Notes on South African Hunting. 45 
The Curse of “ Boys.” 
had fever so often. The answer I got was, 
Oh, about four drops of croton oil ” ! Four 
drops of croton oil will kill a full grown cock 
ostrich in an hour. As to the doses of quinine 
to be taken, the rough rule is to take it till you 
get a singing in your ears. I have known a 
man eat quinine with a teaspoon before he 
arrived at this desirable conclusion. 
Through Mr. Blockley's kindness we had two 
boys to carry our necessaries to the store. From 
thence we were to go down the river to the 
Falls, and thence back to Pondamatenga— 3 . 
distance in all of about two hundred miles. 
The name of the one boy was Kabanza (which, 
being interpreted, means a scorpion), and that 
of the other was the same as the place, Pon- 
damantenga. Kabanza was of a festive and 
somewhat warlike nature, and a very demon to 
walk; while Pondamatenga’s character was 
insinuating and astute. The latter it was who 
had to act as guide, and interpreter generally ; 
not that he understood any English or Dutch, 
only he guessed fairly well. The first day's 
walk took us to a place called Kezuma, along a 
path lying through a far better wooded, better 
