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man” far and wide among the natives wherever we 
trekked. The consequence was that men, women 
and children in every state of disease and cripple- 
dom came and besieged our camps, begging for 
some of the magical dawa (medicine). I used to do 
what I could, and only hope I did not injure many 
of them ; but it was heartrending to see some of the 
quite hopeless cases I was expected to cure. 
After we had climbed the Subu Ko Lultian and 
got a footing on the plateau, we pitched our camp 
on the banks of the Angarua river, where we 
found a big Masai kraal, the inhabitants of which 
seemed much astonished at our sudden appear- 
ance in their neighbourhood. They were very 
friendly, however, and visited our camp in swarms 
an hour or so after our arrival. Riding my pony 
and accompanied by Landaalu as interpreter, and 
my gun-bearer Juma, I returned their call in the 
afternoon, when the e/orani (warriors) gave for 
my entertainment an exhibition of the gymnastic 
exercises which they practise regularly in order 
more particularly to strengthen their legs and 
render them supple. After the performance I 
asked if there was any game about and was told 
that some might be found a few miles to the north 
of the kraal; so I set out at once with Landaalu 
and Juma to try my luck. It-was a perfect 
afternoon, and no sooner had I cleared the belt 
