2IO THE REDISCOVERED COUNTRY 



its of the government and by the bodyguard. The 

 rulers appear generally to live apart from their sub- 

 jects. At times this is probably just as well. I have 

 gathered that Missambi is either the supreme ruler of 

 all the Ungruimi or controls a majority of the villages. 

 Certainly his sphere of influence seems much more ex- 

 tensive than that of either of the other kinglets to the 

 south. The younger of the prime ministers had me in 

 to look at a wife with a bad leg. It was a very bad leg, 

 the sore reaching down to the bone. I gave him a 

 small amount of antiseptic and directions, and in- 

 structed him to bring me at my camp a big water jar in 

 which I would mix a quantity of permanganate. He 

 seemed very grateful, and promised to bring the jar. 

 For some reason he never did so. 



The village proper, which is over the hill, is very 

 large and scattered, and wealthy in cattle, sheep, goats, 

 and m'wembe. 



Returned home, and tried to get as comfortable as 

 my aches would let me. Did some reading and writ- 

 ing, and enjoyed the landscape. Sent periodical mes- 

 sages to the sultan demanding men, and received always 

 the same answer— that they were coming from an- 

 other viUage. At twelve o 'clock four of them marched 

 in \mder charge of a head man, and I formally en- 

 tered them in the books. Missambi now sent word 

 that these were aU that would come in from outside, 

 but the others would be sent from his own village. 



