MASAI, TURKAXA, SIJK, NANDI, ETC. 881 



and (itlier arms of the deceased tu his ne[>liew, tlie eldest son. But a chief 

 is succeeded iu his power by his eldest sou, and not hy his brotlier. 



The Naudi have medicirtes or remedies for wounds, diarrho-a. dvsenteiv, 

 and chest complaints. These last are usually treated liv cauterising a 

 .small spot on the ]iatieut's chest with the glowing end of a stick taken 



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504. .UiROWS AND QUIVKK, l.-IHh>STICK AX[1 IIRII.I, OF THE .IMlOKOBO K.\M.\S1.V 



from the fire. As a remedy for snake bites they give a fowl's egg. whieli 

 is .said to take away the effect of the poison. " I^ain-making " is largely 

 practised in Kamasia, where the Nandi pe.jple go to buy medicine for 

 rain. The Kamasia people know of a certain root wliicli, acccu'dnig to 

 their beliefs, possesses valuable properties. If tliis root is kept dry in a 



