With ^lashli^^-ht ciiid Ritic -^ 



my efforts, the nuilcs became infected after the\- had lost 

 their winter coats ot loni^' hair, with very damaging effects 

 upon their skin. So for several weeks we liad the task 

 of subjecting the rather obstinate and troublesome beasts 

 twice daily to a thorough good wash — a process finallv 

 •crowned by success. 



Thanks to mv previous ex|)eriences and to our relations 



--s^ 



ONCK MOKE 1 SAW LAl'K (1 1: ARDAFU 1 l!l,l' c iK K MK, UU IS IRETCHKD l.IKK A 

 RESTING LION. IT WAS THE EIGHTH IIME I HAD VOYAGED THIS WAY 



with the officials of the German East African Compan)-. 

 our caraxan of 1 70 bearers, Askaris and others, under 

 the supervision ot mv tri(;d and trust\' headman, Mniam- 

 ))ara Mattar, was organised in a lew days, and the railway 

 took us to Korogwe, at that time its terminus. 



This saved us a wearisome two-days' march along the 

 coast. We made; our way ()\-er Mombo, where the 

 ■experimental cotton-plantations had unfortunately been 



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