CHAPTER XIII. 
DRINKING THE MBOUNDOU.—HOW OLANGA-CONDO COULD DO 
IT. — HOW THE MBOUNDOU IS MADE.—THE EFFECT OF 
THE POISON. 
Wuart a wild sceneI beheld; one which had never 
been seen before by any white man! 
Olanga-Condo, a mighty ouganga (doctor), was to 
drink the mbouwndou. What an awful poison this mboun- 
dou is! Nevertheless, Olanga-Condo could drink it; 
yes, he could drink it by bowlfuls, one of which was ¢ 
more than sufficient to kill any man or woman. 
You will ask me, How is it that Olanga-Condo could 
drink this mbowndow and that.other people could not? 
I suppose he accustomed his body to it by drinking it 
little by little from his childhood, but of course he would 
not tell any one how he could drink it without being 
hurt. 
The strange scene took place at Goumbi. 
King Quengueza had a dream, and in that dream he 
saw that there were people who were aniemba (wizards), 
and who wished to take his life. So he rose in the 
morning possessed with the belief that such designs were 
entertained against him. His already stern countenance 
became harsher, and the good old chief began to dread 
those around him. It was useless for me to tell him 
