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tog the paths by which tho elephants come, and then use 
s largo spear with a handlo nearly as thick as a man’s 
wrist, and four or five feet long. When tho animal 
comes beneath they throw tho spear, and if it enters be- 
tween tho ribs abovo, as the blado is at least twonty inches 
long by two broad, tho motion of tho handlo, as it is aided 
by knocking against tho trees, makes frightful gashes 
within and soon causes death. Thoy kill them also by 
means of a spoar inserted in a beam of wood, which boing 
suspended on a branch of a tree by a cord attached to a 
latch fastenod in tho path and intended to bo struck by 
Ike animal’s foot, leads to tho fall of tho beam, and, tho 
spoar boing poisoned, causos death in a fow hours. 
Wo were detained by continuous rains several days at 
this island. Tho clouds rested upon tho tops of tho hills as 
thoy camo from tho eastward, and then poured down plen- 
teous showers on tho valloyB bolow. As soon as wo could 
move, Tomba Nyama, tho head-man of tho island, volun- 
teered tho loan of a canoe to cross a small river, called 
tho Chongwo, which wo found to bo about fifty or sixty 
yards broad and flooded. All this part of tho country was 
Well known to Sekwebu; and ho informed ns that, when 
ho passed through it as a boy, tho inhabitants possessed 
abundance of cattlo and thoro wero no tsotso. Tho exist- 
ence of tho insect now showB that it may return in com- 
pany with tho larger game. Tho vegotation along the 
bank was exceedingly rank, and tho bushos so tangled that 
was difficult to got on. Tho paths had been mado by Urn 
wild animals alono, for tho general pathway of tho pcopl o 
■s tho rivor, in their canoes. Wo usually followed tho foot- 
paths of tho gamo; and of theso there was no lack. But 
faloes, zebras, pallahs, and watcrbucks abound ; and there 
18 also a great abundanco of wild pigs, koodoos, and tho 
black antelope. Wo got one buffalo as ho was rolling him- 
solf in a p 00 i 0 f m ud. Ho had a largo pieco of skin torn 
-tot of his flank, it was believed, by an alligator. 
We wore struck by ths fact that, as soon as wo came 
