UGANDA AND THE WAGANDA. 151 roadside there will always be found to be more girls tban boys.

2. The Waganda are constantly at war with one or other of the nations round them, and their battles, being hand-to-hand encounters, are fearfully destructive. In one engagement which came under my immediate notice, fifty per cent, of the Waganda warriors were killed, and, as they gained the day, the loss of their opponents must have been even greater.

3. The rule with the Waganda, when they have taken a town or district, is to put all the full-grown men to death, and to take the children and women prisoners, and as the Waganda are almost always at war, there is a constant influx of women, who are distributed among the chiefs and successful warriors.

The above estimate, if correct, would show the total male population of Uganda to be about 1,400,000, and as every man who can handle a spear and shield is a soldier, the total military strength of the country would be probably from 500,000 to 600,000 men. It is not likely, however, that (at the most) more than a third of this number would ever be available at one time for war.

The Waganda are distinguished from all the neighbouring nations by their dress, as with the exception of the Wanyoro they are (as far as is known) the only tribe in Central Africa who clothe themselves from head to foot. The laws about dress