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of the tree is employed for washing the hands instead of soap, and 
string is also made from the fibres of the plant. 
Cattle . — The Waganda do not tend cattle; they have a great 
objection to having anything to do with them, and the herds are 
kept exclusively by Wahuma or Wanyambo herdsmen. The king 
and those chiefs who possess cows always have herdsmen in their 
employ. The prevailing colour of the cows is brown or iron grey; 
they are large bony animals. Charms are hung round the cows* 
necks to make them prolific, and sometimes also bells to prevent 
them straying. They are bad milkers, giving only from half a pint 
to a pint and a half at a time, and they give no milk unless the calf 
is suckling; should it die, milk fails. Women are never allowed 
to milk the cattle. When their horns begin to form they are often 
destroyed by the application of a red-hot iron ; this is only done to 
a special breed which have very long horns. There are other breeds 
with no horns or with very short ones. Castration is not practised. 
The number of cattle in Uganda is remarkably small, when contrasted 
with the vast herds which constitute the bulk of the possessions of 
surrounding tribes. Besides being the herdsmen, the Wahuma are 
the chief owners of cattle, and they live mostly upon a meat and 
milk diet. 
A great many goats are found in Uganda; they fatten quickly, 
are very prolific, but are mischievous and damage the gardens. They 
are generally herded by children, and in large establishments huts 
are erected into which they are driven at night. The poorer people, 
who only possess a small number of goats, permit them to sleep in 
their own huts. 
The sheep belong to the Somali breed ; they are few in number, 
and by no means well favoured. 
Bowls are to be found in most Uganda villages, but they are very 
lean and are never fed. A few wretched cats may be seen here and 
there ; they are domesticated, but are of no use as rat or mouse 
catchers. 
Twenty years ago nearly every Mganda had a dog, and this 
custom still obtains in districts away from the capital. There, 
however, owing to the influence of the Arabs, who believe that dogs 
are unclean, the practice has to a certain extent died out. Some of 
the dogs resemble a smooth English terrier, and are generally tan 
