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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 cliuorani (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 



