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under lip, as is the custom among the Shulis ; and many, in addition to this, had a disc of stone let into the upper lip, so that when they spoke a curious clapping sound was produced. Nearly all the women had enlarged bursse patellae, probably on account of the low doorways of the huts, and their habit of kneeling whilst at work ; many of the men, too, had an enlarged bursa at the elbow. This is easily accounted for by the fact of their lying down so much on the ground whilst talking and smoking, supporting themselves meanwhile on the elbow.

The leopards here were very bold ; in the middle of the night I awoke, and although I was in the centre of the village and lying by a large fire, I saw a leopard standing looking at me. I felt for my rifle, but before I had time to reach it, he (perhaps not fancying a white man) sprang to the fire, and catching a boy by the back of his neck, ofi" he went with his prey. A cry and a few shots followed him, which caused him to drop the boy, who fortunately was not very seriously hurt ; but still his injuries were sufficiently bad to prevent his going on, and we were obliged to leave him in the village. The second night we slept in the jungle ; there were many hysenas about, one of which entered Mr. Wilson's hut, and another bit the toes of a Mganda, causing a great disturbance in the camp.

There is a good deal of swamp before Zanga is