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to them. Shrimps and salt shark, which they get at 
times from the coast, are greatly relished by them. 
The only real luxuries they have are " uchi" (palm 
wine), and "tombako" (tobacco). Concerning the first 
enough has been said. Tobacco is dearly loved by 
them, but they like it best in the form of snufif. Only 
a few smoke, while they take snuff in immense quan- 
tities. They carry it about with them in every con- 
ceivable variety of vessel, from a plantain leaf to a 
cow's horn, but the last is the favourite article. The 
Mnika of advanced years is never without it ; he 
carries it about with him everywhere, and always con- 
trives to have something in it. Of its contents he 
takes freely himself, and shares it liberally among his 
friends ; indeed every man seems to carry a snufif-horn 
about with him pro bono publico. 
In dress and ornaments the Wanika are far below 
the inhabitants of the coast. The man of years 
dresses in a very sober fashion. He is generally seen 
with a dirty cloth, sometimes coloured and some- 
times plain, about his loins ; another of the same de- 
scription folded up and thrown over one shoulder ; a 
satchel of skin or mulala (fan-palm leaf) and the 
indispensable horn containing snufT over the other ; a 
head of close-cropped wool, but sometimes shaven 
bare, and carrying a "fimbo " (a long, stout staff) in his 
hand. This is his ordinary style ; but there are times 
when he dresses more grandly. The young man is 
far more elaborate, though less decent. There he 
stands. Two yards of cloth, saturated with oil, about 
his loins ; a cord or piece of chain with tinkling bells 
on his ancles ; bands of skin from the forehead and 
neck of various animals, with the long hair upon them, 
