An African Shooting Trip 



tiate the medical theory that fish-eating is a 

 predisposing cause of leprosy. All along this 

 part of the coast no leprosy is apparent, 

 whereas at Lamu, farther south, where fish is 

 a regular article of food with the natives, 

 there is a considerable leper population. 



The men's dress consists of a waist-cloth, 

 and sometimes they throw another cloth over 

 their shoulders, and possibly twist a third 

 piece around their heads for a turban. No 

 matter how quickly or casually this is done, 

 their dress, like that of all Eastern peoples, 

 looks as if it were made on them. To protect 

 the feet, they wear a thick, flat, leather sandal, 

 turned up in front, and held on by leathern 

 thongs twisted around one or two toes. 

 These have to be taken off when stalking 

 game, as they are very noisy. 



The women, who are not nearly as good- 

 looking as the men, are pretty well covered 

 with cotton cloth, and often wear a string of 

 beads around the neck. The clothes are gen- 

 erally stained a light brown color by using 

 moist clay — a useful idea where one must 

 wear the same clothing several years. They 

 are a light-hearted, childish people, yet have a 

 great deal of pride, and are generally brave 



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