CHAPTER II. 



ENTEBBE AND KAMPALA. 



As there were several hours to spare before em- 

 barking, I took a walk up to the Kisumu market, 

 where I witnessed a very interesting sight. All 

 the Kavirondo natives bring their produce here to 

 barter, and as the site is at the junction of several 

 splendid roads they have easy access to the market. 

 I saw groups of natives walking in Indian file, 

 carrying on their heads produce that might be 

 anything from a basket of sweet potatoes to a 

 bottle of milk. They marched solemnly along, 

 with little or no clothing to conceal their ebony 

 forms. This custom of balancinsi' their oroods on 

 their heads endows them with a very erect carriage 

 and a free and easy bearing. They seemed quite 

 happy and contented, nor did they resent our 

 inquiring glances. They wear their money around 

 their necks. This practice is facilitated by the fact 

 that all the smaller moneys are coined with holes 

 through their centre. The illustration shows a 

 native Kavirondo woman carrying her produce to 

 market on her head in the usual basket panier. 

 She is indulging herself with a pipe of wood ash. 

 I now hurried back to the S.S. Clement Hilly 



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