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handsome way of introducing a present, l'or ho then handoa 
fivo or mx baskets of meal and maize, and an enormous one 
of groundnuts. Noxt morning ho gavo me about twonty 
baskets moro of meal. I could mako but a poor return fox 
his kinanoss; but ho accepted my apologies politely, saying 
that ho knew thoro were no goods in the country from 
which I had come, and, in professing great joy at the 
words of poaco I spoko, he said, “Now I shall cultivate 
largely, in tho hopo of eating and sleeping in poaco.” It 
is noticcablo that all whom wo have yet met eagerly caught 
up tho idea of living u> peace as the probablo effect of tho 
gospel. They requiro no explanation of tho existence of 
tho Deity. Sekwobu makes uso of tho torm “ Uoza,” and 
they appear to understand at onco. Like nogroos in 
general, they havo a strong tendency to worship; and 1 
heard that Semalombuo gets a good deal of ivory from the 
surrounding tribes on protenco of having some supernatural 
powor. Ho transmits this to some othor chiofs on tho 
Zambesi, and receives in return English cotton goods which 
come from Mozambique by Babisa traders. My men hero 
began to sell their beads and other ornamonts for cotton 
cloth. Semalombuo was accompanied by about forty peo- 
ple, all largo men. They havo much wool on their hoads, 
which is sometimes drawn all togothor up to tho crown 
and tiod there in a largo tapering bunch. Tho forehead 
and round by tho ears is shaven closo to tho baso of this 
tuft. Others draw out tho hair on ono side and twist it 
into little strings. Tho rest is taken over and hangs above 
the oar, which gives tho appearance of having a cap cockod 
jauntily on tho side of the head. 
The modo of salutation is by clapping tho hands. Various 
parties of women camo from tho surrounding villages to 
see tho whito man, but all sccmod very much afraid. Their 
fear, which I seldom could allay, made them, when ad- 
dressed, clap their hands with increasing vigor. Sokwebu 
was tho only ono of tho Makololo who know this part of 
the oountry; and this was the rogion which to his mind 
