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first is, that all good luck for the day would be at an end if a man 
turned hack after once starting out ; the second, that the game should 
always be skinned before bringing it under cover ; and the third, 
that when returning from the hunt a different path must always be 
followed from the one taken on the way out. If much game has been 
captured a great feast is often held at night, and fearful scenes of 
gluttony are sometimes witnessed. I have seen men eat until they 
have fallen down in a perfectly helpless condition, and have had to be 
carried home by their friends. Whistles are used for giving signals 
when hunting. The Waganda track game fairly well. Dogs are 
used, especially in antelope hunting. Bows and arrows are very 
rarely used indeed, save by the Wahuma ; nor are the Waganda 
successful with fowling pieces, of which there are a few in the 
country. The spears used in hunting are the same as those used in 
war, with the exception of the elephant spears, which are very heavy 
and large, and only used for thrusting with both hands. 
No poison is used by the Waganda in hunting. The only 
animal they are chary of attacking is the buffalo, which are very 
fierce. Only large parties of men attack them, and even then 
many casualties take place. 
War . — The Waganda are very warlike; in fact, one may say 
that they are constantly at war, making continual raids on the 
surrounding countries for cattle and slaves. All the adult males 
are compelled to serve in the army when required, and a military 
organisation, having its headquarters at the capital, ramifies through- 
out the whole land. The number of men capable of bearing arms 
in Uganda is probably about 600,000, but certainly not more than 
half this number would be available at one time or place. The 
king must be considered as the head of the war office, for he keeps 
in his charge the war-board, which gives him a general idea as to 
the number of troops available. This board is covered with 
numerous holes, in which pegs are placed of three different colours 
and sizes, representing tens, hundreds, and thousands. The pegs are 
white for ten men, black for a hundred men, and red for a thousand 
men. The rows are manipulated from right to left, that is, the 
black and red pegs are placed to the left of the board. When an 
expedition is sent out the king takes as many pegs from the board 
as there are soldiers required, and after the return of the army from 
