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have nono of thoso in tho country; and even though they 
had, ub Herodotus remarked, “ tho African sheep are clothod 
with hair, and mon’s heads with wool.” So I had to bo 
content with asserting that mine was tho real original hair, 
such as theirs would have been had it not been scorchod 
and frizzled by tho sun. In proof of what tho sun could 
Jo, I compared my own bronzed face and hands, tlion about 
tho samo in complexion as tho lighter-colored Makololo. 
with tho whito skin of my chest. They readily believed 
that, as they go nearly naked and fully exposed to that 
influence, wo might bo of common origin after all. Hero, 
as everywhere when heat and moisturo are combined, the 
people are very dark, but not quito black. Thcro is always 
a shado of brown in tho most deeply colored. I showod 
my watch and pockot-compass, which aro considered great 
curiosities; but, though tho lady was called on by her hus- 
band to look, sho would not bo persuaded to approach near 
enough. 
Thoso pooplo aro more superstitious than any wo had 
yet encountered : though still only building their village, 
they had found timo to erect two little sheds at tho chief 
dwelling in it, in which wore placod two pots having charms 
in them. When asked what medicine they contained, they 
replied, “Medicine for tho Barimo;” but when I rose and 
looked into them they said they woro medicine for tho 
game. Hero wo saw tho first evidence of tho oxistonco of 
idolatry, in tho remains of an old idol at a deserted village 
It was simply a human head carved on a block of. wood 
Certain charms mixed with red ochro and whito pipe-clay 
are dotted over thorn when thoy aro in uso ; and a crooked 
stick is used in tho same way for an idol when they have 
no professional carver. 
As tho Lccba seemed still to come from tho direction ir 
which wo wished to go, I was desirous of proceeding far- 
ther up with tho canoes; but Nyamoana was anxious that 
wo should allow her people to conduct us to her brother 
Shinto; and ; when 1 exjilained to her tho advantago of 
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