifatheroflittleCuckoo，whohadtravelledsevenhundredmileswithus。InayearandahalfCuckoohadgrownimmensely，andbeinginagoodsuitofclothes，hewaswithdifficultyrecognizedbyhissavage-lookingparent，whohadpartedwithhimasanaked，ash-smearedlittleurchinofbetweensixandsevenyearsold。
IamsorrytosaythatCuckoodidnotmeethisfatherwithanaffectionateembrace，butatfirstpositivelyrefusedtogowithhim；
andwhencompelledtoaccompanyhimasaprodigalsonandwanderer，hedughisknucklesintohiseyesandbegantocry。PoorlittleCuckooknewthatthedaysofbeefandgoodcookinghadpassedaway。Heexpressedhisdeterminationtorunawayfromhisfatherandtoreturntous；butashishomewasonthewestbankoftheNile，weneversawCuckooagain。
TheboysandyoungwomenwhomIhadliberatedfromtheslave-hunters，andwhohadactedasdomesticservants，werewellcaredforatthecloseoftheexpedition，andIsecuredthemsituationswithwell-knownrespectablefamiliesinCairoandAlexandria。Amarn，theAbyssinianboy，whoinintelligencehadbeenfarinadvanceofthenegrolads，accompaniedhismistresstoEnglandathisexpressrequest，whereheisnowregularlyinstalledinourownhousehold。TheulceratedlegfromwhichhehadsufferedfortwoyearsinAfrica，wassooncuredbythekindattentionofthesurgeonsofSt。George’sHospital，shortlyafterhisarrivalinLondon。Amarnhasnowgrownintoayoungmanofabout18or19。HeisaChristian，andingeneralgoodconductandintegrityhehassetabrightexampletoEnglishservantsandisrespectedbyallclasses。
AFEWHINTS。
Ishallgivethefollowinghintsastheyoccurredtome，andasInotedthemdownatthetimewheninAfrica：——
MedicineChest——Shouldbeofteak，coveredwithzinc，withcopperedgesandcorners。Thebottomshouldbefirstcoveredexternally，toenablethewettodrainoffwithouttouchingthewood。TheexpensivecanteenspurchasedofMessrs。SilverandCo。，althoughcoveredwithmetalonthetopandsides，hadnometalbeneath；thustheywereapreytodampandinsects。
Allbottlesinmedicinechestshouldhavenumbersengravedontheglasstocorrespondwithanindexpaintedontheinsideofthelid。Insectsanddampquicklydestroygildingorordinarypaperlabels。
Seidlitzpowdersandalleffervescentmedicinesshouldbepackedinwide-mouthed，stopperedbottles，butneverinpapers。
Matches——BryantandMay’s”VictoriaMatches”willstandthedampofthetropicsbeyondallothers。
Tarpaulins——Shouldbetruemackintosh；butnootherpreparationofindia-rubberwillstandtheheatofthetropics。No。2canvaspaintedisbetterthananypreparationoftar，whichstickswhenfoldedtogether。
Alltarpaulinsshouldbe12feetsquare，withlargemetaleyeletholesandstronglines。Iflarger，theyaretooheavy。