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them closely witli the Acholi peo])le of the Central Province, are a great 

 feature of the northern coast of Kavirondo Bay, and especially the newlv 

 sprung up Government station of Kisumu, which is close to Port Florence 

 at the terminus of the Uganda Pailway. They are very picturesque as 

 they strut ahout the streets in their innocent nudity, decked with barbaric 

 ornaments. The men wear not one ear-ring, but fifteen ! Holes are 

 pierced all round the outer edge of the ear, and in these are inserted 



30. WILD BANANAS (MrS.I I-XSHTE 



brass fillets, like melon seeds in shape, to which are attached coarse blue 

 beads of large size and dull appearance. These beads the knowing tourist 

 should collect whilst they can be purchased, as they are of mysterious 

 origin and great interest. They are not, as he might imagine at first 

 sight, of European manufacture, but have apparently reached this part of 

 the world from Nubia in some very ancient trading intercourse between 

 JEgypt and these countries of the Upper Nile. 



