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contents of these idol horns must be renewed periodi- 
cally, as the charm within them is supposed to live 
or have power only for a certain period of time. 
Some other superstitions were observed on this route : 
— By the path a pole was stuck into the ground, with 
a large land-shell or some relic on the end of it ; or 
the same relic was placed on the tallest branch of a 
tree. In the same way that we sometimes place a 
horse-shoe behind our front door, they hang a small 
charm of rush and feathers, or have a magic wand in 
the house. The Waganda had anklets of seeds, wood, 
&c, which were supposed to keep away snake-bites ; 
but few or no snakes were seen. Their other charms 
and ornaments consisted of tiaras of the abrus seeds, 
tiaras of large snowberries, necklaces of the scarlet 
amomum fruit, tusks of the wild boar, horn-tips of 
antelope, and a square or kidney-shaped pendant round 
the neck, covered with the skin of a serpent. 
The industry and wealth of the Wazeewa or Mohia 
(a race mentioned in the Karague chapter), amongst 
whom our camp was pitched for a few days, was very 
marked. Some of them had migrated from the right 
to the left bank of the Kitangule, and were now cul- 
tivators under the king of Uganda, bringing all the 
grains of the country for barter into our camp. They 
seemed a very cleanly race, using little or no grease po- 
made on their bodies, and never sitting down unless 
some grass or leaves were placed between them and the 
ground. Many of their bark-cloths were coloured red 
crimson, having zigzag marks of black upon them. They 
dressed their cow-skins very beautifully, placing them 
stretched on a huge upright square frame to be thinned 
by scraping with a hatchet ; this was observed in Bog- 
