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A NATURALIST IN MID-AFRICA. 



grassy hills with patches of beautiful forest, until 

 the deep Eldoma ravine was reached. 



There are many Wandarobbo in this part, and 

 three accompanied me during two days. Near 

 Eldoma they had set an ambush for us, and one 

 of my men who was straggling behind was fired 

 at. After this, however, they ran away, and we 

 were not attacked as I half expected. 



Fig. 7. — Wandarobbo Weapons. 



The weapons of these people consist of bows 

 and arrows. The latter are of three quite different 

 kinds. One is a simple lance-headed arrow which 

 is used at close quarters. Another type is barbed, 

 with a row of curious twisted back-pointed hooks, 

 as shOwil in the figure. Another type is a simple 

 sharp-pointed piece of wood covered with poison, 

 which seemed to me identical with ' that of 

 the Wakamba arrow poison " Acokantherin." A 



