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to them except the Wayeiye of Lake Nganii and adjacent 

 rivers. 



I have seen our dragoon officers perform fencing and 

 managing their horses so dexterously that every muscle 

 seemed trained to its fullest power and efficiency, and per- 

 haps had they been brought up as Makombwe they might 

 have equalled their daring and consummate skill : but we 

 have no sport, except perhaps Indian tiger shooting, re- 

 quiring the courage and coolness this enterprise demands. 

 The danger may be appreciated if one remembers that no 

 sooner is blood shed in the water than all the crocodiles 

 below are immediately drawn up stream by the scent, and 

 are ready to act the part of thieves in a London crowd, or 

 worse. 



8th July.— At noon, wet bulb 66°, dry 74°. These obser- 

 vations are taken from thermometers hung four feet from 

 the ground on the cool side (south) of the house, and 

 beneath an earthen roof with complete protection from 

 wind and radiation. Noon known by the shadows being 

 nearly perpendicular. To show what is endured by a tra- 

 veller, the following register is given of the heat on a spot, 

 four feet from the ground, protected from the wind by as 

 reed fence, but exposed to the sun's rays, slanting a little. 



Noon. Wet Bulb 78° .. Dry Bulb 102° 



2 p.m. „ 77° .. „ 99° 



3 p.m. „ 78° .. „ 102° 



4 p.m. „ 72° .. „ 88° 



(Agreeable marching now.) 

 G p.m. „ 66° .. „ 77° 



9th July. — Clear and cold the general weather : cold is 

 penetrating. War forces have gone out of M'futu and built 

 a camp. Fear of Mirambo rules them all : each one is 

 nervously anxious not to die, and in no way ashamed to 

 own it. The Arabs keep out of danger : " Better to sleep 

 in a whole skin " is their motto. 



