GAME AND THE EFFECTS OF CERTAIN RIFLES. I41 
would be the best rifle for African shooting, although I 
have had little experience with it. From trials that I have 
seen made with these tiny-bore rifles at other objects, I 
believe the bullets would penetrate an elephant’s skull and 
reach its brain from any direction; and whereas, at the 
same time, they have an explosive effect, up to four or 
five hundred yards they would be equally effective against 
small thin-skinned animals. 
LESSER KUDU. 
On February 8 we arrived at Mada Garci, a well be- 
longing to the Afgab tribe. These Afgab are Mohamme- 
dans, and consider themselves Somalis; but they are more 
allied to the Gallas in blood, although their spears and 
shields are like the Somali weapons, only without brass 
furnishings, and their huge cloaks of American sheeting, 
or of marbur, are worn after the Somali fashion. The 
people were peaceable enough, but were unwilling to trade 
unless I gave them three times the value of their animals, 
although they possessed large flocks of sheep, goats, and 
