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crops of mapira (Holcus sorghum) are raised. The men 
are skilful hunters, and kill elephants and buffaloes with 
their long heavy spears. On the 14th of July, the party 
left the river, at the mountain range. On the islands, and 
on the left bank of the Zambesi, all the way from the river 
Kafue, there is a large population ; the right bank is 
equally fertile, but depopulated, because Moselckatse docs 
not allow any one to live there, who might raise an alarm 
when he sends his marauders beyond. The Bawe were 
very friendly ; some of them call themselves the “ Baenda 
pezi,” or “ Go-nakeds,” their only clothing being a coat of 
red ochre. The vicinity of the villages is usually cleared 
and cultivated, but the country cannot be called well- 
stocked with people. The Go-nakeds, when questioned 
concerning their custom of going nude, said they always 
had liked it. The sentiment of shame was wanting in them, 
and they evidently felt quite as decent as we did dressed. 
The party left the Zambesi at the mouth of the Zungwe, 
or Mozamba, or Delta rivulet, up which it proceeded, first 
westerly, and then north- westerly. They followed the 
course of the Zungwe to the foot of the Batoka highlands, 
up which they climbed to a height of over 3000 feet. From 
this elevation a fine view was had of the great valley in 
which the Zambesi flows. Only a few years ago these 
extensive highlands were peopled by the Batoka, who had 
numerous herds of cattle, and also cultivated the ground. 
Now not a man was to be seen, and the wild animals fat- 
tened on the pastures. For a week, passing from Tabacheu 
to Moacheraba, the party constantly passed the ruins of 
Batoka villages, without seeing a single person. The 
Batoka were driven out of their noble country by inva- 
sions of Moselckatse and Sebatuane. But though the 
Batoka appear to have never bad much inclination to fight 
with men, they are ver} - daring in hunting the elephant. 
They had also become planters of trees, and had other 
g«' rms of civilization. They had sacred graveyards, and 
buried their dead reverently. Some of the Batoka chiefs 
