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went around our camp that there was a town regulation forbidding 
anyone who was not a soldier from wearing khaki. Sven Bill and 
Si were a little worried, because they have khaki trousers and 
shorts, but Pine Boy was really upset", because his only/ 'garment s 
were a khaki shirt, shorts, and a broad-brimmed, khaki-colored 
hat. The Sergeant, a big, fine-looking negro called Gibson, 
came to call on us, and assured us that the regulation would ’be 
waived during our stay in the village. Mr. Dennis, the local 
representative of the Revenue Department, also called on us, and 
both of them were friendly and hospitable, albeit a bit bewildered 
that we should have come to their little mud town looking for 
wild animals. We had considerable difficulty in buying enough 
rice for our boys; so many times when our caravan hits a town 
we double the population, and getting food for 80 men on the 
spur of the moment is not easy. Another time we shall send a 
messenger ahead to warn the inhabitants to prepare for us. 
March 24 - 
Easter Sunda y. We are unable to buy any eggs in the town 
for breakfast. After our long walk of yesterday we were glad to 
sleep late, and loaf in the palaver kitchen all morning. Our 
chimpanzee is now ensconced in a discarded chicken basket on our 
verandah, . as is the voracious young hornbill. We spend half the 
time chasing small children away from our lone two specimens, and 
impressing upon all the townsfolk that we do not want them to share 
any such delicacies as palm nuts or kola with our pets. Also we 
continually shoo chickens, cows, goats, tea±rlKss sheep (the unwoolly 
variety), dogs, cats, met guinea fowl and Muscovy ducks out of our 
way. 
Three members of the local Snake Society came to see us, and 
we tried to put them to work collecting snakes for us. However, 
they said it would be impossible for them to sell snakes to anyone 
who did not belong to the Society. If we cared to spend eight" 
shillings apiece, we could become members, and we accepted the in- 
vitation with alacrity - well, J and I held back a little, rather 
expecting that we should be asked to handle poisonous snakes during 
our initiation. 
We find living off the country precarious, and are glad we brought 
a plentiful supply of canned goods. One day we can buy 15 eggs, another 
day two; an occasional rather green plantain comes in, but bananas, 
pineapples, pawpaws and limes are scarce . Even palm nuts and country 
pepper are hard to get when we want country chop. 
Eventually it gets very tiresome having a crowd of staring blacks 
crowded against your living quarters all day and all evening. You 
forget about them for a time, then realize that you are stifling and 
look up to see that there is a solid wall of humanity between you and 
the fresh air. You disperse them by shouting "Moof J Don't lock the 
breeze.' 1 Bill finally drew a magic circle in the ground with a 
stick, and for a time theys tayed respectfully back of it. 
There was a dance tonight of the Grigri Bush, similar to the 
one we saw at Digaln — white clay on face and body, string skirts, 
gourds decorated with cowrie shells. The same big head-dress that 
the Kpessi women wear, and bunches of dried grass tied on their 
arms. The only illumination was the moonlight, and the eerie mono- 
