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son Moyara shewed us a plant, which was new to our botanist, 

 and likewise told us how the medicine was prepared ; the bark 

 of the root, and, what might please our homoeopathic friends, 

 a dozen of the tsetse are dried, and ground together into 

 a fine powder. This mixture is administered internally ; and 

 the cattle are fumigated by burning under them the rest 

 of the plant collected. The treatment must be continued 

 for weeks, whenever the symptoms of poison appear. This 

 medicine, he frankly admitted, would not cure all the bitten 

 cattle. " For," said he, " cattle, and men too, die in spite of 

 medicine ; but should a herd by accident stray into a tsetse 

 district and be bitten, by this medicine of my father, Kanipa- 

 kampa, some of them could be saved, while, without it, all would 

 inevitably die." He stipulated that we were not to show the 

 medicine to other people, and if ever we needed it in this region 

 we must employ him ; but if we were far off we might make it 

 ourselves ; and when we saw it cure the cattle think of him, 

 and send him a present. 



Oar men made it known everywhere that we wished 

 the tribes to live in peace, and would use our influence 

 to induce Sekeletu to prevent the Batoka of Moshobo- 

 twane and the Makololo under-chiefs making forays into 

 their country : they had already suffered severely, and their 

 remonstrances with their countryman, Moshobotwane, evoked 

 only the answer, " The Makololo have given me a spear ; 

 why should I not use it?" He, indeed, it was, who, being 

 remarkably swift of foot, first guided the Makololo in 

 their conquest of the country. In the character of peace- 

 makers, therefore, we experienced abundant hospitality ; and, 

 from the Kafue to the Falls, none of our party were allowed to 

 suffer hunger. The natives sent to our sleeping-places generous 

 presents of the finest white meal, and fat capons to give it a 



