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I made very good blue ink from the juice of a berry, the 

 fruit of a creeper, which is the colour of port wine when 

 expressed. A little ferri carb. ammon. added to this is all 

 that is required. 



The poodle dog Chitane is rapidly changing the colour of 

 its hair. All the parts corresponding to the ribs and neck 

 are rapidly becoming red ; the majority of country dogs are 

 of this colour. 



The Manganja, or Wa-nyassa, are an aboriginal race ; 

 they have great masses of hair, and but little, if any, of 

 the prognathous in the profile. Their bodies and limbs 

 are very well made, and the countenance of the men is 

 often very pleasant. The women are very plain and lumpy, 

 but exceedingly industrious in their gardens from early 

 morning till about 11 A.M., then from 3 p.m. till dark, or 

 pounding corn and grinding it: the men make twine 

 or nets by day, and are at their fisheries in the evenings 

 and nights. They build the huts, the women plaster 

 them. 



A black fish, the Nsaka, makes a hole, with raised edges, 

 which, with the depth from which they are taken, is from 

 fifteen to eighteen inches, and from two to three feet broad. 

 It is called by the natives their house. The pair live in it for 

 some time, or until the female becomes large for spawning ; 

 this operation over, the house is left. 



I gave Mokalaose some pumpkin seed and peas. He 

 took me into his house, and presented a quantity of beer. 

 I drank a little, and seeing me desist from taking more, 

 he asked if I wished a servant-girl to "jpata mhriba." Not 

 knowing what was meant, I offered the girl the calabash 

 of beer, and told her to drink, but this was not the in- 

 tention. He asked if I did not wish more; and then 

 took the vessel, and as he drank the girl performed the 

 operation on himself. Placing herself in front, she put 

 both hands round his waist below the short ribs, and pressing 



