Chapter 28

Elephants--The Hunt--Mode of measuring Height of live Elephants--Wild Animals smaller here than in the South, though their Food is more abundant--The Elephant a dainty Feeder-- Semalembue--His Presents--Joy in prospect of living in Peace-- Trade--His People's way of wearing their Hair--Their Mode of Salutation--Old Encampment--Sebituane's former Residence--Ford of Kafue--Hippopotami--Hills and Villages--Geological Formation--Prodigious Quantities of large Game--Their Tameness--Rains--Less Sickness than in the Journey to Loanda-- Reason--Charge from an Elephant--Vast Amount of animal Life on the Zambesi--Water of River discolored--An Island with Buffaloes and Men on it--Native Devices for killing Game-- Tsetse now in Country--Agricultural Industry--An Albino murdered by his Mother--"Guilty of Tlolo"--Women who make their Mouths "like those of Ducks"--First Symptom of the Slave-trade on this side--Selole's Hostility--An armed Party hoaxed--An Italian Marauder slain--Elephant's Tenacity of Life--A Word to young Sportsmen--Mr. Oswell's Adventure with an Elephant; narrow Escape--Mburuma's Village--Suspicious Conduct of his People--Guides attempt to detain us--The Village and People of Ma Mburuma--Character our Guides give of us.