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SCARCITY OF WATER. 
one shot could bo followed : it has never boon tried in 
Africa. 
Advancing to some wells beyond Lctlocho, at a spot 
named Karine, we found them carefully hedged re uni by 
the people of a Bakalahari village situated near the spot 
We had then sixty miles of country in front without water, 
and very distressing for tho oxen, as it is generally dcop 
soft sand. Thoro is ono sucking-place, around which were 
congregated groat numbers of Hush women with their egg- 
shells and reeds. Mathuluano now contained no water, and 
Motlatsa only a small supply ; so wo sent the oxen across 
tho country to tho deep well Jtkauanc, and half woro lost 
on tho way. When found at last, they had been five whole 
days without water. Very large numbers of elands were 
met with, as usual, though they seldom can get a sip of 
drink. Many of tho plains hero have largo oxpanscs of 
grass without trees ; but you Bcldom see a treeless horizon. 
CHAPTER VIII. 
DR. LIVINGSTONE REACHES THE COUNTRY OF THE MAK.OLOLO 
The Bakalahari, who live at Motlatsa Wells, havo always 
been very friendly to us, and listen attentively to instruc- 
tion convoyed to them in their own tongue. It is, how 
evor, difficult to give an idea to a European of the little 
iffect teaching produces; because no ono can realize the 
degradation to which thoir minds havo been sunk by cen- 
turies of barbarism and hard struggling for tho necessaries 
of lifo : like most othors. they liston with respect and 
attention ; but, when wo kneel down and address an 
unseen Being, the position and tho act often appear to 
them so ridiculous that they cannot refrain from bursting 
into uncontrollable laughter. After a fow services they 
