CHAPTER XIV
THROUGH THE KONKOMBWA COUNTRY
At Mangu--The harmattan--A meteorological mystery--Filming ethnological pictures--Building the new Mangu station-- Drilling native soldiers--Marriage in the native army-- Buying wives--Their market value--Polygamy _v._ monogamy --Filming Togo history--We reconstruct a big battle-- Celebrating the Kaiser's Birthday--We buy a wild ostrich-- It escapes--An ostrich hunt on the veldt--Packing up for the downward journey--Horrible discovery--No cigarettes --"Battle-axe" brand _v._ best Egyptians--Quitting Mangu--On the march to Unyogo--No water--Hodgson has an extraordinary "adventure"--A woman palaver--On to Djereponi--Chameleons--Nambiri--Nothing to eat--A glorious feed--An egg-laying story--In the heart of the Konkombwa country 198-212