CHAPTER XI

OUR "FARTHEST NORTH"

Northward from Mangu--Wild savages and poisoned arrows--A treacherous attack and a lucky escape--Different arrow poisons--Grass fires and their drawbacks--Mosquitoes and some yarns about them--Wild natives--The wild Tschokossi women--A new dress every day--Our boys go swimming in a crocodile-infested pool--Our pet monkey gets loose-- Searching for hippos--An unreliable guide--Sullen natives --A too-early call--A wonderful game country--In God's big "zoo"--Gorgeous plumaged birds--I want Schomburgk to shoot some for me--He objects--Sun birds and blue jays--Across a yam-field country--A bird sanctuary-- Discovery of a flock of marabou--I regret having no gun-- The costliest feathers on earth--Our guide loses his way again--Fulani herdsmen--They supply us with fresh milk-- Arrival at Sumbu 141-158