COO LIFE OF DA VID LIVINGSTONE, LL.D. 



missionary. The latter (Mr. Black) has been already secured and although 

 he will not be ready for a year, his place could be temporarily supplied. 



As to dangers and obstacles. — It is probable that those difficulties which 

 are most anticipated will not occur, and that others not expected may possibly 

 arise. Amongst the chief are those which will probably spring from the 

 natural obstacles of the country and the climate. 



Communication will at first be irregular. If all goes well, it will become 

 easy and regular after a while. In regard of climate, fever undoubtedly pre- 

 vails on the coast, and on the valleys it is deadly ; on the highlands it will 

 occur to some extent, but in much less degree. 



As to natives, except from accident or mistake, all along the route indi- 

 cated little danger need be apprehended on this account. The necessary 

 transport of goods for the settlement will year by year be gradually lessening. 

 Sugar, flour, and coffee, are three of the articles most constantly wanted. In 

 three years they should be able to grow all their wheat ; in five or six they 

 might grow as much sugar and coffee as would serve for their own use, and 

 all they would want of the former might be manufactured in a rude way by 

 themselves, though they had nothing better than wooden rollers and a few 

 pots. 



If, by God's blessing on this undertaking, and the exercise of every care, 

 success is obtained, the results will be of a most momentous kind. It would 

 be difficult to calculate the effects of such a settlement in a country where at 

 present so little moral or social influence of a healthy nature exists. The 

 amount of this better influence depends, of course, on the wisdom, energy, 

 and caution, with which the scheme is developed, and also on the material sup- 

 port which it can reckon on at home. 



