With Flashlight and Rifle ^ 



hunters, cLIkI organise shooting" expeditions, but keep in 

 the backi^Tound, having' learnt wisdom by unfortunate 

 •experiences. It is noteworthy that in the neighbourhood 

 ■especially known to iin;, they never dared to takci any 

 women when the hunt promised to be a very successful 

 one. Ihey are accustomed on ajjproaching the elephants 

 to take off nearh' every particle ot clothing", and caretully 

 rub the- whole bodv, especiallv undc;r th(; armpits, with 

 earth. In this the\" follow the exam])l(; of the prey 

 they pursue. There is no doubt that the ek-phant and 

 rhinoceros wallow in the mire, and ])ut sand on their 

 bodies, for the same reason that the Masai jjeople rub 

 themselves with ochre and grease, namely, to keep off 

 parasites. These hunters possess a large store of 

 knowledge about the habits of the animals they hunt, Ixit 

 it is exceedingly difficult to get them \.o disclose any ot 

 their secrets. This they will only do when one manages 

 to be regarded as their colleague. Otherwise they prefer 

 to give currency to the most incredible fables. 



About the year iSg6 the nati\'e "political agent" ot 

 the station at Moshi, who hailed from Kavirondo, and 

 was named Schundi. unfortunately had the monopoly of 

 the elephant- shooting in th(; Kilimanjaro. His people 

 traversed the whole district in large bands. 'I"he less 

 practised and trustworthy people of th(; company provided 

 the caravans with wild game of all kinds, the best shots 

 devoting themsel\(;s to the (dephants. At some springs 

 I found dozens and dozens ot rhinoceroses, murdered 

 by these " Makua." I'hey also succeeded in destroying 

 numbers of giraffes, much scnight after on account of their 



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