MOMBASA 



furnished Livingstone, Stanley, Speke, and the other 

 early explorers with their men. Others, however, 

 were much less "civilized." We saw one "Cook's 

 tour from the jungle" consisting of six savages, 

 their hair twisted into innumerable points, their 

 ear lobes stretched to hang fairly to their shoulders 

 wearing only a rather neglectful blanket, adorned 

 with polished wire, carrying war clubs and bright 

 spears. They followed, with eyes and mouths 

 open, a very sophisticated-looking city cousin in the 

 usual white garments, swinging a jaunty, light 

 bamboo cane. The cane seems to be a distinguish- 

 ing mark of the leisure class. It not only means 

 that you are not working; but also that you have no 

 earthly desire to work. 



About this time one of the hotel boys brought the 

 inevitable chota-hahzari — the tea and biscuits of 

 early morning. For this once it was very welcome. 



Our hotel proved to be on the direct line of 

 freighting. There are no horses or draught animals 

 in Mombasa; the fly is too deadly. Therefore all 

 hauling is done by hand. The tiny tracks of the 

 unique street-car system run everywhere any one 

 would wish to go; branching off even into private 

 grounds and to the very front doors of bungalows 

 situated far out of town. Each resident owns his 

 own street car just as elsewhere a man has his 



67 



