252 LIVINGSTONE'S LAST JOURNALS. [CHAr. N. 



found a nutmeg-tree in full bearing. A wild species is 

 found at Angola on the West Coast and it was probably of 

 this description, and not the same species as that which is 

 cultivated in the East. In two places he says : — ] 



Who planted the nutmeg-tree on the Katanta ? 



[Passing on with heavy rain pouring down, they now 

 found themselves in the Wemba country, the low tree- 

 covered hills exhibiting here and there " fine-grained schist 

 and igneous rocks of red, white, and green colour."] 



3rd December, 1872. — No food to be got on account of 

 ITtoka's and Tipo Tipo's raids. 



A stupid or perverse guide took us away to-day N.W. or 

 W.N.W. The villagers refused to lead us to Chipwite's, 

 where food was to be had; he is S.W. 1^ day off. The 

 guide had us at his mercy, for he said, "If you go S.W. 

 you will be five days without food or people." We 

 crossed the Kafiomba, fifteen yards wide, and knee deep. 

 Here our guide disappeared, and so did the path. We 

 crossed the Lampussi twice ; it is forty yards wide, and knee 

 deep; our course is W.N.W. for about 4£ hours to-day. 

 We camped and sent men to search for a village that has 

 food. My third barometer (aneroid) is incurably injured by 

 a fall, the man who carried it slipped upon a clayey path. 



Aih December. — Waiting for the return of our men in a 

 green wooded valley on the Lampussi Eiver. Those who 

 were sent yesterday return without anything; they were 

 directed falsely by the country people, where nought could 

 be bought. The people themselves are living on grubs, 

 roots, and fruits. The young plasterer Sphex is very fat on 

 coming out of its clay house, and a good relish for food. A 

 man came to us demanding his wife and child ; they are 

 probably in hiding ; the slaves of Tipo Tipo have been cap- 

 turing people. One sinner destroyeth much good ! 



