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DEPARTURE IR0M BAKWAU OOUNTRT 
at the water, ff o one would own them ; there they hat 
remained, and, coming on the trail of the people, long aftci 
their doparturo from the scone of conflict, it was plain 
they had 
“ Held o’er the dead thoi» carnival. ” 
Henco the disgust with which they wore viewed. 
On our way from Khopong, along the ancient rivor-bet 
which forms the pathway to Boatlanama, I found a spocioa 
of cactus, boing tho third I had seen in tho country, namoly, 
one in tho colony with a bright red flower, ono at Lake 
Ngami, the flower of which was liver-colored, and the 
present ono, flower unknown. That tho plant is uncommon 
may bo inferred from tho fact that the Bakwains find so 
much difficulty in recognising tho plant again aftor having 
once seen it, that they believe it has tho powor of changing 
its locality. 
On tho 21st of January wo reached tho wells of Boat- 
lanama, and found them for the first time empty. Lopope, 
which I had formorly seen a stream running from a largo 
reedy pool, was also dry. The hot salt spring of Sorinano, 
east of Lopepo, boing undrinkable, we pushed on to Mashtie 
foi its delicious waters. In travelling through this country, 
the olfactory norvos are frequently excited by a strong dis- 
agreeable odor. This is caused by a large jot-bls c ant 
named “ Loshonya.” It is noarly an inch in length, and 
emits a pungent smell when alarmed, in tho same manner 
as tho skunk. Tho scent must be as volatilo as other, for, 
on irritating tho insect with a stick six feet long, tho odor if 
instantly porcoptiblo. 
That tho fear of man often remains excessively strong ia 
the carnivora is proved from well-authenticated casos in 
which tho lioness, in the vicinity of towns where the largo 
gamo had boon unexpectedly driven away by fire-arms, 
has been known to assuage tho paroxysms of hungor by 
devouring hor own young. It must bo addod that, though 
tho effluvium which is left by the footstops of man is in 
general sufficient to induce lions to avoid a village, there 
