BURIAL AND WITCHCRAFT 
new they blow away the first charge of smoke, by 
placing their lips to the hole in which the cigarette 
was originally inserted. Again the cigarette is placed 
in the small hole, and the pipe is drawn from the end 
hole. This time the smoke is intended to be used, 
so the cigarette is removed from the small hole, and 
the smoker applying his lips thereto inhales the whole 
charge. Again the cigarette is removed, and the pipe 
is filled by a long pull at the end hole, but this time 
the smoker does not inhale the charge himself, but 
removes the cigarette and politely hands the charged 
pipe to his neighbour, who punctiliously rubs the 
mouthpiece, and enjoys the long whiff. Very often 
there is one drawer for an entire party, whose duty it 
is to fill the pipe with smoke, and pass it so filled to 
each of his companions in turn. 
They usually sit in a circle for these smoking 
parties; and in camp the “Bau-bau” is continually 
used. They grow their own tobacco, which is very 
rank, and not good smoking at all. In fact, the 
natives themselves cannot inhale much, as it makes 
them giddy; and they are not infrequently seized with 
severe fits of coughing when the fumes have proved 
particularly suffocating. 
The supply of tobacco is carried in the armlet or. 
behind the ear—this last method being not unknown 
to the festive Cockney, who, on Bank Holiday, is 
seldom complete without a cigarette so worn. 
The pipe at the end of the day’s march was invari- 
ably well earned, for the heartiness and endurance of 
my carriers were almost incredible. On one occasion 
I despatched a party to one of my camps, thirty miles 
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