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may constitute a star or other device. The dark color of the 

 skin prevents any coloring matter being deposited in these figures, 

 but they love much to have the whole surface of their bodies 

 anointed with a comfortable varnish of oil. Sheakondo was 

 chief of the Barotse tribe, and his wife ruled over the Balonda, 

 a neighboring people, considerably intermixed with the former. 

 Beyond these is another tribe of Balonda, over whom the great 

 female chief, Nyamoana, ruled. She was reputed to have been 

 a woman of much cunning and immense influence, due principally 

 to her powers of necromancy. Nyamoana treated Livingstone 

 in a most hospitable manner, and besides giving him some oxen, 

 insisted on furnishing a guide to conduct him to the next village, 

 which was also governed by a woman, named Manenko. She 

 was a finely formed young woman, having no other covering 

 upon her person than a thick daubing of yellow ochre. She was 

 a dealer in charms, and when one of Livingstone's Masiko guides 

 entered a tent of her tribe without first requesting permission, 

 she expressed her belief that it was for the purpose of leaving 

 some wicked charm ; she therefore raised a big row and detained 

 the party two days. Like women in general, this chief suddenly 

 changed her mind, and became as friendly as at first. She not 

 only suffered Livingstone to depart in peace, but accompanied 

 him to the next village, named Kabompo, which contained many 

 thousand people, ruled by a chief called Shinte. Here Living- 

 stone was treated to a royal reception, at which Shinte sat on his 

 throne and had his warriors go through their military exercise of 

 leaping and throwing spears. 



AN AMUSING SHOW. 



OWING to the fact that Livingstone was now suffering from an 

 enervating fever, he was unable for several days to visit Shinte 

 as that chief had repeatedly requested him to do. When he was 

 a little recovered, however, he called upon the chief, and to 

 amuse him exhibited a magic lantern which threw pictures life- 

 size. Shinte at once sent for all his wives and the dignitaries of 

 his small court, and upon their assembling, the show was begun. 

 The first picture exhibited was Abraham about to slaughter his 



