114 Wanderings in Eastern Africa. 
Every man does what is right in his own eyes ; 
Hberty, fraternity, and equality being the order of the 
day. 
The occupations of the Wanika are pastoral and 
agricultural, but they are becoming almost entirely 
the latter. Twenty years ago the people were rich in 
cattle, goats, and sheep, but in 1858 they were at- 
tacked by the terrible Masai, who drove all before them, 
and carried off all the stock the country possessed. 
Since that time the Wanika have turned their 
attention to the cultivation of the soil. They have 
not the heart to 'feed cattle, as they say they should 
only be doing it for the Masai. The Wageriama and 
Waduruma however do something in this way, but 
they are in constant dread of an attack ; indeed, they 
have been the subjects of several raids of late, all of 
which have been more or less ruinous. They would 
do better if they were to turn their attention alto- 
gether to agricultural pursuits, at least, unless they 
could so organize themselves as to enable them to 
resist the attacks of the Masai. But tilling the 
ground is too hard work to be compatible with the 
tastes of the men, and they will not do it. They look 
upon it as the work of slaves ; and as the women are 
really the slaves of the men, the women have to 
do it. They, poor creatures, have to do everything 
that has to be done. They attend to household 
duties, draw the water, fetch home the firewood, 
pound and grind the corn, cook the food, cultivate 
the soil, and, indeed, do everything, life with them 
being one long piece of drudgery. The men do 
scarcely anything but eat and drink. Young un- 
married men in poor circumstances may do some- 
