190 TRAVELS IN THE 
As most of the people here are Mahomedans, it is not allowed 
to the Kafirs to drink beer, which they call Neo-dollo (corn 
spirit,) except in certain houses. In one of these I saw about 
twenty people sitting round large vessels of this beer, with 
the greatest conviviality ; many of them in a state of intoxi- 
cation. As corn is plentiful, the inhabitants are very liberal to 
strangers : I believe we had as much corn and milk sent us by 
different people, as would have been sufficient for three times 
our number ; and though we remained here two days, we ex- 
perienced no diminution of their hospitality. 
On the morning of the 16th, we again set forward, accom- 
panied by a coffle of fourteen asses, loaded with salt, bound for 
Sansanding. The road was particularly romantic, between 
two rocky hills ; but the Moors sometimes lie in wait here to 
plunder strangers. As soon as we had reached the open coun- 
try the master of the salt coffle thanked us for having staid with 
him so long, and now desired us to ride on. The sun was almost 
set before we reached Datliboo. In the evening we had a most 
tremendous tornado. The house in which we lodged, being 
flat roofed, admitted the rain in streams ; the floor was soon 
ankle deep, the fire extinguished, and we were left to pass the 
night upon some bundles of fire wood, that happened to lie in 
a corner. 
July 17th. We departed from Datliboo ; and about ten 
o'clock passed a large coffle returning from Sego, with corn hoes, 
mats, and other household utensils. At five o'clock we came 
to a large village, where we intended to pass the night ; 
but the Dooty would not receive us. When we departed from 
