1883.] Among the Barotse. 69 
such masses of decayed vegetation and mud are exposed to 
the torrid sun that even the natives suffer severely from attacks of 
fever." 
A Kind African Herdsman. 
The African tribes who possess catde are devoted to them, and in their 
defence become brave and warHke. Sharing the vicissitudes of life together in 
times of war and peace, a strong attachment springs up between herdsmen and 
cattle. I have seen a young man lament over a favourite ox that had been 
slaughtered for food, when he recognized the familiar markings of its skin. 
