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The sides of the boat are then completed hy other planks tied 
at right angles to the last mentioned, therefore vertically. Large 
holes are made along the lower edge of the second row of planks to 
receive the thwarts, which are securely tied in position by root- 
fibres or sometimes by thongs. 
The outside of the vessel is then painted a light red, with oxide 
of iron, obtained by burning an ore resembling haematite, and then 
the seams are corked with plantain fibre, which has been steeped in 
water. The boat is finished by adding the nsanda or curved 
prow, the top of which is ornamented with a pair of antelope’s 
horns, and from this to the bow a fringe of grass or feathers is 
fastened to give an additional ornament. The paddles are well 
made of a hard wood, and both hands are used in paddling. The 
canoes are steered by the two paddlers in the stern, and propelled 
with great rapidity. The Waganda are, however, afraid of going 
out on the lake more than a mile or so, on account of the 
sudden storms which arise very quickly. When compelled to go 
from the mainland to an island they invariably paddle along the 
coast to the nearest point, and then, having rested, make all speed 
across the intervening channel (for further information, see 
Fleet). 
Fishing . — The Waganda who live on the borders of the lake and 
the Sesse islanders are mostly accomplished fishermen. They not 
only catch the fish for their own consumption, but after it is dried 
and sometimes smoked they use it as an article of barter with friends 
living inland. Yarious methods are employed to catch the fish. 
First in importance is — 
The Rod and Line . — A light reed or cane, about 10 feet long,, 
forms the rod ; the lines are very fine and strong, and manufactured 
from the fibre of a species of aloe. The hooks are made of native 
iron, are usually small, and are not barbed. Freshwater shrimps 
and earthworms form the bait. Night lines are also employed, and 
are set from canoes at f of a mile or a mile from the shore. Some 
of them are as long as 400 feet in length. They are sunk by means 
of heavy stones, floats of ambatch wood being used to indicate their 
position and aid in their recovery. Hooks of a larger size than 
those used in rod fishing are attached to lines made fast to the main 
rope at intervals of about 10 feet. The hooks are fastened to the 
