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rested at the village of Simariango. The natives were 
workers in iron. They said tin was obtained from a people 
in the North called Marendi, and that they had made 
bracelets of it. This was the first time tin had been heard 
of as being in the country. 
On the 6th the party arrived at the island Chilombe, be- 
longing to Sinamane, by whom we were well received. 
The Zambesi here runs smooth and broad again. Sina- 
mane is an active-looking man, of a light complexion, and 
the ablest and most energetic of the Batoka chief the party 
had yet met. He had been independent until lately, when 
he had sent in his adhesion to Linyauti. llis people culti- 
vate large cpiantities of tobacco for the Makololo market. 
They manufacture it into balls weighing about three quar- 
ters of a pound each. Twenty of these arc given for a 
hoe. The Batoka plantations were frequent upon both sides 
of the river. As the party sailed down, they were saluted 
by the natives on the banks clapping their hands. 
Moemba owns a rich island, Moaanga, a mile in length, 
upon which his village stands. He and his people treated 
the party with great hospitality. The party stopped at 
Makonde’s village to purchase canoes. The price of canoes 
was considered large ; they paid for one twelve strings of 
the cut-glass neck-beads, an equal number of large blue 
ones, the size of marbles, and two yards of gray calico. 
The temperature of the Zambesi had increased 10° since 
August, and was now SO 3 . The air was as high as 96° at 
•unset. Africa differs from India in having cool nights, 
and there is no doubt that Europeans can bear in Africa 
an exposure to the sun which would be fatal in India. 
This difference arises probably from the greater dryness 
of the air in Africa. In his twenty-two years’ experience 
Dr. Livingstone had never heard of a case of sunstroke 
in Africa, though head-dresses for protection are rarely 
seen. 
Game in extraordinary abundance, especially from this 
point to below the Kafue, is found. An hoirr’s walk on the 
