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altliougli I offered a large price for a portion of it, it was reluc- 
tantly declined. Ordering five bullocks to be slaughtered for our 
followers, they, without a grumble, made the best of the meat, 
unaccompanied by grain or bread. 
The only perceptible difference in the habits of this people 
was the female decoration of both upper and lower lip with conical 
pieces of ground spar passing through and standing out at right 
angles from the lips, in apparent imitation of the horn of the 
rhinoceros. The length was generally from one to two inches ; 
but I have seen them five inches long. Some of the women wear 
this ornament in the upper lip only. 
The tsetse fly exists in the woods of this locality, and is called 
by the natives mei'chae’’ 
November ^2>rd . — Yesterday I was unable to move, a sharp attack 
of ague prostrating me. To-day at an early hour we pushed on : 
high grass encumbered our .path for some distance ; granite and red 
sandstone appeared alternately ; the country became undulating, 
and pretty views occasionally presented themselves. A winding 
valley twice crossed contained pools of water. A deserted village 
was passed, with corn-fields uncultivated. A winding path con- 
ducted us through more bush; emerging therefrom, other villages 
partially inhabited Avere passed, and the natives were evidently 
removing to another locality. At 10.30 we arrived at the village 
of Lori, the chieftainship of which and the district appertained to 
Amok. Grain and flour were very sparingly obtained ; even 
dourra leaves for our horses were not to be had. The people in 
appearance and habits, as far as I could perceive, resembled the 
Djour, with the exception of language, which our former interpreter 
could not comprehend. 
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