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EAST AFRICA AND ITS BIG GAME. 
great soothsayer, medicine-man, and specialist in all 
the lore connected with animal’s “ innards.” 
Tlie war-cry of the Wa-moCi is Wome, Wome (Men ! 
Men !), and should any sudden attack of an enemy be 
apprehended, this cry brings the warriors down from 
their mountain homes with all celerity. They prefer 
to eat meat raw, but Mandara is particular and insists 
upon having his own meals cooked. The dwellings 
are beehive huts, made from the leaves of banana- 
trees. All cattle are similarly housed and only allowed 
to graze for a short time on the slopes ; the women 
are therefore constantly employed in cutting grass for 
them. Should a woman give birth to twins, the national 
law requires only the sacrifice of one infant; but should 
a cow or a goat meet with the like misfortune, mother 
and offspring are at once put to death. 
The country of Moci consists of a series of steep and 
well-watered ravines, the inclines of which are dotted 
with cultivated plots and clumps of bush; the in¬ 
habited parts are hemmed in and protected below 
by thick bush, and above by the almost impenetrable 
fringe of the mountain forest. The soil, like that of 
Taveta, is rich and fertile, yielding all kinds of native 
produce in addition to providing pasturage for num¬ 
berless sheep, goats, and cattle. Excellent milk can 
always be obtained, as well as honey, for here is a 
land literally overflowing with both; the domestic 
fowl is extinct, having become a victim to the same 
famine that devastated the Teita district about a year 
previous to our visit. 
