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numerous. The most primitive is the club, and various kinds of 
knobs are made — round, oval, and embossed. The spears are fairly 
well constructed ; the heads are not large, only measuring from 6 to 
8 inches, being 2 or 3 inches broad at the flange j they are usually 
ribbed. The shafts are from 5 to 6 feet in length. The same 
weapons are used in war and in chase. When hunting crocodiles 
lines are fastened to the spears, to which ambatch floats are attached. 
When going to war the sharpened spears -are usually protected by 
leathern covers, neatly made and decorated with feathers or beads. 
Sometimes a peculiar spear is used for elephant hunting ; it has a 
broad heavy head from 18 to 30 inches in length, 8 to 10 inches at 
its widest part. It is fastened to a short handle and heavily 
weighted with a mixture made of clay, straw, and cow’s dung. It is 
dropped upon the animal by the hunter, who sits upon the branch 
of a tree. Sometimes these spears are hung over paths frequented 
by wild animals, and so arranged that they fall when the quarry 
passes beneath. 
Agricultural Implements . — The people only possess one real 
agricultural implement, viz,, the hoe. It is heart-shaped and 
slightly bent, forming with its neck a gentle curve. The handle is 
from 3 to 4 feet long, and a bent forked piece of wood is chosen for 
it, so that the whole when completed can be used like a pickaxe. 
The other implements used are simply curved knives or spear-heads, 
the latter being employed in planting and weeding, the former to 
prune or dress the plants. 
Cultivation . — As before mentioned, the w^omen till the fields, 
which are as a rule fairly well kept. Weeding is assiduously 
practised. Before sowirig, the high grass is burnt, and after being 
allowed to lie upon the ground for two or three weeks, it is hoed 
and the various crops are planted. Owing to the richness of the 
soil, the people have little difficulty in raising sufficient produce for 
their necessities, and there is no doubt that with good cultivation the 
greater part of Unyoro would render surprisingly rich crops. It is un- 
necessary to detail here the various grains and vegetables grown in the 
country. (Tea, cinchona, and coffee would well repay introduction.) 
Domestic Animals . — Here and there domesticated wild-cats are 
met with, and there are many dogs in Unyoro. They are long- 
bodied, lean, buff-coloured animals, lop-eared, and carrying their long 
