XX CONTENTS. 



— My Speeoli to the People — Speech of Mayolo — Curiosity of the 

 Olando — A Female Duel — The Bashikouay Ants — A Precocious Thief 

 — Mdyolo again falls ill — Good news from the Apono country — Asto- 

 nisliraent of the Natives at the Musical-box and Magnets— Climate of 

 ■■ Mayolo— Deposit of Dew — The Oio^jcnus— Recovery of Macondai — 

 The Alumbi Fetich — Departure from Mayolo Page 156 



CHAPTEE X. 



THE OTANDO AND APONO BEGION. 



Geographical Position of Mayolo — Splendour of the Constellations as seen 

 from the Equatorial Regions — The Zodiacal Light — Twinkling of the 

 Stars — Meteoric Showers— The Otando and Apono Plains, or Prairies 

 — The Otando People a branch of the Ashira Nation — Their Customs — 

 Filing the Teeth— Tattooing— Native Dogs 203 



CHAPTEK XI. 



ANTS. 



The White Ants of the Prairies — The Mushroom-hived Termes — Interior 

 of tlieir Plives — Three classes in each Commimity : Soldiers, Workers, 

 and Chiefs — Their mode of building — The Tree Ants — Curious struc- 

 ture of their Plives — Their process of constructing them — The Bark 

 Ants — Curious tunnels formed by them — I'lie Forest Ants — Large size 

 of their Shelters or Hives — The stinging Black Ant 213 



CHAPTER XII. 



MAYOLO TO APONO-LAND. 



Leave Mayolo — Cross the Nomba Obana Hill — River Dooya — Arrival at 

 Mouendi — Timidity of the Inhabitants — The Chief Nohienga'n — Ar- 

 rival of Apingi Men — Loss and Recovery of a Thermometer — Nocturnal 

 Reflections — African Story of the Sun and Moon — Smelling the White 

 Man's Presents — Passage of the Ngouyai — Hippopotami and Crocodiles; 

 seasons of their scarcity and abundance — Arrival at Dilolo — Opposition 

 of the Inhabitants to our entering the Tdlage — Pluck of my Commi 

 Boys — Arrival at Mokaba — My system of a Medicine Parade for my 

 Men 230 



