So A DESCRIPTION OF THE WANYORO. 



Helmia hulbifera (makingo), and Voandzeia subterranea (mpdndi), 

 which is here self-coloured, red or black, and boils quite soft, 

 in contrast to the hard, speckled Bari . variety. Manioc 

 (Manihot utilissima) is only to be found in the south of the 

 country, and has been introduced from the other side of the 

 equator. Phascolus mungo (ntoyo) is much esteemed, and 

 seems to be widely distributed ; I remember seeing this kind 

 in Southern and Eastern Arabia, where it is called munge. 



My attention was repeatedly aroused in the evening by a 

 drumming, rapping noise, which continued far into the night. 

 It was produced by the collectors of termites, who light a fire 

 beside the u kanatir " (ant-hills), and, as they imagine, induce 

 the male termites to swarm out more rapidly by beating pieces 

 of wood together. These insects are eaten raw or roasted. 

 They are called uzvd, and their hills kizvd. 



It is a curious fact that, among all the Negro tribes in this 

 part of Africa, domestic animals, kept in confinement, are 

 exceedingly rare. The negro's mind is not adapted for taming 

 wild animals ; his nature is entirely negative. Here and there 

 one comes across a domesticated wild cat, or perhaps a house- 

 cat brought from the north. The dogs are of medium size, 

 with slightly pointed muzzles ; they carry their rather long, 

 short-haired tails erect, are lop-eared, long-bodied, lean, and 

 usually of a buff colour. 



Hunting parties often take place. When they are arranged 

 privately, those that take part in them choose the leader among 

 themselves.; but when they are set on foot by the chief of the 

 tribe, he appoints the leader. The man who throws the first 

 spear at an animal receives a fore-foot if it is killed. -The 

 division of the booty is effected by general agreement. If the 

 game runs on to ground belonging to another man, and dies 

 there, the owner receives the right fore-foot. If a leopard or 

 lion is killed near the king's dwelling, the whole animal is 

 carried to him ; if the place where the animal is slain is too 

 far off, only the skin is brought to the king. When people 

 kill one of these animals on foreign soil, the skin belongs to the 

 king of the country. One tusk of all elephants slain belongs 

 by right to the king, the other may be kept by the hunter, 

 but the king usually gives him a girl in exchange. 



