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LIBERALITY OF COMMANDANT. 
yields undor ground, as well as tho^ Arachis hypogcea, or 
groundnut; with cucumbers, pumpkins, and melons. The 
wheat is sown in low-lying places which aro annually 
flooded by the Zambesi. When tho waters rotiro, tho 
women drop a few grains in a hole made with a hoe, thon 
push back the soil with tho loot. One weeding alone is 
required boforo the grain comes to maturity. This simple 
process represents all our sub-soil ploughing, liming, ma 
nuring, and harrowing, for in four months after planting a 
good crop is ready for tho sickle, and has been known to 
yield a hundred-fold. It flourished still more at Zumbc. 
No irrigation is required, because hero thore are gentle 
rains, almost like mist, in winter, which go by tho name 
of “wheat-showers,” and aro unknown in tho interior, 
whero no winter rain ever falls. Tho rains at Tote come 
from tho cast, though tho prevailing winds come from tho 
S.S.E. Tho finest portion of tho flour docs not mats 
bread nearly so white as tho seconds, and hero tho boyaloa, 
(pombe,) or native beer, is employed to mix with tho flour 
instead of yeast. It makes excellent bread. AtKilimano, 
whore tho coeoanut-palm abounds, the toddy from it, called 
“sura,” is used for tho same purpose, and makes tho bread 
still lighter. 
As it was noccssary to leavo most of my men at this 
place, Major Sicard gavo them a portion of land on which 
to cultivate their own food, generously supplying them 
with corn in the mean time. lie also said that my young 
men might go and hunt elephants in company with his 
lorvants, and purchaso goods with both tho ivory and dried 
meat, in order that they might havo something to tako with 
them on their return to Sckolotu. Tho men woro dolightod 
with his liberality, and soon sixty or seventy of them sot 
off to ongago in this enterprise. Tnoro was no calico to bo 
had at this time in I etc, but tho commandant handsomely 
furnished my men with clothing. I was in a state of want 
myself; and, though I pressed him to take paymont id 
I vory for both myself and men, be refused all recompense 
