BIONGA. 41 of which was capable of holding about a pound and a half of tobacco. In Unyoro one can generally tell the rank of a man by the size of his pipe ; the greater the man, the larger is his pipe. An officer at Mruli made me a present of one, which I now have, that will hold half a pound of tobacco easily. I presented Kionga with a large red blanket, to which he had taken a great fancy, and from which he had a very showy uniform made. He is something of a doctor ; indeed, he showed me a boy whose arm he had amputated in the middle third of the upper arm, owing to its being shattered by a gun-shot. It was very well done.

Eionga is very fond of the Egyptians, and is exceedingly proud of his flags with the crescent and stars. He has been an admirable ally to the Egyptians ever since he made blood-brotherhood with Sir S. Baker. I may here explain the way in which blood-brotherhood is made in these parts. A few small scratches are made on the right side of each of the men about to be made brothers ; a coffee-berry is smeared with the blood from one, and is then eaten by the other. This contract is never broken, and if you can once induce an African to become your blood-brother, you may really trust him.

Eionga's daughter, Kegehi, gives an account of her father's reason for making friends with Baker, which differs considerably from that usually