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found it somewhat salty and odorous, so I promptly 

 handed it over to the Headman for distribution 

 among the safari, who thoroughly appreciated it. 



The jars in which the milk was carried were 

 beautifully woven out of some fibre plant, and were 

 fitted with the most cunningly made lid of the same 

 material, which is commonly used as a cup to 

 drink from, the whole thing being quite watertight. 

 These jars are made in various sizes, with a capacity 

 of from about one to five gallons. About half a 

 dozen of the largest can be packed on a camel. 



A great gathering of the elders and warriors now 

 came round our camp to gaze at the white men and 

 more especially at the white lady, who was ever a 

 source of interest and wonderment to all the people 

 of the wilds. 



Among these visitors was a Samburu named 

 Lukubirr, who had heard that I was going in the 

 direction of Basso, as the natives call Lake Rudolf, 

 and came to beg that he might be allowed to accom- 

 pany me on his camel. He was most anxious to 

 reach the Boran country in order to recover his 

 long-lost son Bermingoo, who had been carried off 

 by the Borani some twenty-five years previously, 

 during a raid which they made on a Samburu 

 village, where he was living at the time, on the 

 shores of the lake. The poor old man seemed 

 much distressed when I told him that his son, if 



