WINE-MAKING. 
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The wine I have before mentioned ; two quarts of 
it could be drunk without any injurious effect. Every 
large hut seemed to have a trunk of a tree scooped 
out like a canoe, leaving a narrow opening. Several of 
these are collected in the grove when sufficient fruit 
has ripened, and the plantain juice is put in them to 
ferment, with some grain, and heaped over with leaves. 
The scene at opening these, after three days of fer- 
mentation, was quite a festive one. The immense 
gourds of the village were brought to be filled ; cups 
were made from the leaves to taste the new beverage, 
and all was merry as at a carnival. A species of wine 
was made by the Waganda boys, very simple in its 
mode of manufacture, and excellent to drink. A small 
cavity was made in the ground, plantain leaves were 
placed flatly into it, so as to make a basin for liquid. 
Fruit, mixed with leaves, was pressed with the hands, 
some water added, and the leaves ultimately thrown 
away, leaving the "togweh" in the basin ready for 
drinking. 
In travelling through this country our Seedees never 
received any pay as in the southern provinces, for the 
king of Uganda gave orders to his people to provide 
and cook for us. This was not always done ; it more 
frequently happened that as soon as our approach was 
seen the natives fled, leaving almost all their goods 
and chattels at our mercy. No persuasion would 
bring them back, they are so accustomed to be sur- 
rounded and captured by troops of men sent by the 
king. Several influential officers in charge of districts 
were seen on this route — Simjabee, Kittareh, Kuddoo, 
and some of the Wazeewa or Wahia race. All brought 
presents of fowls, buttermilk, sugar-cane, and wine. 
