Continuation of May 1V55 letter 
the dust nicely. Had the above described lunch by the road side. At 
$ p.ra. stopped for tea at Kasindi at Browne’s suggestion. They 
furnished it at local hotel run by East Indian ( ) 
a real English-type place, with several aloof English guests. It is 
a take-off place for visits to the Murchinson game reserve (Uganda) 
but according to a notice on the bulletin board the roads in that 
direction were at present time impassable j we did not tarry long as 
we wished to make the Gulu rest house, really a snail country hotel 
maintained by Uganda government for parties caught on trips between 
major points with no place to sleep. Oil lamps were the source of 
illumination, but they did use a Coleman (mantle) light in the 
dining room. Meal (dinner) simple but adequate, VJe did not reach 
Oulu until 7:15 p.m, and left again next morning at 8:30. Bet, 
Masindi and Gulu we made our first crossing of the Nile by steel pontoon 
ferry, paddle wheel propelled. At far side a steamer, that I believe 
runs to Sake Albert, was tied up. Half way over Mrs, Browne gave us 
each a coin to throw into the river, an old custom (among the English 
or Egyptians) to propitiate the river god. Well, we’ve had good luck 
and good weather since. There were three native wwaen at the landing 
place getting water. It always shocks me how the natives use the raw 
water for all purposes with water borne diseases, amoebic dysentery 
and billiarzi so prevalent. The second woman helped the 
first get her huge aluminum pot of water up on her headj the third helped 
the second, but the tMrd iiad to help horself. She had only a 5 gallon 
oil tin to lift up but a can like tliat full of water is no light affair. 
Before dipping up her water the first woman took several bunches of 
greetileaves out of the kettle, filled it, washed the leaves, and 
