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of which Tvas capable of holding about a pound

and a half of tobacco. In Unyoro one can gene-

rally 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, -^hich

I now have, that will hold half a pound of tobacco

easily. I presented Eionga 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