CHAP. VII.] 
THEIR TOOLS. 
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green wood, while the two former are stones of various 
sizes. Their bellows consist of two pots about a 
foot deep; from the bottom of each is an earthenware 
pipe about two feet long, the points of which are 
inserted in a charcoal fire. The mouths of the pots 
are covered with very pliable leather, loose and well 
greased; in the centre of each leather covering is an 
upright stick about four feet long, and the bellows- 
blower works these rapidly with a perpendicular 
motion, thus producing a strong blast. The natives 
are exceedingly particular in the shape of their molotes, 
and invariably prove them by balancing them on their 
heads and ringing them by a blow with the finger. 
The Latookas being much engaged in preparing for 
cultivation, I had some difficulty in arranging a hunting 
party; my men abhorred the idea of elephant hunting, 
or of anything else that required hard work and in¬ 
cluded danger. However, I succeeded in engaging 
Adda, the third chief of Latooka, and several natives, 
to act as my guides, and I made my arrangements for 
a stated day. 
On the 17th of April I started at 5 a.m. with my 
three horses and two camels, the latter carrying water 
and food. After a march of two or three hours through 
the beautiful hunting-grounds formed by the valley of 
Latooka, with its alternate prairies and jungles, I came 
