304 UGANDA AND THE EGYPTIAN SOUDAN.

wealth of the inhabitants consists chiefly in the camels, oxen, asses, goats, and sheep having hair like goats, which they possess. The oxen are used both for riding and as beasts of burden. The people may often be seen riding into market seated on an ox, with a large straw pad for a saddle, the animal being guided by a rope tied to its nose-ring. In all parts of Kordofan and Darfour that I have seen, there would be no difficulty in introducing waggontraffic, provided that the tires of the wheels were made sufficiently broad, A camel waggon transport system would be far preferable to the usual camelcaravans, for fewer camels would be needed to draw much heavier loads than those which they are able to carry.

As regards the people, physically they are fine specimens of the human race, although the type has been much mixed on account of the influx of slaves from the south and soldiers from the north ; but considering them as they are, one cannot help being struck with their well-shaped heads and finely proportioned bodies. They are above the average height, and their figures are rather slender ; the colour of their skin is dark brown. Their faces are oval in shape, with good foreheads, straight noses, and well-formed chins, while the facial angle is very good. Altogether they are decidedly handsome. As to their dress, the children are entirely naked until they attain the age of about ten years, when the girls begin to