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ti laid th«n on the water in her H pot. I askedfWiat were th^, 
food? Mrs. Browne said, “No, they keep the water frcsn slopping over 
when walking along with kettle on head.” And so they didt The other 
women did not use leaves and quite abit of water slopped out and over 
them as they moved up the bank. Leaving Oulu at 8 j 30 a.m. we stopped 
for lunch at a much more primitive rest house also gov't, maintained, a 
stone shelter, with screened porch and windows with a grand viewof the 
Nile valley; in distance was another Lake Albert steamer. Two blacks in 
near by thatched huts with their families are available for cooking and 
other chores. ¥e ate Browne's lunch a second day although most of it 
was put up at the Oulu place. Picnic style we had inadvertently spread 
our ground cover, on which we attempted to sit, over the opening of a 
populous ants* nest. Me moved without much ado or delay. To keep in 
the shade of the only tree casting any sizeable shadow at all, we finished 
our lunch standing. Hie ants had built their home in the shade of the 
same tree. Had our 3rd flat of the day; found that a 5 inch long iron 
nail had gone right through the outer casing, way out here on an African 
road, miles frcsm civilization. Reached the Juba hotel at 2j15 p.m. in 
time for a second lunch (tea and dessert) as lunch hour ran till 3 p.m. 
Dinner hour 8:30 to 9:30, after which we went to bed for an earlyfise. 
