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sun-dried bricks to prevent the white-ants from getting at 

 them. As for rats, my servant once killed three with one 

 blow from his stick ; and the rat-trap I had brought from 

 England I considered one of my most useful investments. 

 After 1 had killed about a score of rats, I gave up keeping 

 count of them. 



The late Major Thruston, when in command in Unyoro, put 



THE TRAVEI.I.ER's REST-HOUSE AT FAJAO. 



up at Fajao a grass-thatched traveller's rest-house of Soudanese 

 pattern, and he very kindly placed it at the disposal of all who 

 had to visit the station. As he had given orders that the hut 

 should be looked after and kept clean and tidy, it was a wel- 

 come boon to every visitor. The hut was surrounded by a 

 reed-fence which secured privacy. A hut for servants, and 

 other sanitarv necessaries, had not been neglected. The spot 

 was well chosen, and tall forest trees overshadowed it. On 

 fine days 1 used to take my meals invariably out of doors, 

 under the pleasant shade of the trees, and watch the green 

 squirrels frolicking among the branches, and listen to the 

 yellow weaver-birds holding their noisy palaver. 



