reception at villages. 
Ill 
tongue, peal forth, “Groat lion!” “Great chief!” “Sleep, 
my lord !” &c. Tho men utter similar salutations ; and 
Sokolotu receives all with becoming indiflercnco. After a 
few minutes’ conversation and tolling tho news, tho hoau 
man of tho village, who is almost always a Makololo, rise* 
and brings forth a number of largo pots of beer. Cant 
bashes, being usod as drinking-cups, are handed lound, an 
as many as can partako of tho bovorago do so, grasping 
tho vessels so eagerly that they aro in danger of being 
broken. 
They bring forth also large pots and bowls of thick milk; 
somo contain six or eight gallons; and each of tneso, as 
well as of tho beer, is given to a particular person, who has 
tho power to divide it with whom ho pleases. r iho head- 
man of any section of tho tribe is generally selected for 
this oflico. Spoons not being generally in fashion, tho milk 
is conveyed to the mouth with the hand. I often presented 
my friends with iron spoons, and it was curious to observe 
how tho habit of hand-eating prevailed, though they woro 
delighted with the spoons. Thev lifted out a little with 
tho utensil, then put it on the lci't hand, and ate it out ol 
that. 
As the Makololo have great abundance of cattlo, and tho 
chief is expected to feed all who accompany him, ho cither 
selects an ox or two of his own from tho numerous cattle- 
stations that he possesses at different spots all over tho 
country, or is presented by the head-men of tho villages 
he visits with as many as ho needs, by way of tribute. The 
animals arc killed by a thrust from a small javelin in the 
region of tho heart, tho wound being purposely small in 
order to avoid any loss of blood, which, with tho internal 
parts, are tho perquisites of tho mon who perform tho work 
of tho butcher; hence all aro eager to render servico in 
that lino. Each tribo has its own way of cutting up and 
distributing an animal. Among the Makololo the hump 
and ribs belong to tho chief; among tho Bakwains the 
breast is his perquisite. After the oxen are cut up, the dif 
